I was looking at several 3-megapixel cameras, but after talking to Don Bradner about his new Olympus C-2100 camera, I started looking at the specs and reading the reviews of the camera. After a couple of days of investigating, I ordered one for myself just a few days before the VB MVP Summit in Redmond. I've had the camera for a couple of weeks now, and I'm very happy with it. In fact, Randy Birch was so impressed with the camera that he bought on in Seattle before returning to Canada.
C-2100 Ultra Zoom Filmless Digital Camera |
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Type: | Digital EVF SLR Camera with 4.5cm/1.8-inch color TFT LCD monitor |
Memory: | 3V (3.3V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) Card (2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and 64MB); one 8MB card including Panorama function is supplied with camera |
Recording system: | Still image; JPEG (DCF: Design rule for Camera File system); TIFF (non-compress); DPOF support; QuickTimeTM JPEG Motion (160x120 or 320x240) |
Number of storable pictures with 16MB SmartMedia card: |
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Image pickup element: | 1/2-inch CCD solid-state images pickup, 2.11 million-pixel |
White balance: | iESP full-auto TTL, Preset Manual (Daylight, Cloudy, Florescent and Tungsten) |
Lens: | Olympus lens 7-70mm 2.8-3.5, Glass Aspherical Zoom lens (Equivalent to 38-380mm lens on 35mm camera), Image Stabilization |
Filter size: | 49mm (to attach accessory lens and filters), 49>55mm Step-up needed for thick filters |
Photometric system: | Digital "ESP" Multi-pattern metering system, center-weighted, spot and multi-spot metering (8 area memorized) |
Exposure control: | Programmed
auto exposure; Aperture priority; Shutter priority; S-Program mode with
Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene; Custom set-up modes and Manual
Exposure. ±2 steps EV by 1/3 steps EV exposure compensation
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ISO: | Auto, user selectable, 100, 200, 400 equivalent ISO |
Focusing: | iESP
TTL or spot system autofocus (contrast detection system) with focusing
illuminator aid. Focusing range: 24"/0.6m-infinity; Wide
78"/2m-infinity; Telephoto stepless Macro Focusing
4.3"/0.1m-24"/0.6m Wide/39"/1m-78"/2m Telephoto (iESP
AF is off in rapid shooting mode); Manual focus (manual focus setting by gauge) with focusing range: 4.3"/0.1m-infinity, Wide 39"/1m-infinity, 240 steps |
AF Illuminator: | Working range: 2'/0.6m - 10'/3m |
Viewfinder: | EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) SLR viewfinder (Full information/Mode AV, SV/Spot/CW/ESP/+/-/AF/Flash/Buffer); .55" Color LCD EVF |
LCD monitor: | 4.5cm/1.8-inch wider angle color TFT LCD monitor with 113,500 pixels (made from low-temperature poly-silicon), brightness adjustment is possible |
Flash modes: | Built-in flash: Auto-flash (low- & back-light), Red-eye reducing flash, Off, Fill-in, Slow Synchro and Slow Synchro with Red-eye reducing flash modes; External terminal: Off, Auto, Forced activation; Slow Synchronization (First-Curtain Synchronization effect, Second-Curtain Synchronization effect); 5-pin TTL connector for FL-40 or PC sync, (Optional Bracket and cable needed) |
Flash working range: | Wide; approx. 24"/0.6m-18'/5.6m, telephoto; approximately 8"/0.2m-9'/2.8m (ISO 100) |
Battery charging time: | Less than 6 sec. (at normal temperature with new battery) |
Sequence mode: | 1.7 frames per second up to 5 SHQ, 16 HQ or 86 VGA SQ frames; 1.2 second shot to shot at all times (unlimited quantity) |
Self-timer/remote controller: | 12-second delay/2-second after optional remote controller operation |
Setting memorization: | Possible |
Outer Connector: | DC input terminal, Data input/output USB interface/RS-232C Serial Video Output terminal (NTSC), external flash terminal for FL-40 (not shoe type) or PC sync with optional cables and bracket |
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Power Supply: | Main power source: 4xAA Ni-MH batteries/2xLithium battery LB-01 (CR-V3)/4xAA Lithium batteries/Optional 7AU-AC adapter/only high-capacity AA Alkaline battery should be used (Manganese batteries cannot be used) |
Date/Time/Calendar: | Simultaneous recording onto image data |
Automatic calendar system: | Up to year 2030 |
Dimensions: | (W) 4.25'/10.8cm x (H) 3.25"/8.25cm x (D) 5.6"/14.23cm (excluding projections) |
Weight: | 22 oz./632 grams |