Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom

General

• Product Type
• Digital camera - Compact

• Weight
• 12.9 oz

• Width
• 4.6 in

• Depth
• 3.1 in

• Height
• 3.1 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
• 1/2.5 in

• Light Sensitivity
• ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (3Mpix), ISO 5000 (3Mpix)

• Digital Zoom
• 5.6 x

• Shooting Modes
• Frame movie mode

• Shooting Programs
• Snow, Beach, Candle, Indoor, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Night portrait, Panorama assist, Shoot & select 1, Shoot & select 2, Underwater macro, Underwater wide 1, Underwater wide 2, Landscape-portrait, Candlelight portrait, Available light portrait

• Special effects
• Sepia, Frames, Black & White

• Max Shutter Speed
• 1/2000 sec

• Min Shutter Speed
• 15 sec

• Exposure Metering
• Multi-segment, Center-weighted

• Exposure Modes
• Bulb, Manual, Program, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority

• Exposure Compensation
• ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

• Auto Exposure Bracketing
• 5 steps in 1/3 EV step

• White Balance
• Custom, Presets, Automatic

• White Balance Presets
• Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)

• Digital video format
• AVI

• Still Image Format
• RAW, JPEG

• Continuous Shooting Speed
• 10 frames per second

• Color support
• Color

• Image Stabilizer
• Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)

• TV Tuner
• None

• Video Capture
• AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 320 x 240

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory
• 20 MB Flash - Integrated

• Integrated Memory
• 20 MB

• Floppy Drive
• None

• Image Storage
• RAW 3072 x 2304, JPEG 3072 x 2304, JPEG 3072 x 2048, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 2304 x 1728, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 1280 x 960, JPEG 1024 x 768, JPEG 640 x 480

• Flash memory
• 20 MB - Integrated

• Supported Flash Memory
• XD-Picture Card

Lens System

• Type
• Zoom lens - 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm - F/2.8-4.5

• Focal Length
• 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm

• Lens Construction
• 11 group(s) / 14 element(s)

Additional Features

• Self Timer
• Yes

• Self Timer Delay
• 2 sec, 12 sec

• Additional Features
• DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Auto power save, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Brightness control, PictBridge support, Saturation control, PRINT Image Matching, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, In-camera lighting fix, Interval shooting mode, Digital noise reduction, Dual image stabilization, Bright Capture Technology, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM)

Camera Flash

• Effective Flash Range
• 15 ft

• Type
• Pop-up flash

• Flash Modes
• Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction

• Red Eye Reduction
• Yes

• Effective flash range
• 15 ft

• Features
• Flash +/- compensation

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type
• Electronic

• Color support
• Color

Display

• Type
• LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 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
• 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm

• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
• 28 - 504 mm

• Focus adjustment
• Manual, Automatic

• Min Focus Range
• 3.9 in

• Macro Focus Range
• 10 cm (Wide), 119.8 cm (Telephoto)

• Lens Aperture
• F/2.8-4.5

• Optical Zoom
• 18 x

• Zoom Adjustment
• Motorized drive

• Lens construction
• 11 : 14

• Features
• ED glass, Aspherical lens

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case
• None

• Cables Included
• 1, 1 x USB cable, A/V cable

• Included Accessories
• Lens cap, Neck strap

• Min Operating Temperature
• 32 °F

• Max Operating Temperature
• 104 °F

Power

• Power Device
• None

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating system
• MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2, Apple Mac OS X 10.1 or later

• Peripherals
• USB port, CD-ROM drive

Battery

• Supported Battery
• 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Software

• Type
• Olympus Master, Drivers & Utilities

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
• 4.8

• CNET Labs Raw shot to shot time
• 9.4

• CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical
• 4.6

• CNET Labs Shutter lag bright
• 1.0

• CNET Labs Shutter lag dim
• 1.6

• CNET Labs Typical burst speed
• 1.5

• CNET Labs Wake up time
• 2.9