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Full name: Olympus Stylus 850 SW

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Core specifications

Release year
2008 · Released about 18 years ago
Sensor
6.03 × 4.52 mm CCD
Effective resolution
8 MP
Lens
38 - 114 mm
Zoom
3×
Weight
176 g
Battery
Lithium-Ion (LI-42B) Li-ion battery
Storage
Internal storage
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Sensor metrics

Diagonal
7.54 mm

Sensor diagonal

√(6.03² + 4.52²) = 7.54 mm

Calculated from sensor width and height using the Pythagorean theorem.

Surface area
27 mm²

Sensor surface area

6.03 × 4.52 ≈ 27 mm²

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

Pixel pitch
1.85 µm

Pixel pitch

6.03 ÷ 3,267 × 1000 = 1.85 µm

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

Pixel area
3.41 µm²

Pixel area

1.85² = 3.41 µm²

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

Pixel density
29.35 MP/cm²

Pixel density

8 MP ÷ 27 mm² ≈ 29.35 MP/cm²

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

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6.03 × 4.52 mm

Full specifications

Imaging

Effective pixels
8 MP
Total pixels
8.5 MP
Sensor
6.03 × 4.52 mm CCD
Calculated resolution
3,267 × 2,449
Maximum image
3,248 × 2,436
Crop factor
5.74

Exposure & viewing

ISO
80–1,600
Viewfinder
None
Display
2.5 in / 230,000 dots
Lens mount
—

Video & storage

Maximum video
—
Storage media
Internal storage
Battery
Lithium-Ion (LI-42B) Li-ion battery

Body

Weight
176 g
Dimensions
94 × 61 × 21 mm
Release year
2008

DigicamDB

Aperture Priority
No
Battery
Lithium-Ion (LI-42B)
Brand
Olympus
Built In Flash
✓
Crop Factor
5.74
Depth Of Field
simulate →
Digital Zoom
Yes
Dimensions
94 x 61 x 21 mm
Effective Megapixels
8.00
Exposure Compensation
±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
External Flash
—
Focal Length 35mm Equiv
38 - 114 mm
Gps
—
Hdmi
—
Iso
Auto, (80 - 1600), 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
Macro Focus Range
7 cm
Manual Focus
—
Max Aperture
f3.5 - f5.0
Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
f20.1 - f28.7
Max Image Resolution
3248 x 2436
Max Shutter Speed
1/1000 sec
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Min Shutter Speed
1 sec
Model
Stylus 850 SW
Normal Focus Range
50 cm
Optical Zoom
3x
Raw Support
—
Screen Resolution
230,000 dots
Screen Size
2.5"
Sensor Resolution
3262 x 2453
Sensor Size
1/2.35" (~ 6.03 x 4.52 mm)
Sensor Type
CCD
Shutter Priority
No
Storage Types
xD Picture Card, Internal
Total Megapixels
8.50
Usb
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Video Capture
—
Viewfinder
None
Weight
176 g
White Balance Presets
6
Wireless
—
Year
2008

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