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Olympus Stylus 740

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User ratings:
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43 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
34 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
5
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Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 7 Mpx
  • 3072, 2304 px
  • 5
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Olympus Stylus 740 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
7 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3072 x 2304 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus Stylus 740 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors7.0 Mpx
Effective pixels7.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution3072 x 2304 px
Other resolutions
  • 2560x1920
  • 2304x1728
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom5.6 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture5
Focal length equiv36 - 180
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range27.56 in
Macro focus range1.18 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Histogramyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.8
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive3.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • party
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight4.02 oz
Width3.78 in
Height2.13 in
Depth0.96 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Calendaryes
Album organizationyes
Frameyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum800
Boosted ISO maximum1600
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots215000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playbackSlide show
Motion JPEG frame rate15.0 fps
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Design
Body typeUltracompact
Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage17.0 mB
Compatible memory cardsxD
Storage types
  • xD Picture Card
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes

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