Olympus C-2100 UltraZoom, 10x optics
Jun 16, 2000 at 04:00:00 GMT
Olympus Japan announce the a new digital camera based on the 2 megapixel C-2020Z with an Olympus ten times stabalised zoom lens (38mm - 380mm, F2.8 - F3.5) with optical stability. Expected retail price is 138,000 YEN ($1300) in Japan available in August. Olympus's answer to the FD-95 & MVC-CD1000 ?
Olympus C-2100 UltraZoom Specifications
| Imager | 2.1 megapixel 1/2" CCD GRGB 1.92 megapixels effective (1600 x 1200) |
| Image sizes | 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768 640 x 480 |
| Image modes | TIFF, JPEG (SHQ, HQ, SQ) |
| Lens | Olympus 10 x, 38mm - 380mm (35mm equiv.)
F2.8 - F3.5 Optical stablisation prevents blur at long focal lengths |
| Lens thread | 49 mm |
| Normal focus distance |
W: 0.6m (1.9ft) - Infinity |
| Macro focus distance |
W: 0.1m (3.9") - 0.6m (1.9ft) |
| Focus modes |
Single AF, Full-time AF, Manual |
| Focus illuminator |
Built-in focus illumination lamp |
| Digital Zoom | 1.1x - 2.7x in 0.1x steps |
| ISO sensitivity | Auto (100-400), 100, 200, 400 |
| Exposure compensation | +/-2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Exposure modes | Program, Scene-Program (Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Night), Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Full Manual |
| Bracketing | 3 shots in 0.3, 0.6 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Shutter speed |
Auto: 1/2s - 1/800s in 1/3 stop steps |
| Aperture priority | F2.8 - F8.0 in 1/3 stop steps |
| Metering modes | iESP, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Sharpness setting | Soft, Normal, Hard |
| White Balance | Auto, Manual Preset, Fine, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent |
| Flash | Internal, pop-up |
| Flash range @ ISO100 | W: 0.3m (11.8") - 4.0m (13ft)
T: 1.0m (3.2ft) - 3.2m (10.5ft) |
| Flash modes | Auto, Anti red-eye, Slow Sync (Front & Rear), Forced on, Forced off, External |
| External flash | Sync connector (for FL-40) |
| Self-Timer | 2 / 10 seconds & Remote Control |
| Burst mode | SHQ: 1.5fps up to 5 images HQ: 1.8fps up to 16 images SQ (640 x 480): 1.8fps up to 86 images |
| Movie mode | Motion JPEG 15fps,(320 x 240 / 160
x 120) 8MB = 23 seconds @ 320 x 240 |
| Viewfinder | 0.55" LCD TTL (114,000 pixels),
adjustable Only one of Viewfinder LCD or rear preview LCD can be active at any one time. |
| LCD | 1.8" (114,000 pixels) |
| Picture effects | Sepia, B&W, Black Board |
| Voice recording | Available, built-in or external microphone |
| Remote control | InfraRed, supplied RM-1 |
| Storage | SmartMedia up to 64MB 8MB Supplied |
| Timing | Store 1600 x 1200 TIFF: 18 secs Store 1600 x 1200 SHQ JPEG: 3.5 secs Store 1600 x 1200 HQ JPEG: 2 secs |
| Connectivity | USB, Serial PC/Mac, External microphone |
| Video output | NTSC / PAL & Audio |
| Power Supply | 4 x AA Batteries or 2 x CR-V3 Lithium packs (supplied) |
| Weight | 540 g (1.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 112.5 x 77.5 x 141 mm (4.4 x 3.1 x 5.6") |
| Price | 138,000 YEN (Japan) - (~US$1,300) |
| Release | August 2000 - Japan |
Phil says: Cool, it looks just like the C-2500L but with hints of the C-2020Z & C-3030Z. Shame they didn't put a 3 megapixel imager in there, that would have made it a real killer camera, that said 2 megapixels and a 10x stablised lens makes it a good alternative to the FD-95 / MVC-CD1000. Lets hope we're going to see more big lenses from other manufacturers. Kudos Olympus.