Product Description
5.25 Megapixel / 3x Optical 4x Digital Zoom / Built-in Flash / 2.5 inch LCD Screen 110,000 pixels / Uses SD Memory Storage Cards Sensitivity - Auto, or User select ISO 80, 100, 200, 400 Exposure Modes - Green, Program, Night scene, Movie, Panorama assist, 3D image, Landscape, Flower, Portrait, Self-portrait, Surf & Snow, Autumn Color, Sunset, Museum, Text, Food, Sport, Digital filter, USER Shutter Speed - Approx. 1/2000 - 4 second White Balance - Available Settings - Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Black & White, Sepia, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Brightness Drive Modes - Single-shot, Continuous, Remote control, Self-timer (2 sec, 10 sec) Storage Media - Approx 9.3MB built-in memory, SD memory card removable LCD Monitor 2.5 inch, TFT color LCD- with Histogram Display LCD Resolution - Approx. 110,000 pixels Playback Modes File - Single, Index- Nine image LCD Function - Slide show, Image rotation, Voice memo available in playback mode PictBridge - One image printing, All image printing, DPOF auto print, Paper size select Language - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Dutch Power Source - Rechargeable Lithium-ion D-L18 battery (allows approximately 180 shots) AC adaptor kit (optional) Camera Casing - Aluminum alloy Dimensions - Weight 3.3 x Height 2.2 x Depth 0.9 Inches Weight - 3.7 oz. ( 105 gram ) without battery and SD memory card, 4.2 oz. (120g) loaded and ready Mac Requirements - OS - Mac OS 9.2 or later, Standard equipped USB port PC Requirements - OS - Windows 98,98 SE, 2000, Me, XP Home edition and Professional Edition, Standard equipped USB portKit Inclusions Optio S5z Camera Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery DL-18USB Cable I-USB7AV (USB Cable) Cable I-AVC7 (AV Cable) Batteries and Camera Charging Stand D-BC25AAC Plug Cord D-CO2U Software (CD-ROM) S-SW35 Strap O-ST20 Operating ma

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Fantastic Little Camera, August 4, 2005
Reviewer: Rudy Leon Noir "Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!"
This camera is TINY with a PLUS-SIZE LCD. As a previous reviewer said, the screen is not quite bright enough in the brightest conditions, but this is a very small price to pay for the convenience and quality this camera.

If you are a serious photographer, this may not be the best choice for a primary camera (ideally you should have a Nikon D50 or Canon Digital Rebel), but it makes a terrific backup camera because it can literally go anywhere--it is the only camera I have ever put in my pocket that is smaller than a cell phone. And if you know what you are doing you can tweak the white balance settings and play with the various modes to take near-pro-quality shots.

I was particularly impressed with the the night scene mode, which allows you to simulate 'slow-sync' flash, and the macro and super macro settings.

Also very cool is the movie mode, which boats 640x480 resolution at 30fps and a time-lapse feature (a little gimmicky but very cool) that allows you to speed up the action by as much as 20x.

The zoom is a little limited (undestandable given its size) but if you always shoot at 5MP you can crop the image (either in the editing mode or in a photo editing program on your computer) to get another 2-3x zoom out of it while retaining 2-3 megapixels, which is more than you need for a 4x6. Under no circumstances, however, should you use the digital zoom feature on this or any other digital camera. Digital zoom is a bogus marketing ploy just like megapixels (it's the size of the sensor that makes the big difference, not the resolution) are--you'll get much better results by cropping the image after you take it.

Two more tips with this camera--always set the ISO to 80, never automatic, unless you really need to shoot in low light without a flash or tripod. And always take the time to set the white balance for each shot whenever possible--it makes a huge difference!
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