Name: Stylus Verve
Brand: Olympus
SKU: 1789
Rating: 4.3 (8 reviews)

Battery life is excellent as well
well-constructed
compact

it would help a lot to have an extra F stop to play with
Verve is a little slow in terms of shutter lag
image noise performance is a little unusual

Sensor type: CCD
Sensor size: 5.744x4.308 mm
Effective pixels: 4 Mpx
Max resolution: 2272, 1704 px
Maximum aperture: 4.9
Autofocus: Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
Screen size: 1.8 in
Touch screen: no

Olympus Stylus Verve - Pros & Cons

Battery life is excellent as well
well-constructed
compact
quality cameras
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
solid and well-built
small dimensions
stylish design
and nice array
user-friendly interface
compact design and good picture quality
The top is also quite simple
Verve performed very well in the macro category
and better than average sharpness
A better than average performance overall
other image-quality characteristics are surprisingly good for such a compact model
Verve's color was generally very pleasing and accurate

it would help a lot to have an extra F stop to play with
Verve is a little slow in terms of shutter lag
image noise performance is a little unusual
Limited low-light performance
depressing the button fires the shutter to snap the picture
boxy cameras do feel a bit awkward
underexposed
noisy photos
awkward shape precludes one-handed shooting
difficult to manipulate the four-way cursor pad
the screen easily washed out in bright daylight
style and a bit short on substance
distortion at the edges at wide angle

Olympus Stylus Verve - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	1.8 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
Effective pixels	4 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	2272 x 1704 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus Stylus Verve - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors	4.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	4.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	4:3
Max resolution	2272 x 1704 px
Other resolutions	2048x1536 1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 640x480

Optical zoom	2.0 x
Digital zoom	4.0 x
Minimum aperture	3.5
Maximum aperture	4.9
Focal length equiv	35 - 70
Autofocus	Contrast Detect Single Live View
Manual focus	No
Normal focus range	19.69 in
Macro focus range	3.15 in

Minimum shutter speed	4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	no
Aperture priority	no
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Built-in flash	yes
Flash range	2.8
Flash modes	Auto Redeye Reduction Flash ON Flash OFF Forced Flash
External flash	no
Continuous drive	1.3 fps
Self-timer	yes
Self-timer options	10

Body type	Ultracompact
Environmentally sealed	yes

Internal storage	16.0 mB
Storage types	xD Picture Card

HDMI	no
USB version	1.0
Remote control	No

ISO Auto	yes
White balance presets	5
Custom white balance	no
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	No

Screen size	1.8 in
Screen dots	134000
Touch screen	no
Live view	no
Viewfinder	None

Maximum resolution	320 x 240 px

Weight	5.82 oz
Width	3.74 in
Height	2.2 in
Depth	1.1 in

Battery technology	Lithium-Ion

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no

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Olympus Stylus Verve Olympus - Editorial Reviews (4)

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CNET

Published: 05.11.2004

Olympus Stylus Verve

It's all about style and a bit short on substance.

DPReview

Published: 24.02.2005

Olympus Stylus Verve (μ-mini) Digital Review

Olympus unveiled the µ-mini Digital / Stylus Verve Digital at the Photokina trade show in Cologne (September 2004). The camera has soft rounded 'stylish' design, an all-metal body with a color coordinated sliding cover over its two times optical zoom lens. The Stylus Verve will is available in a range of colors. Specification wise it offers fairly basic fuss-free operation, 2x (35-70mm equiv.) zoom, four million pixels and a weatherproof design. The camera is known as the Stylus Verve Digital in the US, and the µ ('Mju') mini DIGITAL in Europe and SE Asia, so you can have a camera with a silly name wherever you live in the world. We'll use the Stylus Verve name in this review mainly because it's easier typing that than trying to remember the key combination for µ.