| Manufacturer: | Olympus |
| Model: | SP 500 UZ |
| Imager | 6 megapixel effective, 6.37 megapixel gross, 1/2.5h CCD |
| Lens | 6.3 - 63 mm (38-380mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 11 lenses in 7 groups, 2 aspherical lens |
| Zoom | Seamless to 50x (10x optical and 5x digital combined) |
| Aperture Range | f2.8- f3.7 (adjustable in 1/3 EV step) |
| LCD | 2.5" color LCD, approx. 115,000 pixels |
| Viewfinder | Electronic viewfinder |
| Focus System | CCD Contrast detection |
| Focus Range | Normal: (W) 0.6m (23.62 inches) - infinity, (T) 2m (78.74 inches)- infinity Macro mode: (W) 0.07m(2.76 inches) - 0.6m (23.62 inches), (T) 1.2m (47.24 inches) - 2m (78.74 inches) Super Macro Mode: up to 3cm (11.12mm) (1.18") |
| Focus Mode | iESP auto, Spot AF, Selective AF target, Manual |
| Shutter Speed | 1/1000 sec –15 sec., Bulb |
| ISO | Auto/80/100/200/400 |
| Metering Mode | Digital iESP multi-pattern auto TTL, Spot metering, Center Weighted metering |
| White Balance | iESP2 multi-pattern auto TTL, Pre-set, (One-touch, Overcast, Sunlight, Evening sun, Tungsten,(3) Fluorescents) WB compensation +/–7 |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps |
| Recording Modes | DCF Exif 2.21, JPEG , PIM 3 |
| Adjustment Resolutions | RAW 2816 x 2112 SHQ 2816 x 2112 SHQ (3:2) 2816 x 1880 HQ 2816 x 1880 HQ (3:2) 2816 x 1880 SQ1 2592 x 1944 high, normal 2288 x 1712 high, normal 2048 x 1536 high, normal 1600 x 1200 high, normal SQ2 1280 x 960 high, normal 1024 x 768 high, normal 640 x 480 high, normal |
| Shooting Modes | 27 shooting modes AUTO, Program Auto, A, S, M, MY, Scene Preset (Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Night Scene, Sport, Night + Portrait, Indoor, Candle, Self-Portrait, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Museum, Behind Glass, Cuisine, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select1, Shoot & Select2, Beach, Snow) |
| Panorama Modes | Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with Olympus Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture card |
| Custom Settings | 4 My Mode |
| Sequential Shooting | High speed; 1.75 frames per second up to 3 frames Normal speed; 1.2 frames per second up to 13 frames in HQ mode |
| Shooting Assist Functions | Histogram, Frame assist |
| Shooting Edit Effects | N/A |
| Image Quality Adjustment | (Adj. }5) sharpness, contrast, saturation |
| Movie Mode | QuickTime Movie with Sound, JPEG, @HQ 320 x 240 30fps/ SQ@ 320 x 240 15fps |
| Image Processing | TruePic TURBO Image Processor |
| Pixel Mapping | Pixel Mapping via menu setting |
| Noise Reduction | Set automatically at shutter speeds of 0.5 seconds or longer |
| Image Playback | Single/ Index/ Enlargement/ Slide show/ Calendar/ Album For Movie: Normal, Still (frame by frame), FF/Reverse, Index Jump |
| Playback Edit Effects | Still Image; Black & white, sepia, resize, crop, raw data edit, compose, red eye reduction, brightness, saturation For Movie: still image edit, index |
| Direct Printing Options | PictBridge EASYPRINT and DPOF |
| Flash | Built in Pop-up |
| Hot Shoe | No |
| Flash Modes | Auto (for low light and back lit conditions), Red-eye Reduction, Fill-in, Fill-in + red eye, Off |
| Flash Working Range | Wide: 0.3~ 4.5m Tele: 1.2 ~ 3.4m |
| Selftimer | 12 seconds |
| Setting Memorization | On/Off (hold changes/Reset to default settings) |
| Date/Time Calendar | Simultaneous recording into image data, Automatic up to 2099 |
| Memory | 10MB internal memory |
| Removable Media Card | xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB or 1GB) |
| Outer Connectors | Multi-connector for USB and A/V, DC input |
| Auto-connect USB | 2.0 Full Speed |
| Weatherproof | N/A |
| System Requirements | Windows 98SE/2000PRO/ME/XP, Mac 10.1 and higher |
| Operating Environment | Operation: 32‹ - 104‹F (0‹ - 40‹C), 30 - 90% humidity Storage: -4‹ - 140‹F (-20‹ - 60‹C), 10 - 90% humidity |
| Power Supply | 4 AA batteries |
| Size | 4.15" W x 2.93" H x 2.80" D (105.5mm x 74.5mm x 71.0mm) |
| Weight | 10.05 oz. (285 g) without batteries and media card |