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12th February 2004
Forget Your Camcorder: Use the Olympus C-770 Movie instead
Introduction
Released by Olympus:

Forget Your Camcorder: Use the Olympus C-770 Movie instead



If you don’t have room to take both your camera and your camcorder on holiday this year, then the Olympus C-770 Movie is the answer to your problem. The 4 million pixel digital camera not only allows extremely versatile shooting with a powerful 10x optical zoom, it also records full-screen quality MPEG4 movies with sound. Available from April 2004, RRP will be £499.99 [inc VAT]. For stockist information call 0800 072 0070 or go to www.olympus.co.uk.

This camera is the perfect holiday companion for the seasoned traveller; the compact C-770 Movie doesn’t simply take superb digital shots, it also boasts a full-screen movie recording capability of 30 frames per second in MPEG4 quality - one of the most advanced of any existing digital cameras to date. The extraordinary picture quality also allows full television screen presentations.

The new flagship in the Olympus Ultra Zoom range features a bright (f2.8 – 3.7) 10x optical zoom lens which comprises eleven elements arranged in seven groups. In addition, it includes two aspherical lenses to reduce distortion, plus an ED element which helps to minimise chromatic aberration, an effect that often occurs when shooting in the tele-setting. In combination with a 4 million pixel CCD, this high precision optical system ensures pictures of superb quality, even when printed in larger sizes.

This model also offers a broad range of shooting modes including Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Full Manual settings, allowing you to create your own individual images. The camera’s range of scene programs (Portrait, Self Portrait, Night Scene, Sports, Landscape and Landscape with Portrait) proves extremely convenient when there is less time for manual adjustments.

Because the C-770 Movie complies with the PictBridge standard, direct printing can be carried out with compatible printers, eliminating the need for a PC. However, the USB 2.0 AutoConnect interface, means that pictures and movies can be downloaded quickly and easily to the computer.

Two software packages are included for handling the files;
• CAMEDIA Master 4.2SE software allows easy optimising, editing and managing of the image files
• Ulead VideoStudio7 SE Basic to edit and watch the MPEG4 movies on your computer.

The C-770 Movie – main features:
• 4.0 million pixels
• 10x optical zoom with ED lens (equiv. 38 – 380mm on 35mm camera), f2.8/3.7
• Full-screen (640 x 480 pixels) MPEG4 movie recording at 30 fps with sound
• Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Full Manual modes
• Hot shoe for flash gun
• 6 scene programs (Portrait, Self Portrait, Night Scene, Sports, Landscape and Landscape with Portrait)
• Optimised electronic viewfinder for precise framing
• All activated settings are displayed in the electronic viewfinder, allowing you to keep your eye on the subject at all times
• Supplied with 128MB xD-Picture Card
• PictBridge compatible
• USB 2.0
• 1.8” LCD with multi-language menu
• CAMEDIA Master 4.2SE plus Ulead VideoStudio7 SE Basic are provided with the camera

Specifications

Model CAMEDIA C-770 Movie
Type Digital camera with 4.5cm/1.8 inch colour TFT LCD monitor.
Image sensor
Image sensor 1/2.5 inch CCD with 4.2 million pixels.
Effective pixel number 4.0 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).
Lens
Optical zoom 10x (14 x with a resolution of 1600 x 1200).
Structure 11 lenses in 7 groups. 2 aspherical lens elements. ED lens.
Filter diameter 45.6mm (use optional CLA-4 adapter to connect converter).
Focal length 6.3 - 63mm (equivalent to 38 - 380mm lens in 35mm format).
Maximum aperture F2.8 (wide)/F3.7 (tele).
Digital Zoom 1x - 4x, 40x seamless zoom when combined with optical zoom.
Viewfinder 240,000 pixel EVF (electronic viewfinder).
LCD monitor 1.8 inch colour TFT LCD monitor with 114,000 pixels.
Focusing
System TTL autofocus with contrast detection.
Mode Auto iESP autofocus, spot autofocus, AF area is selectable.
Working range Standard mode 0.6m (wide) /2m (tele) - infinity.
Macro mode 0.07m - 0.6m (wide); 1.2m - 2m (tele).
Super Macro mode From as close as 3cm.
Light metering
Mode Digital ESP metering, Spot metering. Multi-spot metering.
Function AE lock, histogram in shooting and playback mode.
Exposure
Exposure control Program AE, AE lock
Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual Exposure.
Scene programs (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Sports, Night Scene, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait).
4 different settings storable.
Shutter speed 16 - 1/1000 sec.
Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps.
Auto bracketing Selectable from 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV and 1 EV, max. 5 images.
Sensitivity
Auto ISO 50/100/200/400.
Manual Selectable from equivalent ISO 50/100/200/400.
White balance
Mode Auto Full-auto TTL iESP2.
Pre-set One-touch, daylight, overcast, tungsten light, fluorescent light 1,2,3.
WB adjustment Red (-7) - blue (+7 )
Flash
Built-in flash (Pop-up) Modes Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight), Red-eye reduction, Fill-in (forced activation), Slow synchronisation, Off (no flash).
Working range Wide: 0.3m - 4.5m. Tele: 1.2m - 3.5m.
Recycle time Approx. 10 sec.
Guide number Approx. 10.
Hot Shoe yes
Sequence shooting 2.7 shots per second for up to 12 frames in HQ.
Processing
Image processing TruePic Turbo, pixel mapping, noise reduction.
Image quality adjustment Sharpness ± 5.
Contrast ± 5
Saturation ± 5.
Function shooting 2 in 1 function, panorama function, sepia mode, black & white mode, black board mode, white board mode.
Editing
Still image edit Re-size, trimming.
Motion picture edit Index.
Recording system
Still image JPEG (DCF: "Design rule for Camera File system"), TIFF (non-compress), Exif 2.2 support, Print Image Matching II support, DPOF support, DPS.
Motion picture MPEG4 format.
Voice recording WAVE format
Number of storable frames (Approx., with 16MB xD-picture Card)
Still picture mode 3,200 x 2,400 ( enlarged size ) SHQ: 22
HQ: 67
2,288 x 1,712 TIFF:11
SHQ: 46
HQ: 130
2,288 x 1,520 TIFF:12
SHQ: 50
HQ: 145
2,048 x 1,536 TIFF:13
SHQ: 70
HQ: 162
1,600 x 1,200 TIFF: 22
SHQ: high 90/normal 257
1,280 x 960 TIFF: 35
SHQ1: high 140/normal 399
1,024 x 768 TIFF: 54
SHQ2: high 215/normal 614
640 x 480 TIFF: 135
SHQ2: high 532/normal 1330
Motion picture mode Up to memory card's capacity. With a 128MB xD-Picture Card this is: 386 sec. at 30fps in MPEG4 with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels and audio.
Power supply
Rechargeable battery Lithium-ion battery (LI-10B).
AC adapter Optional AC adapter C-7AC; AC 100V-240V, 50-60Hz; DC 4,8V.
Interface DC input terminal, USB 2.0 AutoConnect interface (storage class). Audio/Video output terminal (PAL/NTSC selectable).
Other features
DPOF setting Single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, date/time display.
Direct printing (DPS ) PictBridge support allows direct printing with compatible printers.
Multilingual menu English / French / German / Spanish / Japanese / Russian / Portuguese / Italian.
Setting memorisation ON /OFF/ My mode (4 settings storable).
Self-timer Yes.
Date/time/calendar system Up to year 2099.
Size
Dimensions 104.5 mm (W) × 60 mm (H) × 68.5 (D) mm.
Weight 280g.
Box contents Strap, 128MB xD-Picture Card, USB cable, audio/video cable, battery charger with rechargeable battery, CAMEDIA Master 4.2SE, Ulead VideoStudio 7 SE Basic.
Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
* QuickTime Motion JPEG is a registered trademark of Apple Computer.
 
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