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Full name: Olympus SP-720UZ

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Core specifications

Release year
2012 · Released about 14 years ago
Sensor
6.16 × 4.62 mm CMOS
Effective resolution
14.4 MP
Lens
26 - 676 mm
Zoom
26×
Weight
405 g
Battery
Li-Ion Li-ion battery
Storage
SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital
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  • Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
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Sensor metrics

Diagonal
7.7 mm

Sensor diagonal

√(6.16² + 4.62²) = 7.7 mm

Calculated from sensor width and height using the Pythagorean theorem.

Surface area
28 mm²

Sensor surface area

6.16 × 4.62 ≈ 28 mm²

A larger area usually offers more space to collect light, though image quality also depends on sensor generation.

Pixel pitch
1.41 µm

Pixel pitch

6.16 ÷ 4,382 × 1000 = 1.41 µm

Pixel pitch is the distance between the centers of adjacent pixels. This result assumes square pixels.

Pixel area
1.98 µm²

Pixel area

1.41² = 1.98 µm²

Theoretical pixel area is the square of pixel pitch and does not subtract physical gaps between pixels.

Pixel density
50.6 MP/cm²

Pixel density

14.4 MP ÷ 28 mm² ≈ 50.6 MP/cm²

Higher density means more pixels per unit area. It does not represent image quality on its own.

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6.16 × 4.62 mm

Full specifications

Imaging

Effective pixels
14.4 MP
Total pixels
—
Sensor
6.16 × 4.62 mm CMOS
Calculated resolution
4,382 × 3,286
Maximum image
4,288 × 3,216
Crop factor
5.62

Exposure & viewing

ISO
100–3,200
Viewfinder
None
Display
460,000 dots
Lens mount
—

Video & storage

Maximum video
—
Storage media
SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital
Battery
Li-Ion Li-ion battery

Body

Weight
405 g
Dimensions
107.4 × 72.6 × 73.2 mm
Release year
2012

Wikidata

Aperture Priority
No
Battery
Li-Ion
Brand
Olympus
Built In Flash
✓
Crop Factor
5.62
Depth Of Field
simulate →
Digital Zoom
Yes
Dimensions
107.4 x 72.6 x 73.2 mm
Exposure Compensation
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
External Flash
—
Focal Length 35mm Equiv
26 - 676 mm
Gps
—
Hdmi
—
Iso
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Macro Focus Range
5 cm
Manual Focus
—
Max Aperture
f3.2 - f5.6
Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
f18 - f31.5
Max Image Resolution
4288 x 3216
Max Shutter Speed
—
Megapixels
14.40
Metering
ESP Digital
Min Shutter Speed
—
Model
SP-720UZ
Normal Focus Range
30 cm
Optical Zoom
Yes
Raw Support
—
Screen Resolution
460,000 dots
Screen Size
—
Sensor Resolution
4376 x 3290
Sensor Size
1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)
Sensor Type
CMOS
Shutter Priority
No
Storage Types
SDHC, SDXC, Secure Digital
Usb
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Video Capture
—
Viewfinder
None
Weight
405 g
White Balance Presets
7
Wireless
—
Year
2012

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