Specifications for IR-500
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Model IR-500 Camera for Easy Imaging System
Type Digital camera with 6.4cm/2.5 inch 360° swivel Sunshine colour TFT LCD monitor.
Image sensor
Image sensor 1/2.7 inch CCD solid-state image pickup with 4.23 million pixels.
Effective pixel number 4 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, 1GB) .
Lens
  Optical zoom 2.8x
Structure 9 lenses in 7 groups. 3 aspherical lens elements.
Focal length 6.2 – 17.3 mm (equivalent to 40 – 112 mm lens in 35 mm format).
Maximum aperture 1:2.9(W) – 4.8 (T).
Digital zoom 11 x (up to 30 x combined with optical zoom).
LCD monitor 6.4cm/2.5 inch 360° swivel Sunshine colour TFT LCD monitor with 206,000 pixels.
Focusing
System TTL system iESP auto focus with contrast detection.
Mode Auto iESP autofocus, spot autofocus.
Working range Standard mode 0.5m – infinity.
Macro mode 0.3m – infinity.
Super Macro mode From as close as 3 cm.
Light metering
Mode iESP metering .
Exposure
Exposure control Program AE, spot metering.
Scene Programs (Portrait, Vivid, Night Scene, Landscape, Landscape and Portrait, Self Portrait, Portrait at Night, Indoor, Fireworks, Sunset, Cuisine, Documents, Sports, Beach & Snow, Candle, Available Light Portrait, Behind Glass).
Shutter speed ½ – 1/1,000 sec (up to 4 sec in Night Scene mode)
Compensation Yes, up to +/- 2 EV in ½ EV steps.
Sensitivity
  Auto ISO 50 – 400.
White balance
Mode Auto iESP auto.
Preset Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent,
Flash
Built-in flash Modes Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight),
Red-eye Reduction, Soft, Fill-in (forced activation), Off (no flash).
Working range 0.3m- 2.5m (Tele) / 0.3m- 4.3m (Wide).
Guide number 7.5 .
Sequence shooting 1.6 frames per seconds for up to 7 frames in Super High mode.
Processing
Image processing TruePic, noise reduction.
Function Shooting Panorama, 2 in 1.
Movie processing Digital image stabiliser.
Viewing
Still image view Slide-show, Calendar function, Album function.
Motion picture Frame by frame, index jump, reverse playback, variable speed playback, voice playback.
Editing
Still picture edit Sepia, black and white, resize, rotation
Motion picture edit Index, edit, still image cut.
Recording System
Still image JPEG (DCF: “Design rule for Camera File system”), Exif 2.2 support,
Print Image Matching II support, DPOF support, DPS.

Motion picture

QuickTime Motion JPEG®* with Sound.

Voice Recording

Wave compatible.

Number of storable frames (Approx., with 16 MB xD-picture Card)
Still picture mode 2,288 x 1,712 SUPER HIGH: 16
1,600 x 1,200 HIGH : 32
1,280 x 960 BASIC: 58
640 x 480 Email: 99
Motion picture mode Up to memory card’s capacity. With a 16MB this is:
800 x 600 Super Fine Clip max 11 sec.
640 x 480 Fine up to card capacity with 16 MB: 17 sec.
320 x 240 Standard up to card capacity with 16 MB: 34 sec.
160 x 120 Extended up to card capacity with 16 MB: 3min 59 sec.
Power supply
  Rechargeable battery Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (Li-12B).
AC Adapter Optional AC adapter A511;
AC 100V-240V, 50-60Hz; DC 5.0V
Interface via cradle DC input terminal, A/V output,
USB Auto Connect interface (storage class), Easy Imaging System connector.
Other features
DPOF setting Date and time, single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, date/time display.
Direct printing (DPS ) PictBridge support allows direct printing with compatible printers.
Easy Imaging System Support via cradle.
Multilingual menu English/ French/ German/ Spanish (additional languages can be downloaded via Internet).
Setting memorisation Yes.
Self-timer Yes.
Date/time/calendar system Up to year 2099.
Size
Dimensions 95 (W) x 71 (H) x 26.7 (D)
Weight 172g.
Box contents Strap, cradle, USB cable, A/V cable, rechargeable Li-Ion battery,
AC adapter A511, OLYMPUS Master 1.0.

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
* QuickTime Motion JPEG is a registered trademark of Apple Computer.

PC environment

The OLYMPUS Master software is designed to operate in the following conditions:

Windows
Operating System Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP*
CPU Minimum 500MHz
RAM 128MB or more (256MB or more recommended)
Hard disk space 300MB or more
Connector USB port
Monitor 1024 × 768 dots or higher, 65,536 colors or higher
* Windows XP includes both Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition.

Macintosh
Operating System Mac OS X v10.2 or later
CPU Power PC G3 500MHz or more
RAM 128MB or more (256MB or more recommended)
Hard disk space 300MB or more
Connector USB port
Monitor 1024 × 768 dots or higher, 32,000 colors or higher
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