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Olympus C-21

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User ratings:
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3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
22 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • Exposure also looks good
  • The image looks crisp and clear throughout
  • noise quite tolerable

Cons

  • aliasing was visible as low as 550 lines per picture height in
  • slight magenta cast throughout the image
  • blue flowers appear somewhat purplish

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.4x4.8 mm
  • 2 Mpx
  • 1600, 1200 px
  • 8
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Olympus C-21 - Pros & Cons

Olympus C-21

Pros

  • Exposure also looks good
  • The image looks crisp and clear throughout
  • noise quite tolerable
  • noise was fairly fine-grained
  • The image looks good and crisp
  • Color balance looks great throughout the image

Cons

  • aliasing was visible as low as 550 lines per picture height in
  • slight magenta cast throughout the image
  • blue flowers appear somewhat purplish
  • moderate amount of noise is visible in the blue background
  • noise pattern became much more visible with the Hard sharpness setting

Olympus C-21 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
2 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
1600 x 1200 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus C-21 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.25 in
Sensor photo detectors2.0 Mpx
Effective pixels2.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution1600 x 1200 px
Other resolutions
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom1.0 x
Digital zoom2.5 x
Minimum aperture2.4
Maximum aperture8
Focal length equiv< 38
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range5.91 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Forced Flash
  • External
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
Self-timeryes
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Dimensions
Weight6.7 oz
Width4.21 in
Height2.44 in
Depth1.42 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage typesSmartMedia
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Connectivity
Remote controlNo

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