Olympus Stylus 1040 / mju 1040

"A camera is always a matter of personal style. Based on this principle we developed the extremely slim, metal-bodied µ [mju:] 1040 which fits a 3x optical zoom to let you get close to your subject and take sharp high-definition photos. The extra-large 6.9cm/2.7” HyperCrystal LCD enables you to view your images in exceptional quality on the screen and makes framing easy, even in brilliant sunlight. And the Intelligent Auto Mode combines Advanced Face Detection and Shadow Adjustment Technology with the five most commonly used scenes. The Advanced Face Detection detects up to 16 persons in the scene. As a result, the µ [mju:] 1040 is the perfect symbiosis of seeing and being seen. "

- Olympus -

Intelligent Auto Mode Does the Thinking for You

Tired of changing the settings on your camera every time you are shooting something different? The Intelligent Auto Mode automatically indentifies what is in the camera's sights and adjusts settings to capture the best quality results depending on the situation (Portrait, Landscape, Night + Portrait, Macro, Sports). Users will enjoy this quick and hassle-free feature, which does the thinking for them and produces incredible images.

Face Detection and Smile Shot for Flawless Party Pix

At a club or in a ballroom, it is easy to take great group shots with Face Detection. This feature tracks up to 16 faces within the frame and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure for sharp, brilliant portraits and group shots. The Stylus 1040 also features Smile Shot, which tracks your subject's face to detect a smile and automatically fires off three consecutive shots so you never miss that perfect smile. This feature is great for capturing hard-to-predict smiles, particularly young children.

In-Camera Panorama

Looking out on a magnificent vista, you can take a great picture with the in-camera panorama mode. This mode captures three images and stitches them together to create one amazing panoramic picture. Simply press the shutter button and slowly pan across a scene. The second and third images will be captured automatically and stitched together with the first image right in the camera– resulting in one seamless panorama-size picture ready for printing. To create the ultimate panoramic picture, use the Olympus Master™ Software 2 to stitch up to 10 images together.

Digital Image Stabilization Works to Eliminate Blurry Images

The Stylus 1040 features Digital Image Stabilization (DIS) to capture crisp, clear pictures. By boosting the camera's ISO sensitivity and shutter speed, DIS freezes the action and provides virtually blur-free images, even when you or your subject is moving.

Shadow Adjustment Technology

Shooting outdoors in bright daylight can be tricky because of the extreme contrast between dark shadowed areas and bright sunlight areas. The Stylus 1040 addresses this challenge head-on with Shadow Adjustment Technology that compensates for extreme contrast where the shadow areas are underexposed and lack visible detail. With this technology, you can preview and capture images that have the same contrast as seen with the naked eye.

Perfect Shot Preview

The Stylus 1040 features Perfect Shot Preview that enables users to preview and select various photographic effects on a live, multi-window screen before snapping the shot. This feature enables them to see precisely what the image will look like when adjustments are made, ensuring they are capturing the exact image they want. It is an ideal way for novices to learn about the effects of different photography techniques, such as zoom, exposure compensation, white balance and metering.

Perfect Fix In-Camera Editing

Olympus' Perfect Fix feature offers quick solutions for unanticipated image quality issues, which may be caused by several adverse conditions. Shadow Adjustment Edit can be used to adjust any underexposed areas and Red-Eye Fix can be used to reduce the effects of red-eye sometimes caused by a direct flash. Additional in-camera editing functions can be quickly accessed right in the camera by the touch of a button; features available include resizing, black and white, and sepia.

Large 2.7-Inch HyperCrystalTM LCD

The Stylus 1040 is equipped with a large, high-resolution 2.7-inch HyperCrystal LCD screen with high contrast and anti-glare technology for clear visibility, even when pictures are composed in bright sunlight. The HyperCrystal LCD also offers a wide-viewing angle, greater than 140 degrees in every direction, enabling photos to be composed from a range of angles and viewed by several people at once.

Millions of Pixels for Superior Image Quality

The 10-megapixel Stylus 1040 enables consumers to achieve consistently sharp and vivid images when producing large-format prints or cropping/enlarging a portion of an image.

TruePic™ III Image Processor

The Stylus cameras feature Olympus' exclusive TruePic III image processor developed for the demanding performance of digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras. Olympus' enhanced TruePic III Image Processor produces crystal clear photos using all the pixel information for each image to deliver superior picture quality with more accurate colors, true-to-life flesh tones and faster processing speeds. TruePic III also captures crisp, clear images at high ISO settings, which are traditionally associated with increasing image noise or producing grainy photos.

Memory

All Olympus digital point-and-shoot cameras accept xD-Picture CardTM media. The Stylus 1040 will also come equipped with an adapter, which will enable microSD memory cards to be used when capturing images. The microSD cards are emerging in consumer electronic devices, including mobile phones and PDAs. Users can also easily display photos on their HDTVs.

OLYMPUS Master 2 Software

OLYMPUS Master 2 Software provides the ultimate in digital imaging management. An intuitive user interface makes downloading to your computer quick and simple, and images are easily organized by folders or albums and searchable by date in Calendar view. Additionally, with one-click editing tools, such as red-eye removal, images can be touched up before printing or e-mailing. Online support, templates, firmware upgrades and other user services are just a mouse-click away. Use the optional muvee™ Theater Pack to create professional quality slide shows and DVDs from your pictures using any of several built-in templates.

Olympus Premium Cases

Olympus also offers premium cases in a variety of new designs, including cream plaid, gray plaid and a brown leather, which offers a classic wallet-like look. Premium cases are also available in black, pink and red leather. A new olive neoprene case is perfect for active or outdoor situations. The sporty neoprene case is also available in black.

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Sensor • 1/2.33" Type CCD
• 10.3 million total pixels
• 10 million effective pixels
• Primary colour filter (RGB)

Image sizes • 10M 3828 x 2794
• 5M 2560 x 1920
• 3M 2048 x 1536
• 2M 1600 x 1200
• 1M 1280 x 960
• VGA 640 x 480
• 16:9 1920 x 1080

Movie clips • 640 x 480 / 15 fps
• 320 x 240 / 15 fps

File formats • JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
• AVI Motion JPEG
• WAV audio

Lens • 3 x
• 3 Aspherical glass elements
• Focal length 6.7 - 20.1 mm
• Focal length (equiv. 35mm) 38-114 mm
• 10 lenses / 8 groups
• Aperture 3.5 - 5.0

Image stabilization Yes

Conversion lenses No

Digital zoom Yes 5x

Focus • TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
• Face Detection AF
• Spot
• Standard
• Macro
• Super-Macro

AF assist lamp Yes

Focus distance • Standard mode 0.5m (wide) / 0.5m (tele)
• Macro mode 0.2m - (wide) / 0.3m (tele)
• Super Macro mode Closest focusing distance: 7 cm

Metering • ESP light metering
• Spot

ISO sensitivity • Auto ISO 80 - 1600 Automatically selected
• Manual ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Exposure compensation • +/- 2 EV
• 1/3 EV steps

Shuttter speed 1 s - 1/2000 s

Aperture f3.5 - f5.0

Scene modes • Portrait
• Landscape
• Landscape with Portrait
• Night Scene
• Night Scene with portrait
• Sports
• Self-portrait
• Smile Shot
• Cuisine
• Movies
• Intelligent Auto Mode

White balance • White balance adjustment
• Sunlight
• Tungsten
• Overcast
• Flourescent 1
• Flourescent 2
• Flourescent 3

Self timer Yes

Flash • Auto
• Red-eye reduction
• Fill-in
• Off

LCD monitor • 2.7" / 6.9 cm LCD
• 230,000 dots

Connectivity • DC input
• Combined A/V & USB output
• USB 2.0 compatible

Storage • DCF
• EXIF 2.2
• PIM III
• PictBridge
• DPOF

Power • LI-50B Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery
• D-7 AC AC Adapter (optional)

Weight (no batt) 108g

Dimensions 89 x 55.5 x 20.3mm