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Epson PhotoPC 500

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Pros

  • Excellent low-light autofocus performance
  • compact and stylish

Cons

  • a button that deletes the last photo taken
  • no screen you have just a tiny LCD display
  • thing via serial cable is a lot like watching paint dry

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 4.8x3.6 mm
  • 0 Mpx
  • 640, 480 px
  • 8
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • no

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Epson PhotoPC 500 - Pros & Cons

Epson PhotoPC 500

Pros

  • Excellent low-light autofocus performance
  • compact and stylish

Cons

  • a button that deletes the last photo taken
  • no screen you have just a tiny LCD display
  • thing via serial cable is a lot like watching paint dry
  • missing the power supply and proprietary batteries
  • limited only by memory card capacity
  • No LCD menu is available in this mode
  • Flash has trouble up close though
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card

Epson PhotoPC 500 - Technical Overview

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IconEffective pixels
0 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
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640 x 480 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Epson PhotoPC 500 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.19 in
Sensor photo detectors0.0 Mpx
Effective pixels0.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution640 x 480 px
Other resolutions320x240
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom1.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture8
Focal length equiv< 43
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range7.87 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Self-timeryes
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Dimensions
Weight11.29 oz
Width5.59 in
Height3.19 in
Depth2.09 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage typesInternal
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Connectivity
Remote controlNo

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