Olympus 7.1 megapixel SP-310 and 8.0 megapixel SP-350

Posted on Wednesday, August 31 2005 @ 02:11:33 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

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
TTL hot-shoe connector (SP-350 only) for attaching external flashes (e.g. Olympus FL-20)

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Olympus 7.1 megapixel SP-310 and 8.0 megapixel SP-350