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A. PRODUCT OUTLINE C-730 Ultra Zoom
A. PRODUCT OUTLINE
Model, Number of Effective Pixels,
Image Pickup Element, Lens, Recording ............................................................. A-2
Recording, Viewfinder, LCD Monitor, Playback,
Sensitivity, Focusing System, Still Image: Exposure Control ............................ A-3
Still Image: Exposure Control, Auto-bracketing,
White Balance, Photometric Systems, Flash, Sequence Mode,
Operating environment, Automatic calender system .......................................... A-4
Self-timer, Date / time / calendar, Special Functions,
External Connectors, Power Supply, Consumption current,
Dimensions, Weight ............................................................................................... A-5
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CAMEDIA C-730 Ultra ZoomModel
Number of
Effective Pixels
Image Pickup
Element
Lens
Structure
Focal Length
F No.
Digital Zoom
Working Range
Recording
Still Image:
Recording
System
Still mage:
Storage Capacity
(When using 16
MB SmartMedia)
Motion Image:
Recording
System
Motion Image:
Storage Capacity
(w/o voice)
3.2 million pixels
CCD
10 elements in 7 groups, Olympus multivariator zoom lens
Include 2 Aspherical lenses
5.9 - 59 mm
(Equivalent to 38 - 380 mm zoom in 35mm film format)
F2.8 (W) - F3.5(T)
Seamless to 30x (10x optical and 3x digital combined)
Standard mode: W: 0.6 m - infinity, T: 2.0 m - infinity.
Macro mode: W: 0.1 m - 0.6 m, T: 1.2 m - 2.0 m
Super Macro mode : up to 0.04m
* The zoom range is fixed in Super Macro mode.
JPEG (DCF:Design rule for Camera File system)
TIFF non-compression, DPOF compatible,Exif 2.2
2048 x 1536 / TIFF: Approx. 1 image, SHQ: Approx. 8 images,
HQ: Approx. 20 images
2048 x 1360 (3 : 2) / TIFF: Approx. 1 image , SHQ : Approx. 8 images,
HQ: Approx. 22 images
1600 x 1200 / TIFF: Approx. 2 images , SQ1(JPEG-High) : Approx. 11 images ,
SQ1(JPEG-Normal) : Approx. 32 images
1280 x 960 / TIFF: Approx. 4 images , SQ1(JPEG-High) : Approx. 17 images ,
SQ1(JPEG-Normal) : Approx. 49 images
1024 x 768 / TIFF: Approx. 6 images , SQ2(JPEG-High) : Approx. 26 images ,
SQ2(JPEG-Normal) : Approx. 76 images
640 x 480 / TIFF: Approx. 16 images , SQ2(JPEG-High) : Approx. 66 images ,
SQ2(JPEG-Normal) : Approx. 165 images
3200 x 2400 / ( Enlarge size) SHQ : Approx. 2 images , HQ : Approx. 8 images
QuickTime Motion JPEG support
(Frame rate: 15 fps)
320 x 240 pixels : approx. 48 sec. (When using 16 MB SmartMedia)
approx.386 sec.(When using 128 MB SmartMedia)
160 x 120 pixels approx. 211 sec. (When using 16 MB SmartMedia)
approx.1701 sec. (When using 128 MB SmartMedia)
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Sound
Recording Media
Viewfinder
LCD Monitor
Size / Type
Number of Pixels
Playback
Still Image:
Close-up
Still Image:
Index display
Still Image:
Image rotation
Still Image :
Slideshow
Motion Image:
Playback
Sound Playback
WAVE Format compatible
3V (3.3V) SmartMedia (4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 MB)
xD picture Card(16 , 32 , 64 ,128 MB)
0.44-inch TFT color LCD viewfinder with diopter Adjustment
1.5-inch TFT color LCD (low-temperature polysilicon)
Approx. 114,000 pixels
Magnification: 1.5 / 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 / 4.0x
Divided into 4 / 9 / 16 parts
90 degrees / - 90 degrees (Writing Exif information)
Yes
Normal, Frame-by-frame
Yes ( Also with Internal Speaker )
Sensitivity
AUTO
Fixed
Focusing
System
Auto Focus
Manual Focus
Still Image:
Exposure
Control
Mode
Yes (ISO appox. 64 to 400)
ISO approx. 100 / 200 / 400
TTL iESP autofocus ( contrast detection system ) / Spot AF / Fulltime AF / AF
target selection
Manual Focus Settings on gauge display
Programmed Auto
Aperture-priority
Shutter-speed-priority
Manual
AUTO (Full-auto)
Scene programmed (portraits, sports, landscape-portrait, night scene, landscape,
self-portrait)
My Mode (customizable) [My1, My2, My3, My4]
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Aperture
Shutter Speed
Exposure
Compensation
AE Lock
Auto-bracketing
(excluding TIFF)
Number of Shots
White Balance
Full-auto
Presets
Photometric
Systems
F2.8 - 8.0(W), F3.5 - 8.0(T)
1 to 1/1000 sec (Manual: up to 16 sec, Night scene & Slow Shutter Synchroniza-
tion: up to 4 sec. )
+/- 2EV in 1/3EV-step increments metering
Yes
Selectable from 1/3EV, 2/3EV and 1EV steps
3 or 5 image
iESP II
Daylight, overcast, tungsten light, fluorescent light 1,2,3
One Touch
+-7 Adjustment
Digital ESP metering
Spot metering system
Flash
Flash Working
Range
Flash Modes
Flash
Compensation
Sequence Mode
Operating
environment
Automatic
calendar system
W: 0.1 m - 5.5 m
T: 1.2 m - 4.4 m
Auto (automatic flash activation in low light or backlight)
Red-eye reduction
Fill-in
Off
Slow shutter synchronization (first-curtain)
Slow shutter synchronization (first-curtain with red-eye reduction)
Slow shutter synchronization (second-curtain)
+/- 2EV in 1/3EV-step increments metering
Normal: 1.2 frames per second burst up to 11 frames in HQ mode
Hi-Speed: 2.4 frames per second burst up to 3 frames in HQ mode
Temperature : 0 - 40
❍
C (operation); -20 - 60
❍
C (storage).
Humidity : 30 - 90 % (operation); 10 - 90 % (storage).
Up to tye year 2099.
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Self-timer
Date/ time/
calendar
Special
Functions
Image Setting
Function Shooting
Panorama
Customized
Still Image Edit
Motion Image Edit
TruePic
External
Connectors
PC
TV
External Flash
Remote
Power Supply
Approx. 12 sec. delay.
Simultaneous recording in image data.
Sharpness: +/- 5 in 1 steps
Contrast: +/- 5 in 1 steps
Crop and merge (2 in 1) function, monochrome, sepia, whitebord, blackboard
Available with CAMEDIA Master software when using Olympus brand brand
SmartMedia , xD Picture Card
Shortcut setting, Custom button setting, language setting
Resize (640 x 480, 320 x 240), trimming
Index image creation
Yes
USB interface (Win XP / Me / 98 / 2000, Mac OS 9.0 - 9.1 / X)
Audio/Video output terminal
5 pin external Flash Terminal (FL-40)
Remote control RM-1
DC input terminal
Power Supply
AC Adaptor
Battery
Consumption
current
Dimensions
Weight
C-7AC
Two lithium battery packs (CR-3V)
Four AA Ni-MH batteries
Four Ni-Cd batteries
Four alkaline batteries
Four lithium batteries ( FR6 )
Undecided.
107.5 (W) x 76.0 (H) x 77.5 (D) mm
(excluding protrusions)
310 g (excluding batteries and SmartMedia card)
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