| Model |
C-55 ZOOM |
| Type |
Digital camera with 5.1cm/2.0” colour TFT LCD monitor. |
| Image sensor |
| Image sensor |
1/1.8’’ CCD with 5.3 million pixels. |
| Effective pixel number |
5.1 million pixels. (The actual number of pixels used in image
processing.) |
| Filter array |
Primary colour filter (RGB). |
| Media |
| Storage media type |
Removable xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB and 1GB). |
| Lens |
| |
Optical zoom |
5x. |
| Structure |
9 lenses in 7 groups, including 2 double-sided aspherical lens elements. |
| Focal length |
7.9 – 39.5mm (equivalent to 38 – 190mm lens in 35mm format). |
| Maximum aperture |
1:2.8 (wide) – 4.8 (tele). |
| Digital zoom |
1x – 4x (20x seamless zoom when combined with optical zoom). |
| Viewfinder |
Optical real image. |
| LCD monitor |
5.1cm/ 2.0’’ colour TFT LCD monitor with 115,000 pixels. |
| Focusing |
| System |
TTL autofocus with contrast detection. |
| Function |
AF illuminator, AF lock. |
| Mode |
Auto |
Spot, iESP autofocus, AF area is selectable. |
| Working range |
Standard mode |
60cm (wide) / 120cm (tele) – infinity. |
| Macro mode |
8 – 60cm (wide), 60 – 120cm (tele). |
| Super Macro mode |
From as close as 2cm (wide), up to 34 x 25mm shooting area. |
| Light metering |
| Mode |
Digital ESP metering,
Spot metering, Multi metering. |
| Function |
Histogram in shooting and playback mode, over- and underexposed sections marked coloured in shooting mode, AE lock. |
| Exposure |
| Exposure control |
Programme AE. |
| Auto, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual exposure. |
| Scene programmes (Portrait, Night Scene, Sports, Landscape, Landscape and Portrait, Beach & Snow, Fireworks, Sunset, Candle Available Light Portrait). |
| 4 settings storable (“My Mode”). |
| Shutter speed |
15 – 1/2000 sec. |
| Compensation |
±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. |
| Auto bracketing |
Up to 5 frames in 1/3 EV steps. |
| Sensitivity |
| |
Auto |
ISO automatically adjusted (ISO 80-400). |
| Manual |
ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400. |
| White balance |
| Mode |
Auto |
Full-auto TTL ESP. |
| WB adjustment |
(red ) -7 – (blue ) +7. |
| Pre-set |
Overcast, sunlight, tungsten, fluorescent1, fluorescent2, fluorescent3. |
| Full manual |
One-touch. |
| Flash |
| Pop-up flash |
Modes |
Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight),
Red-eye reduction,
Fill-in (forced activation),
Off (no flash),
Slow-sync,
Slow-sync with red-eye reduction. |
| Working range |
Up to 5.5m (wide) or 3.5m (tele). |
| Guide Number |
Approx. 7.5. |
| Function |
Flash compensation (±2 EV). |
| Sequence shooting |
1.2 frames per second in HQ and SQ mode |
| Interval shooting |
2-99 frames with interval between the shots from 1 to 60 min. |
| Processing |
| Image processing |
TruePic TURBO, pixel mapping, noise reduction, noise canceller. |
| Image quality adjustment |
Sharpness ± 5. |
| Contrast ± 5. |
| Saturation ± 5. |
| Function shooting |
Panorama function,
Sepia mode,
Black & white mode. |
| Movie processing |
Digital image stabiliser. |
| Viewing |
| Still image |
Slide-show, fade, calendar. |
| Motion picture |
Fast forward, frame by frame, voice playback. |
| Editing |
| Still image edit |
Re-size, rotation, trimming. |
| Motion picture edit |
Index, edit. |
| Recording system |
| Still image |
JPEG (DCF: “Design rule for Camera File system”), Exif 2.21 support, DPS and
Print Image Matching III support, DPOF support. |
| Motion picture |
QuickTime Motion JPEG®*. |
| Movie sound / voice recording |
WAVE format. |
| Number of storable frames (approx., with 16MB xD-Picture Card) |
|
2,592 x 1,944 |
SHQ: 4 |
| HQ: 12 |
| 2,592 x 1,728 (3:2) |
SHQ: 4 |
| HQ: 14 |
| 2,288 x 1,712 |
SQ1 high 5 / normal 16 |
| 2,048 x 1,536 |
SQ1 high 6 / normal 20 |
| 1,600 x 1,200 |
SQ1 high 11 / normal 32 |
| 1,280 x 960 |
SQ2 high 17 / normal 49 |
| 1,024 x 768 |
SQ2 high 26 / normal 76 |
| 640 x 480 |
SQ2 high 66 / normal 165 |
| Motion picture mode |
Up to the capacity of the xD-Picture Card, with 16 MB xD-Picture Card: QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), at 30 frames/sec.: 23 Sec. QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), at 15 frames/sec.: 46 Sec. |
| Power supply |
| |
Rechargeable batteries |
4 x AA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries,
4 x AA Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries. |
| One time use batteries |
2 x lithium batteries LB-01(CR-V3),
4 x lithium batteries,
4 x AA alkaline batteries. |
| AC adapter |
Optional AC adapter C-8AC;
AC 100V-240V, 50-60Hz; DC 6.5V and 2A. |
| Interface |
DC input terminal,
USB Auto Connect interface combined with audio/video output terminal (PAL). |
| Other features |
| DPOF setting |
Single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, date display. |
| Direct printing (DPS) |
PictBridge support allows direct printing with compatible printers. |
| Multilingual menu |
English / French / German / Spanish / Italian / Russian. Additional languages can be downloaded through OLYMPUS Master software. |
| Self-timer |
Yes. |
| Setting memorisation |
Yes. |
| Date/time/calendar system |
Up to year 2099. |
| Size |
| Dimensions |
110 x 67 x 47mm (W x H x D) |
| Weight |
245g (without batteries and memory card). |
| Box contents |
Strap, 16MB xD-Picture Card, USB cable, audio/video cable, 4x AA batteries, OLYMPUS Master 1.1. |
