Olympus FE170 6.0 Megapixel 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera
Product Description:
Discover how easy digital photography can be with the FE-170. The FE170 is the best digital camera option for first time users. From the minute you pick up the camera, you'll be amazed by its intuitive, easy-to-use design and the convenience of its built in help guide. Eliminate the blur caused by camera shake or moving subjects with Digital Image Stabilization mode which provides a fast shutter speed and an extremely high ISO to improve image quality in challenging situations. With the large 2.5" LCD, you can easily see what you compose and share what you captured.
6.0 Megapixel effective, 6.2 Megapixel gross, 1/2.5" (1.2cm) CCD
6.3 - 18.9mm (38 - 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 6 lenses in 5 groups
3x Optical + 4x Digital zoom (seamless to 12x)
2.5" (6.4cm) Color LCD, approx 154,000 pixels
Autofocus (CCD contrast Detection, iESP)
Auto shutter speed (1/2000 sec. - 4 sec.)
Auto ISO (64 - 400)
Auto White Balance (ESP)
Exposure compensation of +/- 2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps
Recording modes: Still image: DCF, Exif 2.21, JPEG, PIM3 Movie Mode: Quicktime motion JPEG
Adjustment resolutions: 2,816 x 2,112, SHQ/HQ 2,048 x 1,536, SQ1 640 x 480, SQ2
16 shooting modes including auto, scene presets (portrait, landscape, night and portrait, indoor, candle, self-portrait, sunset, sport, fireworks, cuisine, documents, behind glass, auction), digital image stabilization mode, movie
Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with Olympus Master Software when using Olympus brand xD Picture card
Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM) available via menu setting
Image playback - Still Image: Single, Index (4/9/16/25), Enlargement (up to 10x), Slideshow, rotation. Movie: Normal, Reverse, Frame-by-Frame
Playback edit effects - Still image: Resize (640 x 480, 320 x 240)
PictBridgeTM, DPOF direct printing options
Built in flash
Auto (for low-light and backlit conditions), Red-Eye reduction, Fill-in and off flash modes
Selftimer: 12 seconds/auto
Product Details
- Feature:
- Autofocus (CCD contrast Detection, iESP)
- Auto White Balance (ESP)
- 16 shooting modes including auto, scene presets (portrait, landscape, night and portrait, indoor, candle, self-portrait, sunset, sport, fireworks, cuisine,
- Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM) available via menu setting
- Flash working range - Wide: 0.7 - 13.1 ft. Tele: 2.0 - 6.9 ft
- BatteriesIncluded: 0
- Binding: Electronics
- Brand: Olympus
- Color: Silver
- EAN: 0050332158726
- IsFragile: 0
- Label: Olympus
- Manufacturer: Olympus
- Model: FE-170
- MPN: FE-170
- PackageQuantity: 1
- ProductGroup: Photography
- ProductTypeName: ABIS_ELECTRONICS
- Publisher: Olympus
- Studio: Olympus
- UPC: 050332158726
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