Olympus FE-26

" The FE-26 not only puts the fun back into everyday photography, but also focuses more attention on achieving the best results—no matter what your level of photographic skill. Intelligent Auto + Shadow Adjustment Technology, AF Tracking and many other great features put picture-taking magic right in your hands. "

- Olympus -

12 Megapixel CCD

12 megapixels of picture-making magic with a high-quality, high-resolution CCD. Prints won't lose a single pixel of detail when enlarged or cropped.

3x optical zoom

3x optical zoom lets you get in closer to your subject or the action without the need to actually get too close yourself.

2.7” High-Resolution LCD

The LCD Backlight Boost Button combined with a 2.7”, High-Resolution LCD improves your ability to compose and share photos with confidence, even in bright light.

xD-Picture Card compatibility

xD-Picture Card compatibility along with an optional adapter for microSD memory cards lets you take advantage of modern electronic storage options.

Digital Image Stabilization

The Digital Image Stabilization feature uses higher ISO and faster shutter speeds to capture sharp, blur-free images, even when moving subjects are the subjects of choice.

Intelligent Auto + Shadow Adjustment Technology

Intelligent Auto + Shadow Adjustment Technology automatically detects the kind of scene you're shooting and adjusts the settings to achieve the best results.

AF Tracking

With AF Tracking, the FE-26 automatically tracks moving subjects and adjusts the focus and brightness settings to capture those sometimes uncertain situations in sharp detail.

Advanced Face Detection

Shoot fabulous, fun, family-and-friend portraits with as many as 16 people in the shot. The built-in Advanced Face Detection system keeps the faces as clear and sharp as possible.

Magic Filters

Magic Filters enable you to add an impressive element of flexibility and creativity to your photo efforts by applying filter effects such as Pop Art, Pinhole or Wedding.

20 different kinds of shots

A series of user-friendly shooting modes allows you to optimize results for up to 20 different kinds of shots, including Sunsets, Indoor, Self-Portraits and Macro shots.

ISO 1600

The high exposure capability—up to ISO 1600—minimizes blurry images caused by movement and brightens images captured in low light.

Help Guide

At the push of a button, the camera can briefly describe for you each of the functions and settings by conveniently displaying their description on the bright LCD.

AVI

Shoot AVI movies with ease so you capture every second of that special event

Image Sensor 12 Megapixels (effective), 1/2.3"

Focal Length/Lens Configuration 6.3 – 18.9mm (36– 108mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 6 Lenses in 5 Groups, 4 Aspherical Lenses, 6 surfaces

Zoom 3x Optical Zoom + 4x Digital Zoom

Aperture Range f3.1 (W) / f5.9 (T)

Display 2.7" LCD with Backlight Boost, approx. 230,000 dots 2 Steps Brightness Adjustment

Viewfinder N/A

Focus System CCD Contrast Detection

Focus Range (from lens surface) Normal mode: 23.6" – infinity (0.6m – infinity)
Macro mode (Wide): 7.9" – infinity (0.2m – infinity)
Macro mode (Tele): 23.6" – infinity (0.6m – infinity)
Super Macro mode: 0.2" – infinity (.5cm – infinity)

Focus Mode iESP Auto, Spot AF, Face Detection AF, AF Tracking

Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec. –1/2 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Candle Scene mode)

ISO Sensitivity (SOS: Standard Output Sensitivity) Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Exposure Metering Digital ESP Metering, Face Detection AE (when Face Detection AF is selected)

White Balance Control Auto, Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten, Flourescent 1,2,3

Exposure Compensation ±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps

Image File Format Still Image: JPEG
Movie: AVI Motion JPEG

Shooting Modes 20 Shooting Modes;
Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Digital Image Stabilization, Magic Filter, Scene Modes (1. PORTRAIT, 2. LANDSCAPE, 3. NIGHT SCENE. 4. NIGHT+PORTRAIT, 5. SPORT, 6. INDOOR, 7. CANDLE, 8. SELF PORTRAIT, 9. SUNSET, 10. FIREWORKS, 11. CUISINE, 12. DOCUMENTS, 13. PET), Movie

Magic Filter(Pop Art, Pinhole, Wedding)

Panorama Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software

Continuous Shooting N/A

Shooting Assist Functions Frame Assist

Image Processing N/A

Noise Reduction Set automatically at shutter speeds of 0.5 second or longer in specific scene modes

Image Playback Still Image: Single, Index Display (4/9/16/25), Up to 10x Enlargement, Slideshow, Rotation

Movie: Normal, Fast-Forward, Reverse, Frame-by-Frame,

Playback Edit Effects Still Image: Red-Eye Fix, Lighting Fix, Resize, Cropping

Flash Built-in

Flash Modes Auto (for low light and backlit conditions)
Red-Eye Reduction
Fill-in
Off

Flash Working Range Wide: 0.66ft (0.2m) – 13.8ft (4.2m) at ISO 800
Tele: 2.0ft (0.6m) – 7.9ft (2.4m) at ISO 800

Self-Timer 12 Seconds

Memory 19MB Internal Memory

Removable Media Card xD-Picture Card™ (1GB, 2GB), microSD (MASD-1 is required)

Outer Connectors USB Connector

Auto-Connect USB USB 2.0 High-Speed (USB Mass Storage)

System Requirements Auto-Connect USB: Windows® 2000/XP/VISTA with USB port, Mac OS X 10.3 or later with USB port
Software: Windows® 2000PRO/XP/VISTA, Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5

Operating Temperature/Humidity Operation: 32° – 104°F (0° – 40°C), 30% - 90% humidity
Storage: -4° – 140°F (-20° – 60°C), 10% - 90% humidity

Power Source AAx2

Battery Life (CIPA DC-002) 180 Shots

Dimension 3.78"W x 2.44"H x 1.05"D (96.0 mm x 62.1 mm x 26.71 mm)

Weight 4.1oz (117g) without batteries and media card