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September 6, 2004

New Olympus Stylus Verve aka Mju (µ)-mini

Olympus announces a new small digital camera with a unique design.

The Olympus Stylus Verve (name in the United States) also called µ (Mju)mini Digital (UK for instance).
Why the different names is not clear. I think µ is a bad idea.

The 4MP Olympus Stylus Verve comes in 6 colors. The Verve has a compact and durable all-metal and all-weather body in a unique shape. The small digital camera measures 3.74" x 2.18" x 1.08" and weighs 3.7 ounces. The Olympus Stylus Verve features a Olympus HyperCrystal LCD, which is a bright 1.8-inch display with 134,000 pixels and sharp resolution. This new LCD is designed to deliver a 160° angle of viewing.
With a f3.5-f5.9, 2x optical zoom lens (35-70mm equivalent in 35mm photography) and 4x digital zoom, the Stylus Verve delivers a seamless 8x total.

The Stylus Verve will be available in September 2004 for $349.99. Amazon.com has the Olympus Stylus Verve listed with a release date of October 20th for pre-order.

More details on Olympus US product page.




Olympus Stylus Verve Specifications:

CCD Imager 4.0 megapixel (effective) 4.2 megapixel gross 1/2.5 type (o.4 type) CCD Lens 5.8-11.6mm (35-70mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 5 lens in 3 groups Seamless Digital Zoom Seamless to 8x (2x optical and 4x digital combined) Aperture Range f3.5-f5.9 Shutter Speeds AUTO 1/2-1/1000 (Night Scene - longest 4 sec.) ISO 64/100/200/400/Auto (500) Recording Mode(s) Still Image: DCF Standard (JPEG, EXIF 2.2). DPOF, PIM 2.5 compatible Movie mode: DCF Standard (QuickTime motion JPEG) Adjustable Resolutions 2,272 X 1,704 (SHQ, HQ) 2,048 X 1,536 (SQ1) 1,600 X 1,200 (SQ) DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) Print reserve (single, all, number of copies), Date Optimum Image Enlargement N/A Image Adjustment Modes N/A Image Effects Black and White, Sepia, Resize, Rotation, Fisheye and Soft Focus Panorama Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with Olympus Master software when using an Olympus brand xD Picture Card Sequence 2 frames per second in HQ mode Viewfinder None LCD 1.8" Hyper Crystal LCD (134K Pixel TFT) for taking and viewing pictures (no optical viewfinder) Focusing System Autofocus (Contrast detection) Focusing Ranges Normal mode: 20in. (0.5m) - infinity Macro mode: 8in. (0.2m) - infinity Super Macro mode: 3.5in.-8in. (0.09m-0.5m) (Tele side only, flash off) Exposure Control None Metering System Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten and Fluorescent White Balance System None Flash Built-in Flash Modes Auto for low and backlight Red-eye Reduction Fill-in Off Flash Working Range Wide: 8in.–9.2ft. (0.2m–2.8m), Tele: 8in.–6ft. (0.2m–2.0m) Flash Charging Time 5 seconds Removable Media Card xD Picture CardTM, 16MB included Selftimer/Remote 12 seconds Setting Memorization On/Off (Hold changes/Reset to default settings) Outer Connectors USB & Audio/Video multi-terminal Auto-connect USB mini B Image Playback Still image: Index display, up to 4x enlargement, slide show Operating Environment Operation: 32 - 104°F (0 - 40°C) 30 - 90% humidity Storage: -4 - 140°F (-20 - 60°C) 30 - 90% humidity Power Supply 1 Li-30B Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery (included) 1 Li-30C Battery Charger (included) Date/Time Calendar Simultaneous recording into image data, Automatic up to 2099 Calendar Automatic up to 2099 Size 3.74 in. (95mm) x 2.18 in. (55.5mm) x 1.08 in. (27.5mm) (excluding protrusions) Weight 3.7oz. (115g) (without battery and media card) Number of Storable Photos   Quality Pixel Resolution 16MB xD-Picture CardTM (included) 512MB xD-Picture CardTM Still Image (w/out sound) Unit: shots SHQ 2272x1704 5 shots 180 shots HQ 2272x1704 16 shots 523 shots SQ1 2048x1536 20 shots 652 shots SQ2 1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 640x480 24 shots 38 shots 58 shots 90 shots 779 shots 1229 shots 1879 shots 2904 shots Still Image (with sound) SHQ 2272x1704 5 shots 178 shots HQ 2272x1704 15 shots 507 shots SQ1 2048x1536 19 shots 626 shots SQ2 1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 640x480 23 shots 35 shots 52 shots 76 shots 743 shots 1141 shots 1681 shots 2458 shots Movie (w/sound) Unit: minutes HQ 320x240 approx. 41 sec. approx. 1300 sec. SQ 160x120 approx. 150 sec. approx. 4800 sec.

Posted by i4u at September 6, 2004 1:25 AM