Olympus D540 3.2 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
List Price: $229.95
Details
- Powered by 2 AA-judge batteries (alkaline included, rechargeable NiMH recommended)
- 3x visual zoom combines with 3.3 digital zoom for 10x total zoom
- 3.2-megapixel sensor captures ample supply detail to create photo-quality 10-by-13-inch enlargements
Description
OLYMPUS D-540 -- This concentrated, 3.2 million effective pixel Digital Camera is set to go where you go and bring back a visual record in splendid assign and vibrant color. Choose between 7 different shooting modes, or seize a mini-movie with audio using QuickTime. You can uniform with connect directly to a PictBridge-enabled printer and have your photos in no while -- no computer required. Shutter speeds - 1/1000 number two - 1/2 second (up to 2 sec. in Night Scene mode) Vade-mecum and preset White Balance modes Up to 12 gal Friday self timer Burst Mode - 1.3 frames per back Built-in multi-mode flash USB 1.1 interfaceAs a ruleUnit Weight - 5.8 ounces w/out battery Pack includes - 16MB xD-Picture Card, 2 AA Alkaline Batteries, USB & AV cables, wrist strap, software on CD-ROM, instructions 1 year limited warrantyIf you're new to the humanity of digital photography, the Olympus D-540 offers just the right merge of easy-to-use features and high-quality optics that delivers inventive pictures. The D-540 has a durable silver-toned polycarbonate assemblage with a shutter style lens barrier. It also features a 3.2-megapixel stubbornness, 3x optical zoom, movie mode, a bright LCD monitor to re-examination images, and Olympus's new TruePic Turbo image processor, which speeds up the camera's start-up, shutter lag, recording and playback stretch.
Optics and Resolution
The 3-megapixel D-540 captures 2048 x 1536 pixel images for prints up to 11 x 14 inches. It likewise has 1600 x 1200 (2MP) and 640 x 480 (VGA) resolution modes. It features a 3x visual zoom that, when combined with a 3.3x digital zoom, delivers a unalloyed seamless 10x zoom. The aspherical all-glass zoom lens is constructed of 7 lenses in 6 groups and has a centralized length of 5.8-17.4mm (38-114mm equivalent in 35mm photography) and an aperture rank of f2.9-f5.0.
Movie Mode
In addition to capturing still images, you can in the same way shoot short videos (without audio) at 15 frames per defective (fps). The D-540 has two resolution modes: 320 x 240 and 160 x 120. (Its in Spain D-580, with a 4-megapixel still image resolution, offers a flicks mode with sound.)
More Features
The D-540 is one of the chief Olympus models to feature TruePic Turbo, a new image processor that sharpens effigy clarity, contrast, and color for life-like results. This advertise also makes the camera 30% faster in processing images and is locale with a super-fast shutter release time.
The D-540 offers a menu architecture that's calmly to navigate for fast access to the right settings with only the press of arrow buttons. Seven preset shooting modes can be accessed finished with the "Virtual Dial" (viewable through the LCD menu) to provide fully inescapable exposure adjustments; these include Program Auto, Story, Portrait-Landscape, Landscape, Night Scene, Self Depiction, and Movie.
Other features include:
- 1.8-inch TFT color LCD watchdog (approximately 85,000 pixels)
- Optical real-image viewfinder
- 1.5 frames per back burst up to 12 frames
- Built-in flash with vehicle, red-eye reduction, fill-in, and off modes
- ISO sensitivity 50 to 320
Direct Printing
The D-540 is PictBridge in agreement, which enables you to transfer pictures from your digital camera to a in accord printer (such as the Olympus P-10), without a PC or image-editing software. All PictBridge devices slice three basic features: camera-to-printer connecting, unique-image printing, and uniform error messages (in case something goes falter).
Storage and Transfer
Images are stored on XD Picture Card remembrance cards. The card's small size, about the same as a postage monogram, helps to keep the camera size down. The included 16 MB calling-card will store approximately 20 images at 2048 x 1536 pixels (at HQ, JPEG location). Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB 1.1 connectivity, which means the camera can be useful to any USB-based Windows 98 Rev2Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later notebook without installing any software.
Power and Size
The camera is powered by 2 AA batteries (alkalines included, NiMH rechargeable recommended) or 1 CR-V3 mobile. It measures 4 x 2.2 x 1.5 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 5.3 ounces (excluding batteries and storage media).
What's in the Box
This enclose contains the Olympus D-540 digital camera, 16 MB XD Picture Postal card, USB cable, 2 AA alkaline batteries, wrist strap, nimble-start guide, and instruction manual. The CD-ROM features Camedia Principal software, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Camera Reference Handbook.
