| Manufacturer: | Olympus |
| Model: | IR-500 |
| CCD Imager | 4.0 megapixel effective 4.23 megapixel gross 1/2.7" |
| Lens | 6.2-17.3mm (40-112mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 9 lens in 7 groups |
| Digital Zoom | Seamless to 30x (2.8x optical and 11x digital combined, 4M and 2M is up to 5.5X in digital zoom) |
| Aperture Range | f2.9-f4.8 |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/2-1/1000 (Night view mode: 4-) |
| ISO | approx. 64 - 400 |
| Recording Modes | Exif2.21, JPEG |
| Adjustable Resolutions | 2288 x 1712 (Super 4M) 1600 x 1200 (High 2M) 1024 x 768 (Basic 1M) 640 x 480 (E-mail VGA) QuickTime® Motion: JPEG 640 x 480 (Fine) 320 x 240 (Standard) 160 x 120 (Long-play) 800 x 600 (still-image cut) Movies are only limited in length by the size of the xD-Picture Card. |
| TruePic TURBO | Significantly improved image quality, faster processing speed, noise reduction, uses all pixels at all resolutions, pixel micro-smoothing |
| Noise Reduction | Mode available at shutter speeds of 0.5 second or longer, set automatically |
| Pixel Mapping | Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM) available via menu setting |
| DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) | Print reserve (single, all), Date |
| Panorama | Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Cards |
| LCD | Flip Style 2.5" semi-transmissive LCD for taking and viewing pictures |
| Focusing System | Autofocus (Contrast detection) |
| Focusing Ranges | Normal mode: 20 in (50cm) - infinity Macro mode: 12 in (30cm) - infinity Super Macro mode: 1.8 in. (3cm)-20 in. (50cm) |
| Exposure Compensation | + - 2Ev(step1/2Ev) |
| Scene Programming | P-Auto, Landscape, Landscape & Portrait, Night Scene, Night & Portrait, Indoor, Fireworks, Sunset, Portrait, Self Portrait, Cuisine, Documents, Sport, Beach & Snow, Candle, Available Light Portrait, Behind Glass, Vivid, QuickTime Movie Mode |
| Metering System | ESP, Spot |
| Flash Modes | Auto Soft Red-eye Reduction Fill-in Off |
| Flash Working Range | Wide: 1.0ft (0.3m)-14.1ft (4.3m), Tele: 1.0ft (0.3m)-8.2ft (2.5m) |
| Flash Recharging Time | 5 seconds |
| Removable Media | xD-Picture Card, 16MB included |
| Selftimer | 12 seconds |
| Settings Memorization | On/Off (Hold changes/Reset to default settings) |
| Outer Connectors | USB, cradle connector (DC in, A/V out, USB on the cradle) |
| Auto-connect USB | mini B |
| System Requirements | Windows 98 SE/ME/2000 Pro/XP and Mac X v10.2 and higher |
| Image Playback | Single, Index, Enlargement, Slide show, Rotation, Protect |
| Movie Playback | Frame by Frame, Reverse, Variable Speed, Index, Index Jump |
| Operating Environment | Operation: 32 ~ 104°F (0 ~ 40°C) 30 ~90% humidity Storage: -4 ~140°F (-20 ~ 60°C) 10 ~ 90% humidity |
| Power Supply | 1x Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery (included) |
| Date/Time Calendar | Simultaneous recording into image data, Automatic up to 2099 |
| Size | 3.74 in. (95mm) x 2.79 in. (71mm) x 1.05 (26.7mm) (excluding protrusions) |
| Weight | 5.5 oz. (172g) |