Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
Lens Mount
Olympus OM
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
2.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
AA standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.7 cm
Width 12.7 cm
Depth 5.3 cm
Weight 0.3 kg
Enclosure Colour Silver
Digital Zoom 2.5x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Sensor Resolution 2.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.7"
LENS Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5.4 - 16.2 mm - f/2.8-4.4
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 80 cm
Macro Focus Range 20-80cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 8 elements
Lens Mounting Type Olympus OM
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
VIEWFINDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 1.8"
Viewfinder Resolution 61,000 pixels
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Automatic, manual
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro
White Balance Automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight
Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1/2 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/2 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 61,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, backlight mode, night mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 4 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Digital Video Format MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG, TIFF
MEMORY Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Memory Card Slot SmartMedia Card
Supported Memory Cards SmartMedia
Memory Card 8 MB SmartMedia
Image Storage High 1600 x 1200: 1 - with 8MB card
Fine 1600 x 1200: 5 - with 8MB card
Standard 1600 x 1200: 16 - with 8MB card
Fine 640 x 480: 32 - with 8MB card
Standard 640 x 480: 82 - with 8MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Battery Type AA standard form factor
Details 4 x AA
CONNECTIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Interface Composite video/audio
Print Standard DPOF support
Connector Type Serial
Composite video output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second
Additional Features LCD colour/brightness/tint control, sharpness control
OTHERS Olympus CAMEDIA C-990ZOOM
Included Accessories Video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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