Olympus today launched the 8 megapixel SP-350 and the 7.1 megapixel SP-310 digital cameras. Both feature a 3x optical zoom lens, 24 scene modes, P/A/S/M expposure modes and VGA movie recording at 30fps with sound. The camera also has a large 2.5-inch LCD display. Both cameras will be available from autumn 2005.
Main features
8.0
/ 7.1 million pixels
Bright
3x zoom lens (equiv. 38-114mm on a 35mm camera),
1:2.8-4.9. 15x total magnification incl. digital zoom
Extra-large
6.4cm/2.5” LCD monitor
Auto,
Programme, Aperture Priority, Shutter priority and manual exposure, 24 scene
modes (e.g. Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Fireworks, Underwater Wide)
Focusing
options: Spot with option to select AF area with 143 points, iESP autofocus
and manual focus
Super
Macro mode up to 2cm
Histogram
function in shooting and playback modes
Recording
in JPEG or RAW formats
Very
long battery life (up to 510 shots) and uses standard AA batteries
TruePic
TURBO image processor
Movie
recording with sound (VGA size at 30fps), recording length limited only by
card capacity
25MB
internal memory plus xD-Picture Card slot
USB
Hi-Speed AutoConnect
PictBridge
compatible
Availability
of converters WCON-07F, TCON-17F and underwater case PT-030 to extend
photographic possibilities