Release Issued by Olympus:
For great photos, just push the button, Photography is fun with the Olympus FE-170 and FE-180London, 23 August 2006 – Olympus introduces the FE-170 and FE-180, cameras with 3x zooms that prove that photography is fun. With a no-nonsense “one button, one function” design and a 6.0 million pixel CCD, the FE-170 and FE-180 make taking – and printing – even larger size photos a cinch. There’s even an on-screen Help function included, to give easy-to-understand descriptions of camera settings. Life couldn’t be any easier! With these cameras, once a shot has been taken you’ll want to show it off. This can be done either on their large 6.4cm LCD screens, or by printing copies to pass around. Prints can be made either at home, by connecting the cameras directly to a suitable printer (no fussing around with a PC needed here!), or at countless High Street photo labs. As you’d expect from Olympus, both models look the business. The FE-180 features a metal front and, if your family occasions stretch to water based activities such as sailing or snorkelling, an optional Outdoor Case will soon be available for the FE-170. With the FE-170 and FE-180, you don’t have to be a technical whiz, or even own a computer to enjoy producing great quality photos. Both models will be available in good camera shops from September 2006, priced at around £115.00 for the FE-170, and £140.00 for the FE-180.
We all enjoy taking photos on holiday and at family occasions and at these times it’s best to keep things simple. The FE-170 and FE-180 are designed for minimum fuss and maximum shooting pleasure, as their “one button, one function” design often makes searching through menus to find functions a thing of the past.
These 3x zoom cameras deliver true-to-life photos, packed with 6.0 million pixels worth of detail. For familiar shooting situations – such as Sports, Fireworks or Self-portraits – ten scene modes are available, as well as a Super Macro setting that focuses as close as just 5cm. The FE-170 and FE-180 both feature a Movie setting, which on the FE-180 also includes a soundtrack, with the length of the movie clip only limited by the amount of memory available. This can be either the cameras’ internal memories, or optional xD-Picture Cards.
Once shots have been taken, the cameras’ large 6.4cm LCD screens allow the results to be viewed and shared with friends right away. And should you ever be at a loss as to what any of the settings actually do, the very same LCD screen is used to display an easy to understand explanation, courtesy of the FE-170 and FE-180’s Help functions.
For more advanced users who have a PC, both the FE-170 and FE-180 come with the Olympus Master Software which can be used to download, organise, edit, and print photos using a computer. And the update to the Plus version even allows special artistic effects, including 3D and oil painting, to be applied to photos.
These economical models combine ease-of-use with an attractive compact design; both use standard AA batteries which are readily available from supermarkets and High Street stores. They’re a great choice for beginners and all those demanding straightforward fuss-free photography. Both models will be available from September 2006 with a price tag of around £115.00 for the FE-170, and £140.00 for the FE-180.
The Olympus FE-170 / FE-180 – main features:
• 6.0 million pixels
• One button, one function design principle
• 38-114mm (35mm camera equivalent), 1:3.1-5.9
• 6.4cm/2.5” LCD
• 10 scene modes (e.g. Sports, Fireworks, Self-portrait)
• Movie recording up to card capacity (FE-180 with sound)
• Internal memory plus xD-Picture Card slot
• Comes with 2 AA batteries (FE-180 is capable of recording up to
600 shots with one set of batteries)
• Supplied with Olympus Master Software
• Multi-language menu (with 10 languages) plus possibility to download further languages from the internet (25 European languages available)
• Optional Outdoor Case for FE-170 available
* Please note: The FE-180 may only be available at selected retailers.
FE-180 Specifications
Image Sensor
| | Effective pixels: | 6.0 million pixels
| | Image sensor: | 6.2 million pixels 1/2.5”
| | Filter array: | Primary colour filter (RGB)
| Lens
| | Optical zoom: | 3x
| | Focal length equiv.: | 38mm-114mm (on 35mm camera)
| | Maximum aperture: | 3.1 (wide) / 5.9 (tele)
| | Structure: | 6 lenses in 5 groups with 4 aspherical glass elements
| | Focal length: | 6.3mm-18.9mm
| Digital Zoom
| | Digital zoom: | 4x (12x when combined with optical zoom)
| LCD
| | Monitor size: | 6.4cm/2.5”
| | Pixel number: | 110,000 pixels
| Focusing System
| | Focusing system: | TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
| | Standard mode: | 0.6m-infinity (wide) / 1.0m-infinity (tele)
| | Macro mode: | 0.1m-infinity (wide) / 0.6m-infinity (tele)
| | Super Macro mode: | From as close as 5cm
| Light Metering
| ESP light metering
| Scene Modes
| | Number of scene modes: | 10 (Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Behind Glass, Cuisine, Documents, Auction)
| Exposure System
| | Shutter speed: | 1/2s-1/2000s (up to 4sec. in Night Scene mode)
| | Exposure compensation: | +/-2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
| Sensitivity
| | Auto: | ISO 64-1000
| White Balance
| White Balance adjustment
| Internal Flash
| | Working range internal flash: | 0.2m-2.7m (wide) / 0.6m-1.4m (tele)
| | Modes: | Auto, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Off
| Image Processing
| Noise reduction, TruePic TURBO
| Function Processing
| Panorama (only with optional Olympus xD-Picture Card)
| Image Editing
| Resize
| View Images
| Index, Zoom, Slide show, Rotation
| View Movie
| Frame by frame, Fast forward, Reverse playback, Voice playback
| Movie Recording System
| QuickTime Motion JPEG® with sound
| 640x480, 30fps (up to card capacity)
| 320x240, 30fps (up to card capacity)
| Still Image Recording
| JPEG, EXIF 2.21, PIM III, DPS, DPOF
| Memory
| Internal memory, xD-Picture Card
| Image Size
| 2816x2112
| 2048x1536
| 640x480
| Interface
| Combined A/V & USB output
| Other Features
| Guide function
| | Menu languages in camera: | English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish
| | Menu languages by download: | Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian
| Self timer
| Size
| | Dimensions: | 88mm (W) x 60.5mm (H) x 27.5mm (D)
| | Weight: | 120g (without battery and card)
| Box Contents
| Handstrap, Instruction manual, Warranty card, 2 x AA rechargeable batteries, Battery charger (BU-02), Olympus Master Software, CB-USB7 USB-cable, CB-AVC5 AV-cable
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Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
FE-170 Specifications
Image Sensor
| | Effective pixels: | 6.0 million pixels
| | Image sensor: | 6.2 million pixels 1/2.5”
| | Filter array: | Primary colour filter (RGB)
| Lens
| | Optical zoom: | 3x
| | Focal length equiv.: | 38mm-114mm (on 35mm camera)
| | Maximum aperture: | 3.1 (wide) / 5.9 (tele)
| | Structure: | 6 lenses in 5 groups with 4 aspherical glass elements
| | Focal length: | 6.3mm-18.9mm
| Digital Zoom
| | Digital zoom: | 4x (12x when combined with optical zoom)
| LCD
| | Pixel number: | 154,000 pixels
| | Monitor size: | 6.4cm/2.5”
| Focusing System
| | Focusing system: | TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
| | Standard mode: | 0.6m-infinity (wide) / 1.0m-infinity (tele)
| | Macro mode: | 0.1m-infinity (wide) / 0.6m-infinity (tele)
| | Super Macro mode: | From as close as 5cm
| Light Metering
| ESP light metering
| Scene Modes
| | Number of scene modes: | 10 (Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self Portrait,
Sunset, Fireworks, Behind Glass, Cuisine,
Documents, Auction)
| Exposure System
| | Shutter speed: | 1/2s-1/2000s (up to 4sec. in Night Scene mode)
| | Exposure compensation: | +/- 2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
| Sensitivity
| | Auto: | ISO 64-400
| White Balance
| White Balance adjustment
| Internal Flash
| | Working range internal flash: | 0.2m-3.3m (wide) / 0.6m-2.2m (tele)
| | Modes: | Auto, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Off
| Function Processing
| Panorama (only with optional Olympus xD-Picture Card)
| Image Editing
| Resize
| View Images
| Index, Zoom, Slide show, Rotation
| View Movie
| Frame by frame, Fast forward, Reverse playback
| Movie Recording System
| QuickTime Motion JPEG®
| 320x240, 15fps (up to card capacity)
| 160x120, 15fps (up to card capacity)
| Still Image Recording
| JPEG, EXIF 2.21, PIM III, DPS, DPOF
| Memory
| Internal memory, xD-Picture Card
| Image Size
| 2816x2112
| 2048x1536
| 640x480
| Interface
| USB 2.0 compatible, DC input
| Other Features
| Guide function
| | Menu languages in camera: | English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish
| | Menu languages by download: | Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian
| Self timer
| Size
| | Dimensions: | 90mm (W) x 62.5mm (H) x 30.5mm (D)
| | Weight: | 124g (without battery and card)
| Box Contents
| Handstrap, Instruction manual, Warranty card, 2 x AA batteries, Olympus Master Software,
CB-USB4 USB-cable, CB-VC1 Video-cable
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Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
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