
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)
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