Released by Olympus:
The Olympus C-60 ZOOM - Combining good looks with outstanding performance
Housed in a stylish, full metal jacket, the new Olympus C-60 Zoom is sure to impress. The digital model offers 6 million pixels and a bright (f2.8) 3x zoom lens for optimum results. Furthermore, the camera’s TruePic TURBO image processor boosts camera speed and picture quality to guarantee sharp, true-to-life results. Plus, you can enjoy your shots on a bright, summer’s day with new sunshine LCD technology. Available from April 2004, RRP will be £349.99 (inc VAT). For stockist information visit www.olympus.co.uk.
The C-60 Zoom supports the PictBridge standard, so you don’t even need a PC for printing shots. Simply connect the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer, such as the Olympus P-10, for high quality prints. The model also offers six scene programs to cater for every situation. These include Landscape for recording expansive architecture and Night Scene for capturing sunsets.
The camera offers a Dual Auto Focus system also seen in top of the range cameras such as the C-8080 Wide Zoom. The system is able to detect the distance of the subject from the lens, cater for the surrounding environment and produce sharp, true-to-life results. In addition, the C-60 Zoom features a short movie function with sound, perfect for recording action shots with commentary.
The C-60 Zoom – main features
• 6.1 million pixels
• Metal body
• 3x optical zoom (equiv. 38 – 110mm on 35mm camera), f2.8-4.8
• Sunshine LCD monitor
• TruePic TURBO image processor
• Programme, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Full Manual modes
• Six scene programs (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Night Scene, Sports, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait)
• Dual AF system
• Movie recording function with sound
• USB 2.0 and PictBridge compatible
• CAMEDIA Master 4.2 software provided
SUNSHINE LCD TECHNOLOGY
A footnote:
Olympus’ new sunshine LCD technology enables you to review your shots even in direct sunlight.
A standard display reflects sunlight from its surface and therefore in bright sunshine it is difficult to review an image. The sunshine LCD, however, has semi-transparent layers which enable the sunlight to penetrate a few layers into the panel. This light is reflected by the underside of the liquid crystal layer and with additional ‘back light’, the images are much clearer and brighter. The display also adjusts its brightness to cater for the surrounding light conditions, whether it be on a beach or in a brightly-lit room.
Truepic TURBO PROCESSOR
A footnote:
The TruePic TURBO image processor, developed by Olympus, optimises internal image processing and camera control through the close integration of software and hardware (especially important in higher-specification cameras which process large image files).
The processor speeds up the camera’s start-up time, shutter release time lag, image processing and the playback/saving of images to the storage media. In addition, it enhances photo quality in three key areas: colour fidelity (range of colour, saturation and brightness), signal-to-noise ratio (the relationship of accurate electrical signals verses unwanted signals - static disturbances) and high-resolution image clarity.
Enhance photo quality is made possible via three innovative technologies:
1. Proper Gamma II Technology
The gamma value of an image controls its mid-tone contrast range. Therefore by correcting the gamma value, the mid-tone contrast range of an image is altered to become either brighter or darker. Unlike conventional systems, TruePic TURBO technology optimises colour and luminance signals separately, while maintaining the correct black to white range for each signal. This technology plays an important role in the rendering of colours that are difficult to reproduce, such as skin tones. As a result, the camera's ability to recognise subtle tonal gradations is significantly heightened.
2. Advanced Noise Filter II Technology
An increased level of noise is particularly noticeable in digital images taken at a high ISO settings or in darker areas of a picture. The Noise Filter II technology actively checks an image, section by section, so that it can detect the difference between true image information and disturbance. Noise can then be removed and the image is sharpened. This enables the quality of areas, like the edges of picture elements with low contrast (e.g. skin or blue sky) to be significantly improved.
3. Advanced SF filter technology
Based on unique Olympus image signal analysis technology, the advanced SF (Spatial Frequency) filter determines the spatial frequency of an image in order to differentiate between coarse (the outline of a building) and fine detail (the tiles on a roof). Furthermore, the filter not only maintains the light and shadowed areas of an image, but also opens up the contrast range so that a broad spectrum of tonal values can be rendered in the final image.
