Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom
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The Olympus C-8080 WZ is a digital camera
model manufactured
by Olympus
. It was first announced on the opening day of the 2004 Photo Marketing Association Annual Convention and Trade Show
. As of that time, the C-8080 was set to be Olympus’ first eight-megapixel
digital camera for the high-end consumer
market
.
One key feature that is described in the name is the optical zoom technique used in this camera. Most compact zoom cameras use the zoom functionality for telephoto
work where one details in on a remote subject. This camera allows one to set up the lens to work as a wide-angle lens
which comes in handy for group or landscape photography. It has a high resolution lens with 5x zoom (7.1 - 35.6 mm) - equals (28 – 140 mm) in 35 mm film
format - and an aperture of 2.4 for wide angle and 3.5 for telephoto. Focus range: normal 0.8 - inf.; macro 20 – 80 cm ; super-macro up to 5 cm.
The metering modes for exposure
are: ESP
, center-weighted, multi-metering and spot. The metering target mark on the screen can be moved in 13 positions in spot mode. For absolute control a live histogram can be activated and the histogram target mark can be placed in 10.000 different positions. An AEL button can lock the metered exposure.
The camera has two sensors for AF: one is based on contrast detection, the other one on phase-difference detection (P-AF).
The metering settings for the focus
are: iESP
, spot, full time AF
, P-AF and MF
, macro
and super-macro. The AF target mark can take 9 positions in spot mode.
Movie clips: 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 both 15 frames per second. Length is only limited by the storage card.
The camera accepts xD-Picture Card
s (necessary for panorama shooting), CompactFlash
type I and II and IBM microdrive
s with two slots.
Copying to another slot is possible in the camera.
Data storage is available in TIFF
, RAW
and JPEG
format.
Data transfer connectivity is USB 2.0.
The 8080 has a 4.5 cm tilting sunshine-LCD
of 134,000 pixels and the electronic viewfinder has 240,000 pixels.
Digital photography
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses an array of light sensitive sensors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on light sensitive film...
model manufactured
Manufacturing
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by Olympus
Olympus Corporation
is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
. It was first announced on the opening day of the 2004 Photo Marketing Association Annual Convention and Trade Show
Photo Marketing Association Annual Convention and Trade Show
The Photo Marketing Association International International Convention and Trade Show is an annual imaging technology trade show conducted by PMA held in Las Vegas. The PMA International Convention and Trade Show frequently are the occasion for the public introductions of important imaging products...
. As of that time, the C-8080 was set to be Olympus’ first eight-megapixel
Pixel
In digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled....
digital camera for the high-end consumer
Consumer
Consumer is a broad label for any individuals or households that use goods generated within the economy. The concept of a consumer occurs in different contexts, so that the usage and significance of the term may vary.-Economics and marketing:...
market
Market
A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...
.
One key feature that is described in the name is the optical zoom technique used in this camera. Most compact zoom cameras use the zoom functionality for telephoto
Telephoto lens
In photography and cinematography, a telephoto lens is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is achieved by incorporating a special lens group known as a telephoto group that extends the light path to create a long-focus...
work where one details in on a remote subject. This camera allows one to set up the lens to work as a wide-angle lens
Wide-angle lens
From a design perspective, a wide angle lens is one that projects a substantially larger image circle than would be typical for a standard design lens of the same focal length; this enables either large tilt & shift movements with a view camera, or lenses with wide fields of view.More informally,...
which comes in handy for group or landscape photography. It has a high resolution lens with 5x zoom (7.1 - 35.6 mm) - equals (28 – 140 mm) in 35 mm film
135 film
The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...
format - and an aperture of 2.4 for wide angle and 3.5 for telephoto. Focus range: normal 0.8 - inf.; macro 20 – 80 cm ; super-macro up to 5 cm.
The metering modes for exposure
Exposure (photography)
In photography, exposure is the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium during the process of taking a photograph. Exposure is measured in lux seconds, and can be computed from exposure value and scene luminance over a specified area.In photographic jargon, an exposure...
are: ESP
Electro Selective Pattern
Digital ESP-metering mode is used by some Olympus cameras . It measures the brightness of the center of the subject and the surrounding area separately....
, center-weighted, multi-metering and spot. The metering target mark on the screen can be moved in 13 positions in spot mode. For absolute control a live histogram can be activated and the histogram target mark can be placed in 10.000 different positions. An AEL button can lock the metered exposure.
The camera has two sensors for AF: one is based on contrast detection, the other one on phase-difference detection (P-AF).
The metering settings for the focus
Focus (optics)
In geometrical optics, a focus, also called an image point, is the point where light rays originating from a point on the object converge. Although the focus is conceptually a point, physically the focus has a spatial extent, called the blur circle. This non-ideal focusing may be caused by...
are: iESP
Electro Selective Pattern
Digital ESP-metering mode is used by some Olympus cameras . It measures the brightness of the center of the subject and the surrounding area separately....
, spot, full time AF
Autofocus
An autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...
, P-AF and MF
Manual focus
In the field of photography, a manual focus camera is one in which the operator has to adjust the focus of the lens by hand. Before the advent of autofocus, all cameras had manually adjusted focusing; thus, the term is a retronym....
, macro
Macro photography
Macrophotography is close-up photography, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macrophotograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. However in modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size...
and super-macro. The AF target mark can take 9 positions in spot mode.
Movie clips: 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 both 15 frames per second. Length is only limited by the storage card.
The camera accepts xD-Picture Card
XD-Picture Card
xD-Picture Card is a flash memory card format, used mainly in older digital cameras. xD stands for Extreme Digital.xD cards are available in capacities of 16 MiB up to 2 GiB.- History :...
s (necessary for panorama shooting), CompactFlash
CompactFlash
CompactFlash is a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices. Most CompactFlash devices contain flash memory in a standardized enclosure. The format was first specified and produced by SanDisk in 1994...
type I and II and IBM microdrive
Microdrive
Microdrive is a brand name for a miniature, 1-inch hard disk designed to fit in a CompactFlash Type II slot. The release of similar drives by other makers has led to them often being referred to as 'microdrives'...
s with two slots.
Copying to another slot is possible in the camera.
Data storage is available in TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
TIFF is a file format for storing images, popular among graphic artists, the publishing industry, and both amateur and professional photographers in general. As of 2009, it is under the control of Adobe Systems...
, RAW
RAW image format
A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...
and JPEG
JPEG
In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
format.
Data transfer connectivity is USB 2.0.
The 8080 has a 4.5 cm tilting sunshine-LCD
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals . LCs do not emit light directly....
of 134,000 pixels and the electronic viewfinder has 240,000 pixels.
Accessories
- Converter lenses: wide angle WCON-08D: (28 mm x 0.8 = 22.4 mm), tele TCON-14D: (140 mm x 1.4 = 196 mm)
- Remote control RM-1 with more functions than the RM-2(only for shutter release)
- Power gripBattery gripA battery grip is an accessory for an SLR/DSLR , which allows the camera to hold multiple batteries to extend the battery life of the camera, and adds a vertical grip with an extra shutter release , facilitating the shooting of portrait photography.It usually attaches to the camera body through the...
B-HLD30 - AC-adaptor C-8AC
- LCD monitor cap
- Leather case
- Underwater camera housings PT-023, depth up to 40m
What's in the box
- Olympus C-8080 WZ (magnesium alloy) 8.0 MP
- Lens cap
- Lens hood
- Shoulder strap
- Li-Ion batt. BLM-1
- Batt. charger BCM-2 (1 hour for full charge)
- IR Remote control RM-2
- 32 MB xD picture card
- AV cable
- USB cable
- CD ROM
- User manual