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Olympus VH-520

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Olympus has announced the Stylus VH-520, an affordable 10x compact superzoom with a 14MP CMOS sensor. It offers a 26-260mm equivalent stabilized zoom lens and the ability to shoot 1080p video. It also offers 'Magic Filter' processing effects that can be applied to both stills and video, along with high-speed movie mode. The VH-520 will be available from April at a price of around £130.Read more
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Pros

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

Cons

  • Poor little
  • cameras that are no longer available in shops
  • Does the camera come with an external battery charger

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 14 Mpx
  • 3.3
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus, Face detection, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • yes

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Olympus VH-520 - Pros & Cons

Olympus VH-520

Pros

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

Cons

  • Poor little
  • cameras that are no longer available in shops
  • Does the camera come with an external battery charger
  • Flash slow sync View more details
  • Cameras will only work with the memory cards listed for each model
  • Auto-focus does not allow you to select specific focus points

Olympus VH-520 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
3200
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
14 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx

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Olympus VH-520 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom10.0 x
Digital zoom2.0 x
Maximum aperture3.3
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Spot Auto Focus
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
Scene modes
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Night
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsPCM
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Dimensions
Width4.01 in
Height2.24 in
Depth1.0 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Energy Star certifiedno
Tripod mounting supportedyes
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum3200
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilizeryes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Screen technologyLCD TFT
Touch screenyes
Viewfinder
Screen
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formatsM-JPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
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Storage
Internal storage26.4 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno

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