Name: C-730 UZ
Brand: Olympus
SKU: 39942
Rating: 4.3 (8 reviews)

The flexibility of the powerful lens is very appealing
the lens is easily sharp enough to produce a good looking image
The lens has excellent macro capability

Shutter speeds from 1/1
000 to 16 seconds for still images
lack of distractions can aid the framing your photograph

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 5.312x3.984 mm
Effective pixels: 3 Mpx
Max resolution: 2048, 1536 px
Maximum aperture: 3.5
Autofocus: Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
Screen size: 1.5 in
Touch screen: no

Olympus C-730 UZ - Pros & Cons

The flexibility of the powerful lens is very appealing
the lens is easily sharp enough to produce a good looking image
The lens has excellent macro capability
greater illumination power and versatility
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
Very durable and robust
bright and readable even in bright daylight
solid and well-built
its lens assures shots are captured in great clarity

Shutter speeds from 1/1
000 to 16 seconds for still images
lack of distractions can aid the framing your photograph
The noise levels on this particular shot were also quite low
there is no way to totally clear the display of the extra information
colours may be slightly under-saturated for some tastes
some insignificant barrel distortion
Unstabilized lens is susceptible to camera shake
TIFF images take far longer to view

Olympus C-730 UZ - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	1.5 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
Effective pixels	3 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	2048 x 1536 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus C-730 UZ - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.21 in
Sensor photo detectors	3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3
Max resolution	2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions	1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 640x480

Optical zoom	10.0 x
Digital zoom	3.0 x
Minimum aperture	2.8
Maximum aperture	3.5
Focal length equiv	38 - 380
Autofocus	Contrast Detect Single Live View
Manual focus	yes
Normal focus range	23.62 in
Macro focus range	3.94 in

Minimum shutter speed	16.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	yes
Aperture priority	yes
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Built-in flash	yes
Flash modes	Auto Redeye Reduction Flash ON Flash OFF Slow Sync Forced Flash External
External flash	yes
Continuous drive	2.4 fps
Self-timer	yes

Weight	14.11 oz
Width	4.25 in
Height	2.99 in
Depth	3.07 in

Battery technology	Alkaline

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no

ISO	Auto 100 200 400
White balance presets	5
Custom white balance	yes
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	TIFF

Screen size	1.5 in
Screen dots	114000
Touch screen	no
Live view	yes
Viewfinder	Electronic

Body type	Compact
Environmentally sealed	no

Storage types	SmartMedia xD Picture Card

USB version	1.0
Remote control	No

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Olympus C-730 UZ Olympus - Editorial Reviews (3)

Olympus C-730 UZ Olympus C-730 Ultra Zoom, 3mp, 10x

DPReview

Published: 18.09.2002

Olympus C-730 Ultra Zoom, 3mp, 10x

Pre-Photokina 2002: Olympus has today announced the C-730 Ultra Zoom. Based on the C-720 Ultra Zoom (announced just four months ago) the 730 features a three megapixel CCD sensor, a 10x optical zoom lens (back to its roots), flash terminal and a unique storage 'dual slot' which can take either the new xD-Picture Card or SmartMedia. The camera also features a new higher resolution 180,000 pixel EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) and histogram mode.

Olympus C-730 UZ Olympus Camedia C-730 Ultra Zoom

CNET

Published: 05.02.2003

Olympus Camedia C-730 Ultra Zoom

Olympus C-730 UZ Olympus C-730 UltraZoom Review - Steve's Digicams

steves-digicams.com

Olympus C-730 UltraZoom Review - Steve's Digicams

Playback Screens & Menus When you switch to Play mode the last picture captured is displayed full screen with minimal information overlayed, the image quality SHQ, the time and date and picture number. Pressing the MENU/OK button brings up this menu. The Left button will toggle the extended