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Olympus IR-500

Description: Model ID N1855792 / Olympus IR-500 - Digital camera - 4.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 2.8 x - supported memory: xD-Picture Card, xD Type H, xD ... more

Olympus IR-500 ... Type M / Great photos are assured with the IR-500 digital camera. It boasts four million pixels, a 2.8x optical zoom and offers a choice of 17 scene programs. Its large, 6.4 cm, 360° swivel sunshine LCD monitor provides a clear view even under strong light. Thanks to the docking station that also functions as a camera stand, you may entertain friends and family with the results. With several special effects such as fade and mosaic, your slideshows can be personalized. The calendar function facilitates the search for specific images and an integrated clock not only keeps track of time but also doubles as an alarm. Operation is aided by a multilingual menu (more languages can be downloaded from Olympus' website).

Newest Review: ... taking photographs. But my personal perception did change for having one - IR-500 Olympus which i bought from Currys worth ... more

... 129 pounds. It was an excellent buy! The specs are as follows: 4.0 megapixel CCD; 30x total seamless zoom (2.8x optical + 11x digital zoom); 40mm-112mm (35mm equivalent); New flip style 2.5" Semi-Transmissive TFT color LCD; New docking station for charging the battery and connect to the optional 4"x6"; An album and calendar function easy management of images and view precious moments right from your camera; 19 selectable shooting modes in various shooting situations;TV quality VGA QuickTime Movie mode wi...more

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Olympus IR-500: My first digital camera (IR-500 Olympus)... it was worth buy ... (632 words)
by curious_tan - written on 01/07/06 (Useful, 96 readings)
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Being a photo hobbyist, camera is in my top list of things to carry along during holidays and even business travels both local and abroad. It is an expensive hobby, but it is a worthwhile endeavour. Using my old Olympus automatic camera, it is very very expensive to develop a film in the UK (eventhough there is a free film for every processing). It always costs me more than 5 pounds for every film (36 exposures), aside from the recopying of the good ones! Having that, I decided to purchase a new brand digital camera last Dec 2005 as a birthday gift to myself. Prior to my purchase, I always tell my friends (who are also in my photo club) that I dont really like ...

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Processing/Quality:	100%	Reliability:	100%
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Technical Details for Olympus IR-500

Product Description	Olympus IR-500 - digital camera
Product Type	Digital camera
Dimensions (WxDxH)	9.5 cm x 2.7 cm x 7.1 cm
Weight	0.2 kg
Flash Memory	16 MB
Supported Flash Memory	XD-Picture Card, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M
Sensor Resolution	4.0 Megapixel
Shooting Modes	Frame movie mode
Lens System	2.8 x zoom lens - 6.2 mm - 17.3 mm - f/2.9-4.8
Focus Adjustment	Automatic
Min Focus Range	50 cm
Digital Zoom	11 x
Camera Flash	Built-in flash
Red Eye Reduction	Built-in
Microphone	Microphone - built-in
Display	LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5" - colour
Supported Battery	1 x Olympus Li-12B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1230 mAh ( included )