Olympus D-720 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
14.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
10x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus D-720
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.8 cm
Width 10.1 cm
Depth 2.9 cm
Weight 158 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Purple | Silver
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 10x
SENSOR Olympus D-720
Sensor Resolution 14.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 14,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Olympus D-720
Type Zoom lens - 10x zoom - 4.2 - 42 mm - f/3.0-5.7
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 240mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus D-720
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus D-720
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Matrix
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, self-portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle
Special Effects Art, fisheye, soft focus, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle
White Balance Automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Tungsten light, daylight, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus D-720
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus D-720
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus D-720
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
MEMORY Olympus D-720
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4288 x 3216
JPEG 4288 x 2416
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus D-720
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 740 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus D-720
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Olympus D-720
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology
OTHERS Olympus D-720
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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