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The Stylus 500 Digital combines a
5.0-megapixel CCD sensor with Olympus' exclusive image processor, TruePic
TURBO, which significantly enhances image quality and delivers faster
overall processing speeds for rapid startup, shutter release and playback.
TruePic TURBO allows the Stylus 500 to capture information from all 5.0
million pixels with pixel "micro-smoothing" that delivers clearer and more
color-accurate photos, even at lower resolutions. The result is high
quality prints that can be cropped and printed to 11 x 14 inches and
larger. The fast startup of less than one second and nearly instant
shutter release time ensures high-speed response so you are always ready
to take great pictures.
The compact, all-weather Stylus 500 can go virtually anywhere you can.
The body is constructed of durable, lightweight metal with rubber gaskets
throughout the interior to ensure that rain, sleet, snow or sand won't get
in the way of great photos.
Delivering Style
The Stylus 500 represents the next generation of the Stylus line. In
addition to the durable, all-weather construction that made the Stylus
famous, the Stylus 500 boasts a new flat-surface body design that takes
the series in a new direction.
The look of the Stylus 500 is all about clean lines. Smooth, rounded
edges make the camera comfortable to hold and easy to handle, and at a
compact size of 3.9 x 2.2 x 1.2 inches (W x H x D), it fits snugly into a
pocket and will not crowd a backpack. The circular lens barrier tucks away
inside the camera body with a snap when powered on, and protects the lens
with an impenetrable seal when closed, leaving the camera face smooth and
flat. The back of the camera features a simple, functional design that
emphasizes the large 2.5-inch LCD.
Designed for Excitement
The Stylus 500 offers advanced features with point-and-shoot simplicity
for taking flawless pictures. Designed to perform during a variety of
occasions, 23 easy-to-use shooting modes can be accessed through the
camera's menu, providing fully automatic exposure adjustments for shooting
Portraits, Landscapes, Fireworks, and more. The camera's shooting modes
now include two new underwater shooting modes and two Shoot & Select
modes, which enable users to shoot rapid sequences of frames then select
the best shot from the series and delete the rest.
The Stylus 500 will change the way you view your digital camera. Now
instead of simply capturing images with the Stylus 500, you can think of
it as a "portable photo album" that goes wherever you go. With a new Album
Function, photos can be easily organized into photo albums stored on the
camera's xD-Picture Card. Create up to 12 individual albums of 100 images
each, in the order you want to show them, and take your photos
everywhere--your photo album will no longer be confined to your coffee
table.
Intelligent Design
Olympus photos are known worldwide for sharp, vibrant image quality. This
is achieved through a number of key technologies, such as Olympus'
high-quality all-glass lens (with aspherical lens elements), designed
specifically for digital cameras. The lens provides the equivalent of 35
to 105mm, f3.1 to f5.2 in 35mm photography, with 12x combined total zoom
(3x optical and 4x digital) to bring the action closer, and a Super Macro
Mode that captures details as small as the wings of a butterfly.
The Stylus 500 also features an all-weather speaker and microphone,
enabling users to narrate images with personalized audio captions. With
its QuickTime Movie Mode, the Stylus 500 can record movies of any length,
limited only by the size of the memory card in the camera.
Designed to be Approachable
Connecting the Stylus 500 to a computer is easy with the USB Auto Connect
feature, which connects directly via USB 2.0 cable and requires no
software. Or, if you prefer, forget the computer altogether. The power of
PictBridge technology enables photos to be printed directly from the
Stylus 500 to any PictBridge-enabled printer, such as the
Olympus P-10 Digital Photo Printer,
without using a computer. Printing and sharing images has never been
easier, and the P-10's photo lab-quality dye-sublimation printing produces
archival-quality prints in rich color.
Olympus Master software
provides the ultimate in digital imaging management. An intuitive user
interface makes downloading to your computer quick and simple, and images
are searchable by date or keyword in the Calendar View. And with one-click
editing tools, such as red-eye reduction, images can be touched up before
printing or emailing. Online support, templates, firmware upgrades and
other user services are just a mouse-click away.
Product Description
The Stylus 500 is next in Olympus' best-selling Stylus series of premium
point-and-shoot digital cameras. The impressive 2-1/2" HyperCrystal LCD is
as bright as it is big. The 5MP of image resolution and compact, durable
all-weather body demonstrate that power and elegance can co-exist in a
stylish package that delivers brilliant images. Other features include 3x
optical and 4x digital zooms (12x seamless); 5.8–17.4mm lens (35–105mm
35mm equivalent); 23 shooting modes such as portrait and landscape;
QuickTime Movie with sound; built-in flash; full-speed USB 2.0
auto-connect; 12-second self-timer; removable XD-Picture Card slot (card
sold separately); and much more. System requirements: Windows 98 and Mac
OS 10.1 and above. 6 oz. without battery and media card. ________________________________________________________________
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