Olympus CAMEDIA SP-500 UZ User manual

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SP-500 UZ
• 10x optical zoom (equiv.
38-380mm)
• 6.0 Megapixels
• Large 6.4cm/2.5'' LCD • Super Macro mode from as
close as 3cm (wide)
• Predictive AF (AF is
automatically adjusting for
objects moving straight to
and from the camera)
• Movie recording function
(30 fps, VGA) with sound
If you want a high quality camera that offers amazing 10x optical zoom power, you've come to the right place. With its large 6.4cm LCD
and 6 million pixels, the SP-500UZ lets ambitious photographers frame and shoot creative images with ease. A predictive auto focus
and a movie recording function with sound expand creative options even further
Specifications
Image Sensor
Effective pixels 6 Megapixels
Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
Full resolution 6.37 Megapixels
Type 1/2.5'' CCD sensor
Lens
Optical zoom 10x
Aspherical glass elements 2
Filter diamater 45.6mm
Focal length 6.3 - 63.0mm
Focal length (equiv. 35mm) 38 - 380mm
Structure 11 lenses / 7 groups
Maximum aperture 2.8 - 3.7
Digital Zoom
Enlargement factor 5x / 50x combined with
optical zoom
Monitor
Resolution 115000 dots
Monitor size 6.4cm / 2.5''
Viewfinder
Viewfinder type Electronical Viewfinder
Pixel number 201600dots
Focusing System
Method TTL iESP auto focus with
contrast detection
Spot focusing Yes , 143 AF areas selectable
Predictive AF Yes
Manual focus Yes
Standard mode 0.6m - � (wide) / 2m - � (tele)
Macro mode 0.07m - � (wide) / 1.2m - �
(tele)
Super Macro Mode Closest focusing distance:
3cm
Light Metering
Histogram in shooting mode Yes
Exposure System
My Mode 4 settings storable
Shutter speed 15 - 1/1000s (Bulb mode)
Exposure compensation +/- 2EV / 1/3 steps
Exposure bracketing 3 / 5 frames / +/- 1/3, 2/3, 1
EV steps
Scene Modes
Number of scene modes 21

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Sensitivity
Auto Automatically selected
Manual ISO 80, 100, 200, 400
White Balance
AUTO WB system Yes White Balance iESP II
Manual White balance (One-
Touch)
Yes
White balance adjustment -7 Red +7 Blue
Internal Flash
Guide number 9
Working range (wide) 0.3 - 4.5m
Working range (tele) 1.2 - 3.4m
Flash compensation +/- 2 EV
Sequence Shooting
Sequential shooting mode (high
speed)
2.5fps / 3 frames
Image Processing
Noise reduction Yes
Pixel mapping Yes
Engine TruePic TURBO
Function Processing
Panorama Yes (only with optional
Olympus xD-Picture Card)
Image Editing
Rotation Yes
Red-eye reduction Yes
Resize Yes
Trimming Yes
Sepia Yes
Black & White Yes
Attach a frame Yes
Attach a title Yes
Attach a layout Yes
Attach a calendar Yes
RAW data edit Yes
Movie Editing
Edit movie Yes
Index Yes
View Images
Histogram in playback mode Yes
Slide show Yes
Calendar Yes
Album Yes
Demo mode Yes
Still Image Recording
DPOF Yes
DPS PictBridge
EXIF 2.2
DCF Yes
PIM III
RAW Yes
Movie Recording System
Image Stabilisation Mode Yes
Recording format QuickTime Motion JPEG®
Movie quality 640 x 480 / 30fps Recording
time: Up to card capacity
320 x 240 / 15fps Recording
time: Up to card capacity
Sound Recording System
Sound recording Yes , format: WAV
Recording format -
Memory
Internal memory 10MB
Image Size
SHQ 2816 x 2112 , 2 images
2816 x 1877 (3:2) , 2images
HQ 2816 x 2112 , 3 images
2816 x 1877 (3:2) , 8images
SQ1 2592 x 1944 , 2 / 8 images
2288 x 1712 , 3 / 10images
2048 x 1536 , 4 / 13images
SQ2 1600 x 1200 , 11 / 32 images
1024 x 768 , 17 / 50images
640 x 480 , 43 / 103images

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Other Features
Menu languages by download Dutch, Danish, Czech,
Norwegian, Portuguese,
Swedish
Menu languages in camera English, German, French,
Spanish, Italian, Russian
SDK ( Software Development
Kit )
enables customer to develop
software that controls camera
by the PC
Interface
DC input Yes
Combined A/V & USB output Yes
Ethernet 10/100 Yes
Infrared Yes
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 compatible Yes
USB 2.0 High Speed Yes
Video out Yes
Size
Dimensions (W x H x D) 105.5 x 74.5 x 71mm
Weight 285g (without battery and
card)