Olympus VR-310
At an estimated street retail price of S$285, the VR-310 will be available from April in black, silver, red or purple.
The 10x zoom lens extends from a wide angle of 24mm to 240mm (35mm equivalent) and uses a 14 megapixels CCD sensor.
A dedicated “Rec” button initiates recording of 1280 x 720 HD movies in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format.
Seven Magic Filters, including the new Sparkle filter, add special effects (Pop, Pin Hole, Fisheye, Sketch, Soft Focus, Punk and Sparkle) to photos.
Lens aperture ranges from 3 to 5.7.
Dual IS (image stabilisation) allows the use of a fast shutter speed even in low-light conditions to freeze action and to minimise camera shake – so as to reduce blurring. A sensor shift image stabilisation mechanism is used in conjunction with the use of a high ISO sensitivity.
The VR-330 features a 3” 230 thousand dot LCD monitor.
Pre-programmed scene modes contain camera settings for taking pictures in various photographic situations, while an Intelligent Auto mode picks the most suitable camera settings 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.
