Olympus SP-500 Ultra Zoom
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The Olympus SP 500 Ultra Zoom
is a 6.0-megapixel compact ultra-zoom digital camera
introduced by Olympus Corporation
in 2005.
It features a 2.5" LCD display, a 10x zoom lens
, and 5x digital zoom in a compact lightweight body. It is designed to satisfy the needs of both hobbyist photographers who desire full control over exposure settings and those that need only point and shoot simplicity.
card capacity. They are in Quicktime
( .mov) format.
The camera also supports an AC adapter (Olympus adapter only).
Ultra Zoom
Ultra Zoom is a series of digital cameras by Olympus. It may refer to:* Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom * Olympus C-700UZ * Olympus C-720 Ultra Zoom* Olympus C-730UZ* Olympus C-740UZ * Olympus C-770 Ultra Zoom...
is a 6.0-megapixel compact ultra-zoom digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
introduced by Olympus Corporation
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,...
in 2005.
It features a 2.5" LCD display, a 10x zoom lens
Zoom lens
A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length can be varied, as opposed to a fixed focal length lens...
, and 5x digital zoom in a compact lightweight body. It is designed to satisfy the needs of both hobbyist photographers who desire full control over exposure settings and those that need only point and shoot simplicity.
Lens
The lens is an Olympus aspherical glass zoom lens 6.3 – 63mm. The 10x zoom is equivalent to 38-380mm in 35mm photography.Movies
Movies with sound can be recorded, the recording time is dependent on the xDXD-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 :...
card capacity. They are in Quicktime
QuickTime
QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and...
( .mov) format.
Power Source
The camera uses 4 AA batteries, which can be rechargeable.The camera also supports an AC adapter (Olympus adapter only).