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Introduction
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01.Physical Tour
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02.Components
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03.Design / Layout
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04.Modes
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05.Control Options
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06.Conclusion
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07.Specs / Ratings
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08.Comments
Olympus Stylus-9000
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ConclusionManual Control Options
Not much in the way of manual control for this decidedly point-and-shoot model (unlike theSP-570UZ and other big-gun Olympus ultra-zooms, which offer a full array of SLR-style controls) Here you can use exposure compensation to tweak the lighting, but there's no directly control over aperture or shutter setting, no manual focus and no way to take a manual white balance reading.
Focus
Auto Focus
There are three auto focus modes: iESP Auto, which tries to identify the subject within the frame and focus accordingly, spot auto focus and face detection for up to three faces.
ISO
In addition to Auto and High Auto (which boosts ISO speeds to enable faster shutter speeds), ISO sensitivity can be set as low as 64 and as high as 1600.
White Balance
In addition to the default automatic white balance setting, manual presets are available for daylight, overcast, tungsten (i.e., traditonal household bulbs) and three flavors of fluorescents. We like having multiple fluorescent settings, since there these bulbs come in several shades and automatic white balance systems often have trouble making the right call under fluorescent light. However, we would have liked the option to take a manual white balance reading even more.
Metering
The default metering mode, called ESP Metering, attempts to identify the key subject in the frame and create a balanced overall exposure. Spot metering is also available, concentrating only on the subject at the centerpoint of the screen (though this reading can be locked and the camera moved if you hold the shutter button down halfway). Also, when Face Detection is used for focus, Face Detection Auto Exposure is available.
Shutter Speed
The automatic exposure system can set the camera to speeds from 1/1000 second to 1/4 second, or up to 4 seconds in the Night Scene mode. Manual control over shutter speed.is not available.
Aperture
Here again, there is no direct user control, but the auto exposure system can set the aperture to a maximum of f/3.2 at the widest-angle setting and f/5.9 at the maximum zoom.
Image Stabilization
The Stylus-9000 offers both sensor-shift and digital image stabilization, a useful combination when shooting handheld with a long lens.
Picture Quality / Size Options
There are eight available picture sizes:
- 12MP (3968 x 2976)
- 5MP (2560 x 1920)
- 3MP (2048 x 1536)
- 2MP (1600 x 1200)
- 1MP (1280 x 960)
- VGA (640 x 480)
- 16:9 (3968 x 2232)
- 16:9 (1920 x 1080)
The camera shoots in JPEG format only.
Picture Effects Mode
Beyond the Beauty mode (covered in Custom Image Presets above), there are no additional picture effects modes.
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