Olympus SZ-14 Point & Shoot

Olympus SZ-14 Point & Shoot Specifications

Dimension

• Height
  68.7 mm
• Thickness
  39.5 mm
• Weight
  216 g
• Width
  106.5 mm

Zoom

• Digital Zoom
  4x
• Optical Zoom
  24x

Pixels

• Mega Pixel
  14 MP

Lens

• Focal Length
  4.5 - 108 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 25 - 600 mm)
• Auto Focus
  TTL iESP with Contrast Detection
• Color Filter
  Primary (RGB) Color Filter

Flash

• Built in Flash
  Yes
• Flash Modes
  Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off
• Flash Range
  0.1 - 7.3 m (W), 0.5 - 3.2 m (T) (ISO 1000)

Image

• Image Format
  JPEG, EXIF 2.21, DCF, DPOF
• Video Format
  MPEG-4 AVC / H.264

Interface

• USB Cable
  Hi-speed USB 2.0
• Audio Video Interface
  Audio / Video Output (NTSC, PAL)

Memory

• Upgradeable Memory
  Yes
• Inbulit Memory
  59 MB

Sensor

• Sensor Size
  1/2.3 inch
• Sensor Type
  CCD

Software

• Operating System
  Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2, SP3), MAC OS 10.4.11, MAC OS X 10.5, MAC OS X 10.6

Shutter Speed

• Maximum Shutter Speed
  1 / 1700 sec
• Minimum Shutter Speed
  4 sec

Battery

• Battery Type
  LI-50B Li-ion Rechargeable Battery

Additional Features

• LCD Display
  TFT Color LCD
• Video Display Resolution
  1280 x 720
• Image Sizing
  4288 x 3216 (14 M)
• Shooting Modes
  Program Auto, iAuto, Scene Mode, Panorama, Magic Filter, 3D
• PictBridge
  Yes
• Memory Card Type
  SD / SDHC / SDXC
• HDMI
  Type D, Micro HDMI
• ISO Rating
  Auto, ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• Audio Formats
  AAC, WAV
• White Balancing
  Auto, One-touch, Preset: Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten, Flourescent 1
• LCD Screen Size
  3 inch
• Self Timer
  2 and 12 sec
• Macro Mode
  10 cm (W) - 0.4 m (T)
• Continuous Shots
  43 Frames at 10 fps, 42 Frames at 7.6 fps (High Speed Sequential Shooting Mode), 18 Frames at 0.89 fps (Sequential Shooting Mode)
• Image Display Resolution
  460,000 dots
• Red Eye Reduction
  Yes
• Face Detection
  Yes
• Delete Function
  Yes
• Metering
  ESP Light, Spot
• Picture Angle
  25 mm Wide-angle

Olympus SZ-14 Point & Shoot Review

Olympus Corporation, the Japan based optics and reprography products manufacturing giant has sales chart all rising in the recent days as it is established itself as a widespread used electronic in the camera world alongside Nikon and Canon. One of the standout performers in this case is Olympus SZ-14 Point & Shoot. Being no less than a mini SLR in every feature of the camera world, the camera still manages to find dimensions of 106.5mm x 68.7mm x 39.5mm which makes the camera compact and easy to handle, it fits in the pocket well and with the billed weight of 216gms the handling can be hindered. Olympus SZ 14 sports a 14 megapixel optical sensor with huge 24x Optical zoom that gives access to group photos and landscape view mixed with a digital zoom of 4x. The rear of the camera is sported by a 3 inch LCD TFT color screen with 460,000 dot pixels; the camera is also able to shoot videos at the resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at HD quality. Sensor is the heart of the camera, and with CCD sensor of size 1/2.3 inches, the camera is able to record great images and videos.

Taking about the lens, Olympus SZ 14 has an Auto Focus lens of TTL iESP with Contrast Detection and color filter of Primary Color filter, focal length defined from this device is 4.5 – 108 mm at 35 mm equivalent to 25 – 600 mm. The device is powered by LI-50B Li-ion Rechargeable Battery, focal image or video transfer Hi speed USB 2.0 ports are provided with pictbridge. The inbuilt memory of 59mb can be expanded by the use of external memory card like SD/SDHC and SDXC. A built in flash mounts the top of Olympus SZ 14 Point & Shoot with the range at ISO 1000 being 0.1 – 7.3m wide and 0.5 to 3.2 tele. The maximum shutter seed offered is Minimum Shutter speed of 4 seconds and maximum shutter speed of 1/7000 seconds. In the macro mode, which is surprisingly present in a point and shoot camera, with 10 cm wide and 0.4 m tele? The sensitively and ISO rating provided is ISO 80-1600. With functions like Face detection and Delete function camera is an awesome package. Self timer at 2 and 12 seconds is present.  In all the camera is a very efficient value for money device and practically as an enthusiast, a must buy.