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The Olympus Stylus 850 SW Digital is Olynpus' newest addition to its stylish and durable Stylus SW line of digital compact cameras. Olympus, the company that invented the shockproof-waterproof category for digital compact cameras, offers the rugged and stylish 8-megapixel Stylus 850 SW because everyday life can be just as tough as life lived on the edge. You do not need to be a windsurfer or snowboarder to appreciate a camera that is immune to five-foot falls, works in freezing snowstorms, swims with dolphins and survives everyday life with kids. Designed for the adventurer in all of us, the new Stylus 850 SW weathers harsh conditions in five stylish colors that make it attractive in action while it captures brilliant images to last a lifetime.

The Stylus 850SW's good looks, smooth design and rugged exterior contain an array of innovative features and technologies that ensure sharp, vibrant images in any environment. Face Detection Technology tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures. Even if your subjects are moving, the camera continuously tracks your subjects' faces without having to press the shutter button. Shadow Adjustment Technology compensates for difficult lighting situations, increasing the detail in highlights and shadows, to produce more balanced photos. The camera's 2.5-inch HyperCrystal™ LCD screen features anti-glare technology that improves visibility in bright sunlight and a wider viewing angle (176 degrees in every direction) for easier composing and sharing of images with others. The Olympus TruePic™ III Image Processor reduces graininess in images to deliver sharper, more vivid photos even at high ISO settings.

Olympus Stylus 850 SW Key Features

Olympus Stylus 850 SW Digital Camera Supplied Accessories:

• Li-42B Li-ion Rechargeable Battery
• LI-40C Battery Charger
• USB Cable
• Audio/Video Cable
• Wrist Strap
• MASD-1 microSD Card Adapter
• Manual
• CD-ROM: Olympus Master Software
• Warranty Card

PT-041 Underwater Housing

Waterproof to 10 Feet

By combining a light-weight, aluminum exterior with rubber gaskets and O-rings to seal the interior from the elements, Olympus delivers a slim body design that performs as well under water as it does on land. It can take photos while being fully submerged to depths of approximately 10 feet (3 meters). The inclusion of four preset underwater scene modes makes the Stylus 850 SW perfect for snorkeling or a day in the pool. The Stylus 850 SW also features a water-repellant lens coating to prevent water droplets from forming on the lens so you get crystal-clear shots no matter how wet the shooting environment. For those who want to explore greater depths, the PT-041 underwater housing, designed specifically for the Stylus 850 SW, enables the camera to venture approximately 130 feet (40 meters) beneath the surface.

Shock Proof from 5 Feet

Accidents happen -- but don't worry. The Stylus 850SW is designed to withstand a 5-foot drop, bump or other mishap. Built with durable materials and shock-absorption technology that minimizes the impact delivered to the lens and circuitry when dropped, the Stylus 850 SW offers superior durability in a point-and-shoot digital camera.

Freezeproof to 14 Degrees Fahrenheit

Harsh winter weather doesn't stop outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and sports fans. Don't let it stop you from capturing memorable moments. Perfect for skiing, snowboarding, sledding and other winter fun, the Stylus 850SW is winterized to perform at temperatures even below freezing (14°F / -10°C).

Dustproof

The Stylus 850 SW is the perfect camera for a trip to the beach or the great outdoors. Its airtight construction makes the camera impervious to dust, dirt and other particles. Shoot without worry even in harsh conditions; and when the camera gets dirty, just rinse it off in the sink!

2.5" HyperCrystal™ LCD

More fun in the sun. Now you can easily compose, view and share your images indoors and outdoors, even in direct sunlight. The Stylus 850 SW boasts a large, high-resolution HyperCrystal™ LCD, which enables clear, high-contrast images. It increases the brightness of the LCD for better visibility in low-light and bright-light situations -- perfect for composing subjects underwater or in direct sunlight. The HyperCrystal LCD features a wider viewing angle (better than 140 degrees, left to right or up and down) and anti-glare technology that uses natural light to brighten the LCD.

Shadow Adjustment Technology

Shooting outdoors in bright daylight can be tricky because of the extreme contrast between dark shadowed areas and bright sunlight areas -- while the human eye is capable of detecting the nuances between dark and light and all the details in between, image sensors traditionally have not been quite as sensitive. The Stylus 850 SW addresses this challenge head-on with Shadow Adjustment Technology, which compensates for extreme contrast where the shadow areas are underexposed and lack visible detail. With this technology, users can preview and capture images that have the same contrast as seen with the naked eye. Combined with Face Detection Auto Focus and Auto Exposure, the Stylus 850 SW captures smiles in shadows without getting a dark image in difficult lighting such as in backlight situations. The technology can also be turned off for any shooting situation where shadows are a key element of a photograph's drama.

Face Detection Auto Focus and Auto Exposure

Face Detection Technology tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses (Face Detection AF) and optimizes exposure (Face Detection AE) for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures. Even if your subjects are moving, the camera continuously tracks your subjects' faces without having to press the shutter button.

Digital Image Stabilization

The Stylus 850 SW also features Digital Image Stabilization for capturing crisp, clear pictures -- free from the blur sometimes caused by camera shake or moving subjects -- with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speed.

Designed-to-be-Digital Optics - 3x Optical, 15x Total Seamless Zoom

Olympus photos are known worldwide for sharp, vibrant image quality. This is achieved through a number of key technologies, such as Olympus' high-refractive-index aspherical lens elements, designed specifically for digital cameras. The lens provides the equivalent of 38 to 114mm focal length in 35mm photography, with 15x combined total zoom (3x optical and 5x digital) to bring the action closer.

Stylish, Compact and Rugged Design

The Stylus 850 SW combines light, durable body construction with shock-absorbing materials throughout the interior and the sealant technology used in Olympus underwater housings. In addition to the shockproof and waterproof construction, the Stylus 850 SW features a light-weight, all-metal body and clean, smooth lines that make it the ultimate pocket camera. At a slim 0.84 inches, the camera easily slips into a pocket, handbag or backpack.

Perfect Shot Preview

The Stylus 850 SW features a Perfect Shot Preview mode that enables users to view and select various photography effects on the multi-view screen before even snapping the shot. The new feature allows users to see precisely what the image will look like when adjustments are made, ensuring users are capturing the exact image they want. It's an ideal way for novice users to learn about the effects of different photography techniques, such as exposure compensation, white balance and metering.

Perfect Fix In-Camera Editing

The Stylus 850 SW offers Red-Eye Fix and Shadow Adjustment Edit, in-camera editing features such as resizing, frames, text options, and saturation adjustments, enabling users to edit photos right in the camera. With the Perfect Fix function, multiple editing features can be applied at once.

LED Illuminator

An LED Illuminator works like a mini-flashlight on the front of the camera to enhance focus during macro shooting -- great for underwater close-ups where light is scarce. The LED also works in conjunction with Bright Capture to help illuminate your subject when taking low-light portraits.

8.0 Megapixel CCD (Effective)

The 8-megapixel CCD image sensor inside the Stylus 850 SW delivers high-quality images that are consistently sharp and vivid even in large-format prints - up to poster sizes as large as 16 x 20 inches.

TruePic™ III Image Processor

The Stylus 850SW features a new, more powerful TruePic III image processor developed for the demanding performance of professional digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras. The new processor captures beautiful images with superior quality and eliminates graininess. Even pastel colors are reproduced in true-to-life colors across the entire photograph.

28 Selectable Shooting Modes Including Scene Preset Modes

With 24 pre-programmed scene modes, such as Beach & Snow, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, and Under Water Snapshot, the Stylus 850 SW makes it easy to capture beautiful images in a variety of lighting and shooting situations. Get the best result in any situation with advanced options -- landscape, portrait, indoor, sunset and more, including four underwater settings.

AVI Movies with Audio

With its Movie Mode, the Stylus 850 SW can also record VGA-quality (640 x 480 / 30fps) AVI videos with sound, limited only by the size of the internal memory or xD-Picture Card in the camera.

PictBridge Enabled

The power of PictBridge™ technology enables your photos to be printed directly from the Stylus 850 SW to any PictBridge-enabled printer without using a computer. And the one-touch 'Print' button makes printing a single-step process. Printing and sharing images has never been easier.

Built-in Multi-Mode Flash

The Stylus 850 SW camera has a built-in flash that offers settings to provide a wide range of options.

• Auto Flash fires automatically in low light or back-light, to help ensure the illumination is appropriate.
• Red-Eye Reduction Flash Mode emits a series of pre-flashes right before the shutter snaps, allowing the subject's eyes to adjust to the light level of the flash -- reducing the red-eye effect.
• Fill-In Flash Mode (forced on) adds light to eliminate shadows, for a more natural look in photos when your subject is in both bright light and dark shadow.
• Flash Off Mode is available when flash photography is not permitted or to allow for long exposures for shots like sunsets and night scenes.

Auto-Connect USB 2.0 High Speed

Transferring images to the computer has never been easier with the Auto-Connect USB 2.0 that does not require software drivers (for most computers/operating systems) for hassle-free and high-speed image downloads.

Lithium-Ion Battery Power

A lithium-ion rechargeable battery and charger are included. Small and light with no memory effect.

14.8MB Available Built-in Internal Memory

You can capture images even when no media card is in the camera.

microSD Memory Card Compatible

All Olympus digital point-and-shoot cameras accept xD-Picture Card media. The Stylus 850 SW also comes equipped with an adapter which will enable microSD memory cards to be used when capturing images. The microSD cards are emerging in consumer electronic devices, including mobile phones and PDAs. Users can also easily display photos on their HDTVs.

xD-Picture Card™ Compatibility

Olympus and Fujifilm jointly developed the xD-Picture Card, a new type of memory media with an ultra-compact design about the size of a postage stamp, image storage capacity of up to 8 gigabytes, compatibility with different digital camera brands, and prices that are comparable to current SmartMedia™ cards. The name of the new xD-Picture Card was inspired by the words "eXtreme digital" to signify the excellence of this new memory media for recording, storing, and transporting audio-visual information.

Camera users concerned with compatibility of digital media between different brands of digital cameras will appreciate the xD-Picture Card's versatility. With a CompactFlash adapter the xD-Picture Card can be used with any CompactFlash compatible device for even more possibilities. A USB Reader/Writer provides easy computer connectivity, and a PCMCIA PC Card adapter for laptops and other devices ensures the easy downloading of data.

Although similar in some ways to all flash media, xD-Picture Cards are designed for increased durability and reliability despite their size. The small size of the card allows the design of even smaller, more stylish and powerful digital cameras.

In-Camera Panorama Mode

In-camera panorama mode captures three images and stitches them together to create one amazing panoramic picture. Simply press the shutter button and slowly pan across a panoramic scene. The second and third images will be captured automatically and stitched together with the first image -- resulting in one seamless panorama-size picture. To create the ultimate panoramic picture, consumers can use the Olympus Master Software 2 to stitch up to 10 images together.

Digital ESP Multi-Pattern and Spot Metering

Multi-Point Metering enables up to 8 separate points in the image area to be averaged for proper exposures in the most difficult lighting conditions.

Olympus Master™ 2 Software

Olympus Master™ 2 Software provides the ultimate in digital imaging management. An intuitive user interface makes downloading to your computer quick and simple, and images are easily organized by folders or albums and searchable by date in Calendar view. Additionally, with one-click editing tools, such as red-eye removal, images can be touched up before printing or e-mailing. Online support, templates, firmware upgrades and other user services are just a mouse-click away. Use the optional muvee™ Theater Pack to create professional quality slide shows and DVDs from your pictures using any of several built-in templates.

Audio/Video Out for TV Display and Slideshows

Olympus Stylus 850 SW Specifications

CCD Imager:

8.0 megapixel effective, 8.5 megapixel gross, 1/2.35" (1.1cm) CCD

Lens:

Lens 6.7 - 20.1mm (38 - 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 10 lenses in 8 groups, 3 aspherical lenses

Zoom:

Seamless to 15x (3x optical and 5x digital combined)

Aperture Range:

f3.5 - f5.0

LCD:

2.5" (6.4cm) HyperCrystal Color LCD, approx. 230,000 pixels, 5 Steps Brightness Adjustment

Viewfinder

N/A

Focusing System:

CDD Contrast detection

Focusing Ranges:

Normal mode: 19.7" - infinity (0.5m - infinity)
Macro mode Wide: 7.9" - infinity (0.2m - infinity)
Macro Mode Tele: 11.8" - infinity (0.3m - infinity)

Focus Mode:

iESP Auto, Spot AF, Face Detection AF

Shutter Speeds:

1/1000 sec. - 1/2 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene Mode)

ISO:

ISO Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (equivalent)

Metering Mode:

Digital ESP Multi-Pattern, Spot metering, Face Detection AE (when Face Detection AF is selected)

White Balance System:

Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, and Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3)

Exposure Compensation:

±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps

Recording Modes:

Still Image: JPEG
Movie: AVI motion JPEG

Adjustable Resolutions:

8MP (3,248 x 2,436)
5MP (2,560 x 1,920)
4MP (2,304 x 1,728)
3MP (2,048 x 1,536)
2MP (1,600 x 1,200)
1MP (1,280 x 960)
VGA (640 x 480)
16:9 (1,920 x 1,080)

Shooting Modes:

28 Shooting Modes: Auto, Program Auto, Digital Image Stabilization Mode, Scene Preset (Portrait, Landscape, Landscape & Portrait, Night Scene, Night & Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Candle, Self-Portrait, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Behind Glass, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select1, Shoot & Select2, Beach & Snow, Pre-Capture Movie, Under Water Wide1, Under Water Wide2, Under Water Macro, Under Water Snapshot), Movie

Panorama

Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with Olympus Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card

Sequential Shooting:

High speed: 6.9 frames per second, 10 frames in 3MP mode
Normal speed: 1.0 frames per second, 6 frames in 8 MP mode

Shooting Assist Functions:

Shooting Guide, Perfect Shot Preview, Histogram, Frame Assist, Voice Recording

Movie Mode:

AVI Movie with Sound: 640 x 480 (30/15fps)
320 x 240 (30/15fps)

Image Processing:

TruePic III™ Image Processor

Noise Reduction:

Set automatically at shutter speeds of 0.5 second or longer in specific scene modes

Image Playback:

Still Image: Single, Index Display (4/9/16/25), Up to 10x Enlargement, Slideshow, Rotation, Calendar, Histogram
Movie: Normal, Fast-Forward, Reverse, Frame-by-Frame

Playback Edit Effects:

Still Image: Red-Eye Fix, Shadow Adjustment, Black & White, Sepia, Resize, Rotation, Saturation, Frame, Label, Calendar
Movie: Frame Index

Direct Printing Options:

PictBridge and DPOF

Flash:

Built-in flash

Flash Modes:

Auto for low and backlight, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In, Off

Flash Working Range:

Wide: 0.66ft (0.2m) - 17.4ft. (5.3m) at ISO 800
Tele: 0.98ft (0.3m) - 12.1ft. (3.7m) at ISO 800

Selftimer

12 seconds

Memory:

14.8MB internal memory

Removable Media Card:

xD-Picture Card (1GB, 2GB), microSD (MASD-1 adapter is required)

Outer Connectors:

Multi-terminal (USB connecter, Audio/Video output, DC input [Optional DC Coupler CB-MA1 is required])

Auto-Connect USB:

2.0 Full Speed (USB mass storage)

System Requirements:

Auto-connect USB: Windows 2000/XP/VISTA with USB port, Mac OS X 10.3 or later with USB port
Software: Windows 2000PRO/XP/VISTA, Mac OS X v10.3 and higher

Operating Environment:

Operation: 14º - 104ºF (-10º - 40ºC), 30 - 100% humidity
Storage: -4º - 140ºF (-20º - 60ºC), 10 - 90% humidity

Power Supply:

Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery (Li-42B); AC Adapter (D-7AC) with the optional DC coupler (CB-MA1)

Battery Life:

190 Shots

Size:

3.7" W x 2.4" H x 0.84" D (93.6mm x 60.9mm x 21.3mm)

Weight:

4.8 oz (136g) without battery and xD-Picture Card

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