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Olympus Stylus Verve S

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Pre-PMA 2005: Olympus has announced a new addition to the sleek Stylus Verve range with the addition of the Stylus Verve S, available in four colours; black, blue, champagne gold and pink. The main differences, aside from a more limited choice of colours, is the 5.0 megapixel resolution, the addition of night scene with portrait mode and a new metal strip on the front of the camera bearing the Olympus name. Like its little brother, the Verve S has no viewfinder but a 1.8-inch LCD, a movie mode limited only by the memory card and an 8cm macro function. The Stylus Verve S will be available in April priced £259.99 ($349.99).Read more
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Pros

  • Verve performed very well in the macro category
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • boxy cameras do feel a bit awkward
  • image noise performance is a little unusual
  • depressing the button fires the shutter to snap the picture

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2560, 1920 px
  • 4.9
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Olympus Stylus Verve S - Pros & Cons

Olympus Stylus Verve S

Pros

  • Verve performed very well in the macro category
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • striking design and impressive performance abilities
  • and better than average sharpness
  • A better than average performance overall
  • user-friendly interface
  • compact design and good picture quality
  • other image-quality characteristics are surprisingly good for such a compact model
  • The top is also quite simple
  • Battery life is excellent as well

Cons

  • boxy cameras do feel a bit awkward
  • image noise performance is a little unusual
  • depressing the button fires the shutter to snap the picture
  • Verve is a little slow in terms of shutter lag
  • Limited low-light performance

Olympus Stylus Verve S - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
640
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2560 x 1920 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus Stylus Verve S - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2560 x 1920 px
Other resolutions
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom2.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture4.9
Focal length equiv35 - 70
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range3.15 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
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2.8
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive1.5 fps
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options10
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Design
Body typeUltracompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Compatible memory cardsxD
Storage typesxD Picture Card
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
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Image
ISO
  • 64
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum640
Maximum image resolution2560 x 1920 px
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceno
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots134000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
Motion JPEG frame rate15.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight4.06 oz
Width3.74 in
Height1.08 in
Depth2.19 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno

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