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Olympus VG-110 main specs

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

This budget compact digital camera provides ease of use and value for money.

At an estimated street retail price of S$115, the VG-110 will be available from this month in black, silver or red.

The Olympus VG-110 comes in Silver, Red and Black
Olympus VG-110 (Silver) Olympus VG-110 (Red) Olympus VG-110 (Black)

This affordable 4x budget compact covers from 27mm to 108mm (35mm equivalent) and uses a 12 megapixels CCD sensor.

It records VGA movie clips of 640×480 at up to 30fps, in AVI Motion JPEGformat.

Top view of Olympus VG-110Lens aperture ranges from 2.9 to 6.5.

DIS (Digital Image Stabilisation) reduces motion blur in photos by increasing the ISO sensitivity and to allow faster shutter speeds.

Seven Magic Filters add special effects  (Pop, Pin Hole, Fisheye, Sketch, Soft Focus, Punk and Sparkle), including the new Sparkle filter.

The VG-110 features a 2.7” 230 thousand dot LCD monitor.

Various features on the camera makes it easy to use even for novices.

Note the "?" button on the VG-110A “?” button provides explanations of various camera settings and menu functions for the beginner or new user. Exposure compensation allows the photographer to preview on the LCD the effects of the different exposure settings before taking the photo.

14 scene modes contain pre-programmed camera settings for taking pictures in various photographic situations.  These include portrait mode to capture loved ones, landscape mode to show off the scenery, a fun fireworks mode and a specially designed “Pet Mode” to help animal lovers capture their pet dogs and cats.

An Intelligent Auto mode picks the most suitable scene mode to use under the prevalent lighting conditions.

AF tracking locks on to a moving subject and follows it, continuously adjusting focus and brightness. Face detection focuses on the faces in the photo and can work with AF tracking to follow the main subject if it is moving.

The included Olympus [ib] software allows organising, browsing and editing of photos.

The shadow adjustment technology to increase dynamic range of photos taken under high contrast situations by lightening the shadow tones and darkening the highlights.