Olympus D-490 User Manual

CAMEDIA D-490 ZOOM FILMLESS DIGITAL CAMERA

Is there such a thing as a professional
point and shoot camera?

Used to be, anything over two megapixels was for the pros. That was before the Olympus D-490 Zoom. The

world’s first 2.1 megapixel digital camera priced for everyone. With point and shoot simplicity, you can capture

the shots you want and fire them off to family and friends with e-mail ease. And of course, making picture-

taking easy is what Olympus is all about. Automatic everything. Push-button optical 3x zoom and 2.5x digital

telephoto. Up-close macro to extra-wide panoramas. Lithium batteries that last 20-30 times longer than

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alkaline. Reusable SmartMedia

shots like a professional. Just for a whole lot less.

cards for unlimited storage. Plus all the control you need to customize your

D-490 ZOOM

• Autofocus

• Macro mode

• Pop-up 5-mode flash

• 8 MB removable SmartMedia

more images (accepts up to 64 MB SmartMedia)

• Computer/TV/VCR/Video connectivity

FEATURES

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Card holds 82 or

1600 x 1200 PIXELS

• 3x optical zoom (35-105mm equivalent)

2.5x digital zoom (87-262mm equivalent)

• Aspherical lens and 2.1 megapixels for crisp prints

and 8" x 10" enlargements

• Optical viewfinder with dioptric correction for

viewfinder sharpness

• 1.8" color LCD for preview/review

• Easy-to-use design allows you to navigate through

menus and camera functions quickly

The affordable P-330N photo-quality printer can
turn your beautiful images into beautiful prints,
cards, stickers and even t-shirts.

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Fast and Fun!

Make high-quality prints at home in
minutes in a variety of sizes
from 8 x 10-inch to 3 x
5-inch using the
Olympus P-330N
or P-400 Instant
Photo Printers.

Olympus D-490 Zoom Digital Camera Specifications

Product Type Digital Camera with 1.8 in./4.5 cm color TFT LCD

monitor

Memory Removable 3V(3.3V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) Card

(2M, 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64MB) One 8MB card
including Panorama function is supplied with
camera

Number of storable frames with 8MB SmartMedia card

Recording Mode No. of Frames File Size
SHQ/Non-compressed 1 5.6 MB
SHQ/Compressed 5 or more 1.3 MB (max.)
HQ 16 or more 470 KB(max.)
SQ1 82 or more 75 KB (max.)
SQ2 32 or more 220 KB (max.)

Recording System JPEG (DCF), TIFF (non-compress)
Image Pickup Element 1/2.7 in. CCD solid-state image pickup 2.11 Million

Pixel

Recording Image 1600 x 1200 pixel (SHQ/HQ mode)

640 x 480 pixel (SQ1/2 mode)

Lens Olympus lens 5.4 - 16.2 mm F2.8 - F4.4, 8 elements in

6 groups (Equivalent to 35 - 105 mm lens on 35 mm
camera) including 2 aspherical lens

Focusing TTL system auto focus, one-touch focus

(2.5m & Infinity)

Focus Working Range 8"/20 cm – 31"/80 cm (Macro mode), 31"/80 cm –

infinity (Normal mode). LCD finder is turned on
automatically in macro mode

Digital Telephoto Digital 1.6x, 2x, 2.5x Tele at any focal length is

possible

Photometric System TTL iESP multi-pattern metering and spot metering
Sensitivity Auto, Equivalent to ISO 100, 200 & 400,

ISO also user selectable

Exposure Control Programmed auto exposure (+/- 2Ev by 1/2Ev steps

exposure compensation possible)

Aperture Wide: F2.8 or F8, Tele: F4.4 or F8.6 (Auto select)
Shutter 1/2 - 1/1000 sec mechanical shutter
White Balance Full Auto TTL, Pre-set (daylight, overcast, tungsten

light, fluorescent light)

Viewfinder Optical real image zoom viewfinder, LCD monitor
LCD Monitor 1.8 in. color TFT with 61,000 pixels

(brightness adjustment is possible)

Display Mode One frame, Slide-show mode, Index-display mode

(4/9/16 frames), close-up display, file-name

Motion Picture Mode Format: QuickTime Motion JPEG

HQ: 320 x 240 pixels, 15 frame/sec.
up to approx. 15 sec.
SQ: 160 x 120 pixels, 15 frame/sec.
up to approx. 60 sec.

Flash Mode (manual) Pop-up Flash: Auto (low-& back-light),

Red-Eye Reducing, Off, Fill-in, Slow synchronization,
Slow synchronization + Red-eye reduction

Flash Working Range Wide: 8"/20 cm – 13'/4 m, Tele: 8"/20 cm – 8.5'/2.6 m
Sequence Mode Takes up to 5 shots in HQ and up to 45 shots in SQ

mode 1.3 shots/sec. (LCD off)

Selftimer 12 second delay
Direct Printing Available with P-200/P-330N/P-400 with SmartMedia

card. DPOF compatible

Outer Connector DC input terminal, Computer Connector (RS232C),

Video Output terminal (NTSC)

Operating Environment Operation: 32°F/0 – 104°F/40°C, 30 – 90% Humidity

Storage: -4°F/-20°C – 140°F/60°C, 10 – 90% Humidity

Power Supply Main power source: 4 x AA alkaline batteries/4 x AA

NiMH batteries/4 x AA Lithium batteries/4 x AA NiCd
batteries/2 x CR-V3 (included)/Optional AC adapter

Date/Time/Calendar Simultaneous recording onto image data.

Up to year 2030

Dimensions 5 in./127 mm (W) x 2.6 in./66.5 mm (H) x 2.1 in./

53 mm (D) (excluding projections)

Weight 9.5 oz./270 g (without battery and SmartMedia Card)

Specifications are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. All trademarks and
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