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Full name: Olympus C-300 Zoom
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2002 · Released about 24 years ago
- Sensor
- 5.75 × 4.32 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 3 MP
- Lens
- 36 - 100 mm
- Zoom
- 2.8×
- Weight
- 332 g
- Battery
- AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)
- Storage
- SmartMedia
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- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 7.19 mm
- Surface area
- 25 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 2.88 µm
- Pixel area
- 8.28 µm²
- Pixel density
- 12.08 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
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5.75 × 4.32 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 3 MP
- Total pixels
- 3.3 MP
- Sensor
- 5.75 × 4.32 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 1,998 × 1,501
- Maximum image
- 1,984 × 1,488
- Crop factor
- 6.02
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–400
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 1.8 in / 61,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- SmartMedia
- Battery
- AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)
Body
- Weight
- 332 g
- Dimensions
- 118 × 66 × 50 mm
- Release year
- 2002
DigicamDB
- Aperture Priority
- No
- Battery
- AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)
- Brand
- Olympus
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 6.02
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 118 x 66 x 50 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 3.00
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/2 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 36 - 100 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 200, 400
- Macro Focus Range
- 20 cm
- Manual Focus
- —
- Max Aperture
- f2.9 - f4.4
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f17.5 - f26.5
- Max Image Resolution
- 1984 x 1488
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/1000 sec
- Metering
- ESP Digital, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 2 sec
- Model
- C-300 Zoom
- Normal Focus Range
- 80 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 2.8x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 61,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 1.8"
- Sensor Resolution
- 1998 x 1502
- Sensor Size
- 1/2.5" (~ 5.75 x 4.32 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- No
- Storage Types
- SmartMedia
- Total Megapixels
- 3.30
- Usb
- USB 1.0
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Optical (tunnel)
- Weight
- 332 g
- White Balance Presets
- 6
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2002
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