Features
Recording Images
Displaying and Editing Images
Supplied Software
Features
Optics: The Olympus SP-820UZ iHS is equipped with a powerful
40x
F3.4-5.7 zoom lens. The lens has a focal length of 4.0-160mm (equivalent to 22.4-896mm in 35mm photography).
The 40x optical zoom lets you get close to the action, while the 22.4mm wide
angle lens allows you to capture wide landscapes and group pictures. The 2x
Super Resolution Zoom doubles the zoom power without degrading the image.
Combined with the 4x digital zoom, the total zoom capability is 160x.
LCD Monitor: The camera is equipped with a 3.0" LCD monitor with approximately
460,000 dots. The SP-820UZ offers a 5-level monitor brightness adjustment in the
menu. There is no separate viewfinder.
iHS: iHS technology is a combination of the
high-sensitivity, high-speed 1/2.3" 14MP backlit CMOS sensor and the
exceptionally fast TruePic V image processor. The result is fast auto focusing,
an enhanced iAuto shooting mode that recognizes multiple scenes and subjects,
and 2x Super Resolution Zoom that lets you zoom in farther than the optical zoom
without degrading the image.
Recording Media: The SP-820UZ
records still images or movies onto
optional SD, SDHC, or SDXC Memory Cards. For test images, or when the memory
card becomes full, you can shoot a small number of images onto the camera's
internal memory. Still images are recorded in JPEG format. Movies are recorded
in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with sound.
Dual Image Stabilization: The camera combines Sensor-shift
Image Stabilization with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speeds, so you can capture sharp,
blur-free images, even if your subject is moving.
Multi-Motion Movie IS: You can activate a special IS Movie
Mode to reduce the blur caused by camera shake while shooting movies.
Focusing Range:
The focus range for the normal and macro shooting modes is 3.9" to infinity for
wide angle and 9.8' to infinity in telephoto. Super Macro mode allows you to
take shots as close as 0.4"
AF Illuminator: The camera has a built-in LED illuminator
that assists in Auto Focusing, or illuminates a subject in shadows. It can be
set to automatically illuminate when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
Flash: The camera's built-in flash operates in the following
modes:
- Flash Auto: The flash fires automatically in low light or
backlight conditions.
- Red-eye Reduction Flash: This emits pre-flashes for red-eye
reduction.
- Fill-in Flash: The flash fires regardless of the available light.
- Flash Off: The flash does not fire.
Self-Timer: You can take pictures of yourself using the
12-second built-in self timer. The 2-second self-timer also aids in preventing
camera shake.
Power Requirements: The SP-820UZ operates on 4 "AA"
batteries. You can use alkaline or Ni-MH rechargeable batteries. Four alkaline
batteries are included with the camera.
Recording
Images
Resolution: Several
recording settings are available for still pictures and video, requiring varying amounts of memory:
- Still Pictures:
- Image Size: 14M--4288 x 3216, 8M--3264 x 2448, 5M--2560 x 1920,
3M--2048 x 1536, 2M--1600
x 1200, 1M--1280 x 960, VGA--640 x
480, 16:9L--4288 x 2416, 16:9S--1920 x 1080
- Compression: Fine or Normal
- Audio: With sound or Without Sound
- Video:
- Normal: 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720, 640 x 480
- High Speed: 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 640 x 480 (120 fps),
320 x 240 (240 fps)
- Audio: Normal: With sound or Without Sound, High Speed:
Without Sound
- Maximum Recording Length: Normal: 29 min, High Speed:
20 sec
Shooting Modes: The top-mounted mode dial lets you choose
between several shooting modes:
- Program: The camera automatically sets shutter speed and
aperture, but allows you to make changes to a wide range of other settings,
such as exposure compensation, white balance, etc.
- iAuto: The camera automatically selects the optimal shooting mode
for the scene.
- Beauty: The camera lets you retouch the photo after
taking it, but before it is saved. You can soften shadows, smooth wrinkles
and blemishes on your subjects face in the Beauty Mode, or digitally apply
eye shadow, whiten teeth, and lift cheek bones with the Beauty Makeup mode.
- Scene: Lets you select from the following pre-programmed
settings: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Night+Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Self-Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Beach & Snow,
Pet Mode-Cat, Pet Mode-Dog, and Backlight HDR.
- Magic: Lets you add special effects, such as Pop Art, Pin Hole,
Fish Eye, Drawing, Soft Focus, Punk, Sparkle, Watercolor, Reflection,
Miniature, Dramatic, and Fragmented.
- Panorama: You can
connect images with overlapping edges together into a single panoramic image.
You can select "Auto" or "Manual" Panorama, which allows you to put up to 3
images together, or "PC" for up to 10 images to be linked together on your
computer using the supplied software.
- Hand-held Starlight: The camera takes night scene
pictures with less camera shake without a tripod.
- Photo with Movie Clip: The camera takes a short movie
clip at the same time you shoot a still image. A portion of the clip takes
place before the shutter release is pressed, and a portion takes place
afterward. You can choose 7, 5, or 3 seconds before, and 3 or 0 seconds
after the still image is taken.
Sequential Shooting: The camera can take one frame at a
time, or a sequence of pictures at a time by holding down the shutter button. During sequential shooting, the focus, exposure,
and white balance are fixed when the first frame is shot. Sequential photos can
be taken as follows:
| Speed Setting |
Frames Per Second |
Maximum # of frames |
Resolution |
| Sequential 1 |
1.5 fps |
200 |
14M (4288 x 3216) |
| Sequential 2 |
3 fps |
3 |
14M (4288 x 3216) |
| Hi 1 |
10 fps |
34 |
3M (2048 x 1536) |
| Hi 2 |
30 fps |
34 |
3M (2048 x 1536) |
Sensitivity:
The higher the ISO value, the greater the camera's light sensitivity and better
its ability to shoot in low light. The SP-820UZ iHS can automatically set the
camera's sensitivity according to the conditions around the subject. To minimize
blur caused by a moving subject or camera movement, the camera can automatically
use a higher sensitivity (compared to Auto). Manual settings include ISO
80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, and 6400 equivalents.
AF Mode: There are three AF (auto focus)
modes for selecting the focusing area:
- Face/iESP:
the camera determines the subject, even when not in the center. If a face is
detected, the camera focuses on the face when the shutter button is pressed
halfway.
- Spot AF: focus detection based on the subject within
the AF target mark
- AF Tracking: The camera tracks the subject's movement
automatically to focus on it continuously.
Exposure Compensation: In some
situations, you may get better results by adjusting the exposure slightly using
exposure
compensation. You can adjust from -2.0 to + 2.0 EV in
1/3 stop increments.
Still Image Audio Recording: When activated, the camera's built-in microphone can be set
to record four seconds of audio after the shutter button is released and the
picture is taken. In the playback menu, you can add up to 4 seconds of audio to
still pictures.
Displaying
and Editing Images
Image Playback: Once still images or movies have been
captured, the camera gives you several options for playing them back:
- Manual Playback: view images manually one-by-one
- Slide Show: play still
images back as a slide show. You can select to include all, or images from a
single event, or in a specific collection created with PC software. You can
choose from five types of background music and three types of transitions.
- Index View: For
viewing multiple images at once, you can create an index display of 12 or 30
frames.
Outputs: The SP-820UZ iHS is equipped with an HDMI Micro
Connector (Type D) for connecting the camera to an HDMI-equipped HDTV.
The output can be set to 1080i, 720p, or 480p. If the connected HDTV is
compatible with HDMI Control, you can set the camera to be controlled by the
TV's remote control. The camera also has
a proprietary multi-function jack used as an audio/video output (with the
supplied composite video/mono audio cable) or a USB port (with the supplied USB
cable).
Editing Pictures: If a picture you have taken turns out
less-than-perfect, you can edit it using one of the following:
- Image Size: You can save a high-resolution image as a separate
image with a smaller size to use in e-mail attachments or other
applications. You can choose 640 x 480 or 320 x 240.
- Cropping: You can zoom in using the cropping frame, and create a
new image.
- Adding Sound: You can add up to 4 seconds of audio to
an existing image using the built-in microphone.
- Shadow Adjust: You can brighten areas that are dark due to
backlighting of other reasons
- Redeye Fix: Red-eyes caused by flash shooting can be retouched.
- Rotate: You can rotate the image to the proper
orientation.
Erasing/Protecting Images: Unwanted
images can be erased one at a time or all at once. You can protect important
images to avoid accidentally erasing them. Once an image is protected, it cannot
be erased during a single-frame erase or all-frame erase function. Protected
images are erased when the memory is reformatted.
PictBridge Printing Capability:
Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a
PictBridge-compliant printer. PictBridge is a standard that allows you to
connect a PictBridge compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer
and make prints, regardless of brand.
Print Reservation: Applying Print Reservation (Print Order) to your pictures allows you
to take the memory card to a DPOF-compatible photo lab for
printing, or print them on a DPOF-compatible printer at home, without using
a computer. DPOF is the Digital Print Order Format and allows you to add
information to your picture files such as which pictures to print, the
number of prints desired, add the date
and time to each image, etc.
Supplied
Software
Supplied Software: The SP-820UZ iHS comes with Olympus
Viewer 2 software on CD-ROM. The disc also includes a full Camera Instruction
Manual. The software is compatible with the following Operating Systems:
- Windows XP (SP2 or later)
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Mac OS X v10.4.11-v10.7
Mass Storage Device: When the camera is used as a Mass Storage device,
you can connect it to computers running the following operating systems:
- Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (SP1 or later)
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Mac OS X v10.3 or later
