Reviews of the Olympus Stylus 730
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CNET Review
The Good: The Olympus Stylus 730 features large, backlit buttons, and a handy Simple Mode that automates almost all of the camera's functions.
The Bad: The Stylus 730 produced extremely noisy images and exhibited sluggish performance.
The Bottom Line: The Olympus Stylus 730 has some great design points, but its slow performance and noisy images seriously hurt its overall rating.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 67/100 and users 71/100. Comparing these reviews to 345974 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 85/100 = Very Good.
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No Rating
imaging-resource.com
Review Summary: As with the rest of the Stylus line, the Olympus Stylus 730 digital camera is based around a weatherproof body that ensures wherever you go, your camera can go right along with you. It triumphs unhindered by rain, sleet, or snow that would see most digita
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No Rating
steves-digicams.com
Review Summary: The new Olympus Stylus 730 digital camera is designed with all levels of users in mind. The camera's durable and stylish All-Weather exterior design is coupled with an array of features to ensure stunning images result, including:
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No Rating
digitalcamerareview.com
Review Summary: Whenever someone is looking for weatherproof camera, an Olympus Stylus model always gets a mention.
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Part number: 225840
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Color Silver
- Weight 4.6 oz
- Width 3.7 in
- Depth 0.8 in
- Height 2.4 in
Main Features
- Resolution 7.1 megapixels
- Sensor resolution 7.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 3200, ISO 1600, ISO 100, ISO 64
- Digital Zoom 5 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Candle, Landscape, Underwater macro, Sports mode, Night portrait, Documents, Snow, Fireworks, Panorama assist, Sunset, Cuisine, Beach, Behind glass, Museum, Beach/snow, Available light portrait, Night scene, Indoor, Shoot & select 2, Underwater wide 1, Self-portrait, Landscape-portrait, Auction, Portrait mode, Shoot & select 1, Underwater wide 2
- Special effects Black & White, Sepia
- Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
- Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Spot
- Exposure Modes Automatic, Program
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- White Balance Automatic, Presets
- White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Overcast, Fluorescent light (warm white), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (daylight), Daylight
- Digital video format QuickTime
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 3.5 frames per second
- Color support Color
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 160 x 120, QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Integrated Memory 22 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 1280 x 960, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 1920 x 1080, JPEG 2304 x 1728, JPEG 1024 x 768, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 3072 x 2304
- Supported Flash Memory XD-Picture Card
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6.7 mm - 20.1 mm - F/3.5-5.0
- Focal Length 6.7 mm - 20.1 mm
- Lens Construction 8 group(s) / 10 element(s)
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 12 sec
- Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, Shock resistant, DPOF support, Audio recording, PictBridge support, Digital noise reduction, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), Resizing an image, Brightness control, Direct print, Saturation control, Weatherproof, Digital image rotation, In-camera red-eye fix, Date/time stamp, Histogram display, PRINT Image Matching, Digital image stabilization
Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range 12.5 ft
- Type Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Backlight mode, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective flash range 12.5 ft
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
- Mounting Built-in
- Resolution 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x XD-Picture Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Type Zoom lens
- Focal length 6.7 mm - 20.1 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114 mm
- Focus adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 7-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/3.5-5.0
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens construction 8 : 10
- Features Aspherical lens, ED glass
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable, 1 x A/V cable
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating system MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS 9.0 or later, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripherals USB port, CD-ROM drive
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
Software
- Type Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 3.5
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.9
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.9
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 2.0
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.1
- CNET Labs Wake up time 2.5
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