Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Feb 03, 2005 - By Alex Burack
The introduction of the C-7070 Wide Zoom brings added wide angle capabilities to Olympus’ versatile C-series of digital cameras. Carrying-over a successful blend of consumer design and prosumer features, the C-7070 enables engaged point-and-shooters to grow and seasoned photographers to flourish. Utilizing a 7.1 megapixel, 1/1.8 type (.55 type) CCD sensor, the C-7070 Wide Zoom contains ample resolution for cropping and enlarging images. The applied TruePic TURBO image processor works to ensure crisp, sharp images are recorded with minimal noise and increased speed. The camera is packaged with an all-glass, 27mm–110mm (equivalent) wide zoom lens, catering to the previously neglected group of digital wide angle enthusiasts.
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Picture Quality / Size Options
There are nine image size and quality options included on the C-7070 Wide Zoom. Below is a list of available settings, determined by image size, aspect ratio, compression format and quality used.

3072 x 2304 - RAW, TIFF (SHQ, HQ)
3072 x 2048 - TIFF (SHQ)
2592 x 1944 - TIFF (SQ1)
2288 x 1712 - TIFF (SQ1)
2048 x 1536 - TIFF (SQ1)
1600 x 1200 - TIFF (SQ1)
1280 x 960 - TIFF (SQ2)
1024 x 768 - TIFF (SQ2)
640 x 480 - TIFF (SQ2)

Picture Effects Mode
The standard Black and White and Sepia-tone effects are available on the C-7070; however, engaged user’s can also strive for increased precision by altering specified parameters. The C-7070 allows users to manually adjust Sharpness, Contrast, and Color Phase in +/- 5 step increments. A panoramic setting will stitch up to 10 frames post-production using Olympus Master Software. This feature appears to be only accessible when using an Olympus-brand xD-media card to record.

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