Specifications for µ 790 SW
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Image Sensor      
  Effective pixels 7.1 Megapixels
  Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
  Full resolution 7.4 Megapixels
  Type 1/2.3 '' CCD sensor

Lens      
  Optical zoom 3 x
  Aspherical glass elements 3
  Focal length 6.7 - 20.1 mm
  Focal length (equiv. 35mm) 38 - 114 mm
  Structure 10 lenses / 8 groups
  Maximum aperture 3.5 - 5.0

Digital Zoom      
  Enlargment factor 5 x / 15 x combined with optical zoom

LCD      
  Pixel number 230,000 pixels
  BrightCapture Yes
  Monitor size 6.4 cm / 2.5 ''
  LCD type HyperCrystal LCD

Focusing System      
  Method TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
  Face Detection AF Yes
  Spot focusing Yes
  Standard mode 0.5m - ∞ (wide) / 0.5m - ∞ (tele)
  Macro mode 0.2m - ∞ (wide) / 0.3m - ∞ (tele)
  Super Macro mode Closest focusing distance: 7 cm

Light Metering      
  ESP light metering Yes
  Spot metering Yes

Scene Modes      
  Number of scene modes 23
  Portrait Yes
  Landscape Yes
  Landscape with Portrait Yes
  Night Scene Yes
  Night Scene with portrait Yes
  Sports Yes
  Indoor Yes
  Candle Yes
  Self-portrait Yes
  Available Light Portrait Yes
  Sunset Yes
  Fireworks Yes
  Cuisine Yes
  Behind Glass Yes
  Documents Yes
  Auction Yes
  Shoot & Select 1 Yes
  Shoot & Select 2 Yes
  Beach and Snow Yes
  Underwater Snapshot Yes
  Underwater Wide 1 Yes
  Underwater Wide 2 Yes
  Underwater Macro Yes

Exposure System      
  Enhancement function Image Stabilisation Mode
  Shadow Adjustment Technology
  Shutter speed 1/2 - 1/1000 s / < 4 s (Night scene)
  Exposure compensation +/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps

Sensitivity      
  Auto ISO 100 - 400 Automatically selected
  Manual ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

White Balance      
  Sunlight Yes
  Tungsten Yes
  Overcast Yes
  Flourescent 1 Yes
  Flourescent 2 Yes
  Flourescent 3 Yes

Internal Flash      
  Working range (wide) 0.2 - 3.8 m (Auto ISO)
  Working range (tele) 0.3 - 2.6 m (Auto ISO)
  AUTO Yes
  Red-eye reduction Yes
  Fill-in Yes
  Off Yes

Sequence Shooting      
  Sequential shooting mode 1.1 fps / 3 frames SHQ image size
  / 6 frames HQ image size
  Sequential shooting mode (high speed) 3.5 fps / 11 frames (in 3MP mode)

Memory      
  Internal memory 14.7 MB

Image Processing      
  TruePic III Yes
  Noise reduction Yes
  Pixel mapping Yes

Function Processing      
  Panorama Yes (only with optional Olympus xD-Picture Card)

Image Editing      
  Black & White Yes
  Sepia Yes
  Resize Yes
  Attach a frame Yes
  Attach a title Yes
  Attach a calendar Yes
  Correction of saturation Yes
  Red-eye reduction Yes
  Shadow Adjustment Technology Yes

View Images      
  Calendar Yes
  Index 4, 9, 16, 25 frames
  Zoom 1.1 - 10 x
  Slide show Yes
  Rotation Yes

View Movie      
  Frame by frame Yes
  Fast forward Yes
  Reverse playback Yes

Still Image Recording      
  DCF Yes
  EXIF 2.2
  PIM III
  DPS PictBridge
  DPOF Yes

Movie Recording System      
  Recording format AVI Motion JPEG®
  Sound recording Yes , format: WAV
  Movie quality 640 x 480 / 30 fps Recording time: 10 s
  320 x 240 / 15 fps Recording time: 29 min
  160 x 120 / 15 fps 29 min

Voice Recording      
  Recording format Wave format

Image Size      
  SHQ 3072 x 2304
  HQ 3072 x 2304
  SQ1 2560 x 1920
  2304 x 1728
  2048 x 1536
  SQ2 1600 x 1200
  1280 x 960
  1024 x 768
  640 x 480

Other Features      
  Shock resistant Shock-proof from heights of up to 1.5m**
  Waterproof Waterproof* up to a water pressure equivalent to 3m depth
  Freezeproof Freezeproof up to -10°C
  Face Detection Technology Yes
  Perfect Shot Preview Yes

Interface      
  Combined A/V & USB output Yes
  Combined V & USB output Yes
  USB 1.1 Yes
  USB 2.0 compatible Yes
  USB 2.0 HI-speed Yes
  Video out Yes

Menu      
  Menu languages in camera English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian

Size      
  Dimensions (WxHxD) 93.6 x 60.9 x 21.3 mm
  Weight 136 g (without battery and card)
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