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Sporting a sleek metal body in a choice of three colours, the Olympus µ 850 SW brings toughness to everyone. Waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof, this model is ready for the challenges of everyday life. Complementing its tough exterior, the µ 850 SW boasts a hearty 8.0 Megapixels and many advanced technological features.
-Take it anywhere, anytime as shockproof up to 1.5m****
-Exciting shots in and by the water as waterproof to 3m***
-Face Detection for perfectly focused and exposed faces plus correct exposure of
other image areas
-6.4cm/2.5" HyperCrystal LCD with a bright display even in brilliant sunlight
-Digital image stabilisation for less blur
-Better low light shooting thanks to BrightCapture Technology
-Best companion also in winter as freezeproof
-8 Megapixels to make poster-size prints
-3x optical zoom (38 - 114mm*) for stunning portraits
-24 scene modes for best results in different situations
-Liven up your memories with movie recording with sound (up to VGA resolution at
30fps)
-TruePic III image processor for faster image handling and higher image quality
-Underwater shooting up to water pressure equivalent of 40m possible in
combination with optional underwater case PT-041
*Equivalent to a 35mm camera
***Weatherproof equivalent to the IEC standard publication 529 IPX8
****Equivalent to MIL Standard (Olympus test conditions)
| Image Sensor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective pixels | 8 Megapixels | ||
| Filter array | Primary colour filter (RGB) | ||
| Full resolution | 8.5 Megapixels | ||
| Type | 1/2.35 '' CCD sensor | ||
| Lens | |||
| Optical zoom | 3 x | ||
| Aspherical glass elements | 3 | ||
| Focal length | 6.7 - 20.1 mm | ||
| Focal length (equiv. 35mm) | 38 - 114 mm | ||
| Structure | 10 lenses / 8 groups | ||
| Maximum aperture | 3.5 - 5.0 | ||
| Digital Zoom | |||
| Enlargment factor | 5 x / 15 x combined with optical zoom | ||
| LCD | |||
| Pixel number | 230000 dots | ||
| BrightCapture | Yes | ||
| Monitor size | 6.4 cm / 2.5 '' | ||
| LCD type | HyperCrystal LCD | ||
| Focusing System | |||
| Method | TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection | ||
| Face Detection AF | Yes | ||
| Spot focusing | Yes | ||
| Standard mode | 0.5m - ∞ (wide) / 0.5m - ∞ (tele) | ||
| Macro mode | 0.2m - ∞ (wide) / 0.3m - ∞ (tele) | ||
| Super Macro mode | Closest focusing distance: 7 cm | ||
| Light Metering | |||
| ESP light metering | Yes | ||
| Spot metering | Yes | ||
| Histogram in shooting mode | Yes | ||
| Exposure System | |||
| Enhancement function | Image Stabilisation Mode Shadow Adjustment Technology |
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| Shutter speed | 1/2 - 1/1000 s / < 4 s (Night scene) | ||
| Exposure compensation | +/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps | ||
| Scene Modes | |||
| Number of scene modes | 24 | ||
| Portrait | Yes | ||
| Landscape | Yes | ||
| Landscape with Portrait | Yes | ||
| Night Scene | Yes | ||
| Night Scene with portrait | Yes | ||
| Sports | Yes | ||
| Indoor | Yes | ||
| Candle | Yes | ||
| Self-portrait | Yes | ||
| Available Light Portrait | Yes | ||
| Sunset | Yes | ||
| Fireworks | Yes | ||
| Cuisine | Yes | ||
| Behind Glass | Yes | ||
| Documents | Yes | ||
| Auction | Yes | ||
| Shoot & Select 1 | Yes | ||
| Shoot & Select 2 | Yes | ||
| Beach and Snow | Yes | ||
| Pre-Capturing Movie | Yes | ||
| Underwater Snapshot | Yes | ||
| Underwater Wide 1 | Yes | ||
| Underwater Wide 2 | Yes | ||
| Underwater Macro | Yes | ||
| Sensitivity | |||
| Auto | ISO 64 - 1600 Automatically selected | ||
| Manual | ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 | ||
| White Balance | |||
| Sunlight | Yes | ||
| Tungsten | Yes | ||
| Overcast | Yes | ||
| Flourescent 1 | Yes | ||
| Flourescent 2 | Yes | ||
| Flourescent 3 | Yes | ||
| Internal Flash | |||
| Working range (wide) | 0.2 - 5.3 m (Auto ISO) | ||
| Working range (tele) | 0.3 - 3.7 m (Auto ISO) | ||
| AUTO | Yes | ||
| Red-eye reduction | Yes | ||
| Fill-in | Yes | ||
| Off | Yes | ||
| Sequence Shooting | |||
| Sequential shooting mode (high speed) | 6.9 fps / 10 frames (in 3MP mode) | ||
| Sequential shooting mode | 1.0 fps / 6 frames | ||
| Image Processing | |||
| Pixel mapping | Yes | ||
| Noise reduction | Yes | ||
| TruePic III | Yes | ||
| Function Processing | |||
| Panorama | Yes (only with optional Olympus xD-Picture Card) | ||
| Image Editing | |||
| Black & White | Yes | ||
| Sepia | Yes | ||
| Resize | Yes | ||
| Attach a frame | Yes | ||
| Attach a title | Yes | ||
| Attach a calendar | Yes | ||
| Correction of saturation | Yes | ||
| Red-eye reduction | Yes | ||
| Shadow Adjustment Technology | Yes | ||
| Movie Edit | |||
| Index | Yes | ||
| View Images | |||
| Calendar | Yes | ||
| Index | 4, 9, 16, 25 frames | ||
| Zoom | 1.1 - 10 x | ||
| Slide show | Yes | ||
| Rotation | Yes | ||
| Image protect mode | Yes | ||
| Favorite | Yes | ||
| Histogram in playback mode | Yes | ||
| Voice playback | Yes | ||
| View Movie | |||
| Frame by frame | Yes | ||
| Fast forward | Yes | ||
| Reverse playback | Yes | ||
| Still Image Recording | |||
| DCF | Yes | ||
| EXIF | 2.2 | ||
| PIM | III | ||
| DPS | PictBridge | ||
| DPOF | Yes | ||
| Movie Recording System | |||
| Recording format | AVI Motion JPEG® | ||
| Sound recording | Yes , format: WAV | ||
| Movie quality | 640 x 480 / 30 fps Recording time: 10 s 320 x 240 / 15 fps Recording time: 29 min |
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| Voice Recording | |||
| Recording format | Wave format | ||
| Image Size | |||
| 8M | 3264 x 2448 | ||
| 5M | 2560 x 1920 | ||
| 4M | 2304 x 1728 | ||
| 3M | 2048 x 1536 | ||
| 2M | 1600 x 1200 | ||
| 1M | 1280 x 960 | ||
| VGA | 640 x 480 | ||
| 16:9 | 1920 x 1080 | ||
| Menu | |||
| Menu languages in camera | 38 languages (Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Korean, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese,Thai, Arabic, Bulgarian, Romanian, Persian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Malay, Vietnamese) | ||
| Interface | |||
| DC input | Yes | ||
| Combined A/V & USB output | Yes | ||
| USB 2.0 High Speed | Yes | ||
| Size | |||
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 93.6 x 60.9 x 21.3 mm | ||
| Weight | 136 g (without battery and card) | ||