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12th February 2004
The 8th wonder: the 8 Megapixel Olympus C-8080 WIDE ZOOM
554: The 8th wonder: the 8 Megapixel Olympus C-8080 WIDE ZOOM

Specifications

Specifications



Model CAMEDIA C-8080 WIDE ZOOM
Type Digital camera with 4.5cm/1.8 inch colour TFT LCD monitor.
Image sensor
Image sensor 2/3 inch CCD solid-state image pickup with 8.31 million pixels.
Effective pixel number 8.00 million pixels. (The actual number of pixels used in image processing.)
Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB).
Media
Storage media type Removable xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256 and 512MB). CompactFlash Type I/II, Microdrive (except 320MB).
Lens
Optical zoom 5x.
Structure 15 lenses in 13 groups. 2 aspherical lens elements. 3 ED lenses.
Filter diameter 58mm (use CLA-8 to attach conversion lenses).
Focal length 7.1 - 35.6mm (equivalent to 28 - 140mm lens in 35mm format).
Maximum aperture F2.4 (wide)/F3.5 (tele).
Digital Zoom 1x - 3x (15x seamless zoom when combined with optical zoom).
Viewfinder 240,000 pixel EVF (electronic viewfinder).
LCD monitor 1.8 inch colour TFT LCD monitor with 134,000 pixels.
Focusing
System Dual AF ( TTL autofocus with contrast detection and passive AF by phase detection).
Function AF illuminator.
Mode Auto iESP autofocus, spot autofocus, AF area is selectable.
Manual Yes
Working range Standard mode 0.8m - infinity.
Macro mode 0.2 - 0.8m.
Super Macro mode From as close as 5cm.
Light metering
Mode Digital ESP metering, spot metering, multi-spot metering, centre-weighted metering.
Function AE lock, exposure area selection, histogram in shooting and playback mode.
Exposure
Exposure control Programmed auto exposure, Aperture Priority Auto and Shutter Priority Auto, Manual exposure.
AE lock.
Scene programs: Normal, Portrait, Night Scene, Landscape.
Shutter speed 16 - 1/4000 sec. (bulb 8 min.), depending on exposure program.
Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps (selectable).
Auto bracketing 3 or 5 images.
Sensitivity
Auto ISO 50 - 400.
Manual ISO 50,80,100,125,160,200,250,320,400
White balance
Mode Auto IESP2.
White balance adjustment Red (-7) - blue (+7 )
Pre-set Shade, overcast, sunlight, evening sun, tungsten light, fluorescent light 1,2,3,4.
Full manual One-touch, custom.
Flash
Pop-up flash Modes Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight), Red-eye reduction, Fill-in (forced activation), Slow synchronisation, Off (no flash). slave mode
Working range Wide: 0.8m - 5.3m. Tele: 0.8m - 3.6m.
Recycle time 6 sec.
Guide number 9.
External flash connection Hot Shoe
Sequence shooting High speed setting: 1.6 shots per sec. in any JPEG mode (max 5 images). Normal setting: 1.0 shots per sec. in any HQ mode (max 26 images).
Processing
Image processing Proper gamma technology, noise reduction, advanced noise filter, noise canceller, pixel mapping, TruePic Turbo.
Image quality adjustment Sharpness -5 - +5.
Contrast -5 - +5
Saturation -5 - +5.
Colour Phase -5 - +5.
Function shooting Sepia mode, black & white mode, guide line.
Editing
Still image edit Re-size, trimming, RAW data edit.
Motion picture edit Cutting, Index.
Recording system
Still image JPEG (DCF: "Design rule for Camera File system"), TIFF (non-compress), RAW, Exif 2.2 support, Print Image Matching II support, DPS and DPOF support.
Motion picture QuickTime Motion JPEG®*.
Voice recording WAVE format
Number of storable frames (Approx., with 16MB xD-picture Card)
Still picture mode (with sound) 3,264 x 2,448 SHQ: 8
HQ: 15
2,259 x 1,944 TIFF:2
SQ-1: high:8
SQ-1 normal: 24
2,288 x 1,712 TIFF: 2
SQ1: high 10 /normal 31
2,048 x 1,536 TIFF:3
SQ1: high 13 /normal 39
1,600 x 1,200 TIFF: 5
SQ2: high 22/normal 60
1,280 x 960 TIFF: 8
SQ2: high 33/normal 90
1,024 x 768 TIFF: 13
SQ2: high 51/normal 152
640 x 480 TIFF: 34
SQ2: high 117/normal 248
Motion picture mode Up to the capacity of the xD-Picture Card. With a 32MB card, this is: SHQ (640 x 480 pixels) with audio: 34 sec. (320 x 240 pixels) without audio: 93 sec.
Power supply
Rechargeable battery Li-ion battery, 7.2V.
AC adapter Optional AC adapter C-8AC;
Interface DC input terminal, USB 2.0 AutoConnect interface (storage class), A/V output.
Other features
DPOF setting Single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, cropping, date/time display.
Direct printing (DPS ) PictBridge support allows direct printing with compatible printers.
Software development kit (SDK) Camera can be controlled by the PC (with special software).
Multilingual menu English / French / German / Spanish / Japanese / Russian / Portuguese / Italian.
Setting memorisation ON /OFF/ My mode (8 settings storable).
Self-timer Yes.
Date/time/calendar system Up to year 2099.
Size
Dimensions 124 mm (W) × 84.5 mm (H) × 99 (D) mm.
Weight Approx. 660g.
Box contents Strap, remote control, audio/video cable, USB cable, battery and charger, lens hood, 32MB xD-Picture Card, CAMEDIA Master 4.2
Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
* QuickTime Motion JPEG is a registered trademark of Apple Computer.
 
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