Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom

Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.

Part number: 225885

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Width 4.6 in
• Depth 3.1 in
• Height 3.1 in
• Weight 12.9 oz

Main Features

• Resolution 7.1 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 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
• Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
• 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
• 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

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash 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

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm - F/2.8-4.5
• Focal Length 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 504 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• 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 group(s) / 14 element(s)
• Features ED glass, Aspherical lens

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)

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Electronic
• Viewfinder Color Support Color

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
• Display Form Factor Built-in
• Display Format 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

Software

• Software Olympus Master, Drivers & Utilities

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating System Support 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
• Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories Lens cap, Neck strap
• Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, A/V cable

Power

• Power Device None

Battery

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

Environmental Parameters

• Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

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