| Model |
C-500 ZOOM |
| Type |
Digital camera with 4.6cm/1.8” colour TFT LCD monitor. |
| Image sensor |
| Image sensor |
1/2.5” CCD solid-state image pickup with 5.04 million pixels. |
| Effective pixel number |
5.0 million pixels. (The actual number of pixels used in image processing.) |
| Filter array |
Primary colour filter (RGB). |
| Media |
| Storage media type |
14 MB internal memory, Removable xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB and 1GB). |
| Lens |
|
Optical zoom |
3x. |
| Structure |
6 lenses in 5 groups, 3 aspherical lens elements. |
| Focal length |
6.3 – 18.9mm (equivalent to 38 – 114mm lens in 35mm format). |
| Maximum aperture |
1: 2.8 (wide) – 4.9 (tele). |
| Digital zoom |
4x. |
| Viewfinder |
Optical real image. |
| LCD monitor |
4.6cm/1.8” colour TFT LCD monitor with 85,000 pixels. |
| Focusing |
| System |
TTL system iESP auto focus with contrast detection. |
| Mode |
Auto |
iESP autofocus. |
| Working range |
Standard mode |
0.5m(wide)/ 0.9m(tele) – infinity. |
| Macro mode |
0.2m – 0.5m (Wide), 0.6m – 0.9m (Tele). |
| Super Macro mode |
2cm. |
| Light metering |
| Mode |
Digital ESP metering.
Spot metering. |
| Exposure |
| Exposure control |
Programme AE, Auto Exposure, manual exposure setting. |
| Scene programmes (Portrait, Self Portrait, Night Scene, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait, Sport, Beach, Snow, Cuisine, Indoor, Firework, Sunset, Candle, Behind Glass, Available light Portrait). |
| Shutter speed |
15 – 1/2,000 sec . |
| Compensation |
Yes, up to +/- 2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. |
| Sensitivity |
|
Auto |
Automatically selected from ISO 50-250. |
| Manual |
ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 |
| White balance |
| Mode |
Auto |
iESP auto. |
| Preset |
Sunlight, overcast, tungsten light, fluorescent light. |
| Manual |
One-touch. |
| Flash |
| Built-in flash |
Modes |
Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight),
Red-eye reduction,
Fill-in (forced activation), Off (no flash). |
| Working range |
0.2m – 3.7m (wide) / 0.6m - 2.1m (tele). |
| Guide number |
7.3. |
| Sequence shooting |
1.2 frames per second, up to 5 pictures. |
| Processing |
| Image processing |
TruePic TURBO, pixel mapping, noise reduction (at 0.5 sec shutter or longer). |
| Function shooting |
2 in 1, Panorama (with optional Olympus xD-picture Card), Sepia mode, Black & White mode, Vivid. |
| Editing |
| Still image edit |
Re-size with frame illustration, Black & White, Sepia, Rotation. |
| Motion picture edit |
Index, Edit. |
| Recording system |
| Still image |
JPEG (DCF: “Design rule for Camera File system”), Exif 2.21 support,
Print Image Matching III support, DPOF support, DPS. |
| Motion picture |
QuickTime Motion JPEG®* with sound. |
| Voice recording |
Wave compatible. |
| Number of storable frames (approx., with 14MB internal memory) |
| Still picture mode |
2,560 x 1,920 |
SHQ: 3 |
| HQ: 11 |
| 1,600 x 1,200 |
SQ1: 28 |
| 640 x 480 |
SQ2: 108 |
| Motion picture mode |
Up to memory card’s capacity. With internal memory: in HQ mode (320 x 240 pixels), 30 fps: 20 sec. in SQ mode (320 x 240 pixels). 15 fps: 40 sec. |
| Power supply |
|
Rechargeable battery |
2 x AA Ni-MH,
2 x AA Ni-Cd. |
| One time use battery |
2 x AA alkaline batteries, Lithium battery LB-01 (CRV3). |
| AC adapter |
Optional AC adapter C-3AC;
AC 100V-240V, 50-60Hz; DC 3.3V and 3A. |
| Interface |
DC input terminal,
AV and USB AutoConnect multi interface (storage class). |
| Other features |
| DPOF setting |
Single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, date / time display. |
| Direct printing (DPS) |
PictBridge support allows direct printing with compatible printers. |
| Multilingual menu |
English / French / German / Spanish / Russian / Italian. Additional languages can be downloaded through OLYMPUS Master software from the Internet. |
| SDK compatible |
Possibility to develop software for camera control. |
| Self-timer |
Yes. |
| Date/time/calendar system |
Up to year 2099. |
| Size |
| Dimensions |
104.5 x 60.5 x 36.5mm. |
| Weight |
150g (without batteries and xD-Picture Card ) |
| Box contents |
Strap, USB cable, audio/video cable, 2 x AA batteries, OLYMPUS Master 1.1. |
