Olympus FE-290 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
640
Sensor Resolution
7.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
4x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus FE-290
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.6 cm
Width 9.8 cm
Depth 2.7 cm
Weight 142 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 4x
SENSOR Olympus FE-290
Sensor Resolution 7.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
LENS Olympus FE-290
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.6 - 18.2 mm - f/2.7-5.4
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 112mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 40 cm
Macro Focus Range 5cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 7 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus FE-290
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus FE-290
ISO (Max) 640
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 640, ISO 64, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, action, night portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, behind glass, auction, documents
White Balance Automatic
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus FE-290
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 234,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus FE-290
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.4 m - 3.9 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus FE-290
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus FE-290
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card
Image Storage Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304
Normal JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 6.9 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus FE-290
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 740 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus FE-290
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus FE-290
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, resizing an image
OTHERS Olympus FE-290
Included Accessories Battery charger, hand strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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