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January 2009

Mju 840

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  • DualShakeProof
  • NightProof
  • EditProof
  • Face Detection
  • Dual Shakeproof technology in a slim, stylish package

    The Mju 840 continues the traditional Olympus hallmark ‘Arc & Wedge' design and coupled with Olympus' breakthrough lens design technology, offers a stylish camera body with powerful 5x optical zoom that fits comfortably in the hand.

    A powerhouse of optical design technology, Olympus' has developed a new Dual Super Aspherical (DSA) lens element, constructed using proprietary Olympus technology. This offers a powerful 5x optical zoom lens to be snugly housed within the Mju 840's sleek camera body measuring only 24mm thick. Furthermore, the revolutionary lens design has ensured that the Mju 840 produces uncompromising image quality for a camera sleek and slim enough to slide into a pocket. Offering sharp, high-contrast imaging to the periphery of the image field, the lens complements the 8 megapixel CCD image sensor and exclusive Olympus TruePic III image processor ensuring high image quality and vibrant colour.

    5x optical zoom in a sleek, slim (24 mm) body

    The light, slimline Mju 840 has a thickness of only 24 mm, yet packs a 5x optical zoom lens that offers the equivalent of 36-180mm zoom performance. This has been achieved through Olympus' development of revolutionary Dual Super Aspherical (DSA) lens elements, each doing the work of several conventional elements, making it possible to create extremely compact yet powerful zoom lenses. Historically, DSA lens elements have been very thin in the centre making them difficult to manufacture. Olympus, a leading lens designer and manufacturer, has utilised breakthrough proprietary technology to develop a high-performance DSA lens element that enables the camera to offer 5x optical zoom and outstanding image quality in an exceptionally slim, compact body.

    The Mju 840 boasts a powerful Dual Shakeproof CCD-shift and high ISO image stabilisation system that works together to correct camera shake and subject motion blur, ensuring crisp, sharp image reproduction.

    The Mju 840 also features Face Detect & Shadow Adjust Technology to ensure that both foreground and background are exposed perfectly. Unlike face-detection systems that set focus and exposure only for the face, Olympus Face Detect & Shadow Adjust Technology balances the exposure to include the face and the background independently from one another. This results in an image that appears just as it would be seen with the human eye.


Specifications

Product Name Mju 840
Image Sensor 1/2.35"
Effective Pixels 8.0MP
Optical Zoom 5 x
Digital Zoom 5 x / 25 x when combined with optical zoom
SplashProof No
DualShakeProof CCD Shift Image Stabiliser
NightProof Nightproof LCD for easy framing at Night - ISO up to 1600 for vibrant colours at night
ShakeProof Digital Image Stabiliser
Face Detection Yes
Perfect Shot Preview Yes
Shadow Adjust Technnology Yes
EditProof Perfect Fix for Red-eye fix, Lighting fix and Digital Image Stabiliser fix
Lens Structure 8 lenses in 6 groups; 4 aspherical lenses
Lens Focal Length - 35mm Format 36 - 180mm
Lens Maximum Aperture 3.3 (wide) / 5.0 (tele)
Focusing System TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
Focusing Working Range 60cm - infinity
Focusing Macro Mode 20cm - infinity (wide), 60cm - infinity (tele)
Focusing Super Macro Mode From as close as 3cm
LCD Display - size 2.7"
LCD Display - pixels 230,000
Flash Settings Auto, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Off
Flash working range 20cm - 440cm (wide), 60cm - 310cm (tele)
External Flash No
Scene Programs Number of scene modes: 20 Potrait, Landscape, Landscape+Portrait, Night Scene, Night+Potrait, Sport, Indoor, Candle, Self Potrait, Available light potrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Behind Glass, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select 1, Shoot & Select 2, Beach & Snow, Pre-capture movie
Shutter Speed 1/2 s - 1/2000 s (up to 4 sec. in night mode)
Light Metering Mode ESP/Spot
Exposure Control Program AE
Compensation +/- 2 EV in 1/3 step increments
Sensitivity ISO 64 - 1600
Panorama Yes, in-camera Panorama using an Olympus xD card
White Balance Mode White Balance iESP
White Balance Preset Auto, Overcast, Sunlight, Tungsten, Fluorescent1-3
Still Picture Mode JPEG EXIF v 2.21 PIM III DPOF
Image Size 8M(3248x2436) 5M(2560x1920) 4M(2304x1728) 3M(2048x1536) 2M(1600x1200) 1M(1280x960) VGA(640x480) 16:9(1920x1080)
Image Quality Adjustment Resize, Black & White, Sepia, Red-eye fix, Lighting fix, Saturation correction
Recording System Motion Picture AVI Motion JPEG with sound
Recording Time Up to 10 sec continuous in SHQ mode, Up to 29 min continuous in HQ/SQ mode, dependent on memory card capacity
Resolution SHQ: 640 x 480 30fps HQ: 320 x 240 15fps SQ: 160 x 120 15fps
Recording System Sound WAVE
Motion Picture Playback Mode Still, Frame by frame, Fast Forward, Rewind
Self Timer 12 sec
Supplied Memory Internal Memory
Memory Compatibility 16MB ~ 2GB xD
Rechargeable Battery Li-42B LI-Ion
Battery life - Still Shots up to 190 shots
Power D-7ACA AC Adapter
USB CB-USB6
AV CB-VC3
Direct Printing Pictbridge
Dimensions 96.4mmX56.5mmX24.0mm
Weight 130g
Box Contents Lithium ion battery (Li-42B), Charger (Li-40C), USB cable (CB-USB6), AV cable (CB-VC3), Olympus Master Software v2.0 & Worldwide Warranty Card.
RRP $ 399.00