14 MEGAPIXEL CMOS

AN AMAZING 14 MILLION PIXELS IN THE HIGH-RESOLUTION CMOS SENSOR CREATE SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY. CREATE POSTER-SIZED PRINTS WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE DETAIL.

• 40X, 22.4MM ULTRA WIDE-ANGLE OPTICAL ZOOM LENS

GET INTO RANGE WITH THIS STAGGERING 40X OPTICAL ZOOM -- OLYMPUS' LONGEST OPTICAL ZOOM TO DATE. IT PROPELS YOU INTO THE ACTION WHEN YOU CAN'T GET CLOSER, LIKE AT A CONCERT OR A SPORTS ARENA, AND IT'S PERFECT FOR SNAPPING SKITTISH WILDLIFE.

• 80X SUPER RESOLUTION ZOOM

GET TWICE AS CLOSE. DOUBLE YOUR EFFECTIVE ZOOM POWER AND GET EVEN CLOSER TO YOUR SUBJECTS.

• 3.0" HIGH-RESOLUTION LCD

THE HUGE 3.0-INCH LCD FEATURES AN EXTRA-WIDE VIEWING ANGLE FOR EASIER COMPOSING AND SHOOTING, AND PERFECT FOR WATCHING THE HIGH-DEFINITION MOVIES YOU CAPTURE.

• 1080P FULL HD VIDEO

A SIMPLE ONE-TOUCH BUTTON ALLOWS YOU TO RECORD VIDEOS WITH AMAZING CLARITY IN HIGH-DEFINITION RIGHT FROM YOUR CAMERA. AND WITH LINEAR PCM RECORDING, THE SAME TECHNOLOGY USED IN OLYMPUS'S PROFESSIONAL VOICE RECORDERS, YOUR HD VIDEOS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HIGHER-THAN-CD QUALITY AUDIO. HDMI OUTPUT AND CONTROL MAKES PLAYING BACK VIDEOS ON YOUR HDTV A BREEZE. WANT HIGH SPEED RECORDING FOR SLOW MOTION PLAYBACK? THE SP-820 IS EQUIPPED WITH HSQVGA RECORDING UP TO 240 FRAMES PER SECOND.

• IHS TECHNOLOGY

A POWERFUL, DSLR-QUALITY TRUEPIC™ V IMAGE PROCESSOR AND A CMOS SENSOR COME TOGETHER TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE IMAGE QUALITY WITH SPECTACULAR LOW-LIGHT PERFORMANCE, BLAZING FAST AUTOFOCUS, ENHANCED INTELLIGENT AUTO FOR SPECTACULAR SCENE AND SUBJECT RECOGNITION AND SUPER-RESOLUTION ZOOM. IT’S INTELLIGENT. IT’S HIGH SPEED. IT’S HIGH SENSITIVITY. IT’S IHS.

• TRUEPIC V

THE TRUEPIC V IMAGE PROCESSOR, FIRST DEVELOPED FOR PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL SLRS, KNOWS PRECISELY HOW TO DELIVER TRUE-TO-LIFE COLOR, THE SHARPEST DETAILS AND LESS NOISE.

• HIGH-SPEED SEQUENTIAL SHOOTING

SHOOT LIKE A PRO. WITH 3 FPS HIGH-SPEED BURST SHOOTING AT FULL RESOLUTION, NAIL THE PERFECT SHOT BY TAKING A QUICK SEQUENCE AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON. STILL AFRAID YOU’LL MISS THE MOMENT? AT 3MP, THE FRAME RATE INCREASES TO AN ASTOUNDING 30 SHOTS PER SECOND. YOU’LL HAVE SO MANY GREAT SHOTS, YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SHARE JUST ONE.

• BACKLIGHT HDR

SHOOTING INTO BACKLIGHT TYPICALLY RESULTS IN WASHED OUT, OVERLY BRIGHT IMAGES. BACKLIGHT HDR ADJUSTMENT TAKES A COLLAGE OF IMAGES AT VARIOUS EXPOSURE LEVELS AND BLENDS THEM INTO ONE, PERFECTLY EXPOSED IMAGE.

• HAND HELD STARLIGHT

CAPTURE VIVID NIGHT SCENES WITHOUT THE USE OF A TRIPOD. IN LOW-LIGHT SITUATIONS WHERE IMAGE BLUR IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR, HAND-HELD STARLIGHT MODE CAPTURES MULTIPLE IMAGES AND STITCHES THEM TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE, CRISP, BREATHTAKING PHOTO.

• MULTI-MOTION MOVIE IS

CAPTURE CLEAR, SMOOTH VIDEOS THANKS TO THE NEWLY DEVELOPED IMAGE STABILIZATION THAT MINIMIZES BLUR CAUSED BY LARGE AND SMALL MOVEMENTS ALIKE SUCH AS WALKING, BREATHING OR PANNING ACROSS YOUR SUBJECT MATTER.

• SMART PANORAMA

CAPTURE BREATHTAKING 360° PANORAMIC VIEWS AND VISTAS JUST AS YOU REMEMBER THEM, ALL IN ONE FRAME AND AT THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, BY SIMPLY PANNING THE CAMERA ACROSS THE SCENE. NO COMPUTER NECESSARY!

• PHOTO WITH VIDEO CLIP

CATCH ALL THE ACTION BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR SHOT! WHEN THE PHOTO WITH VIDEO CLIP MODE IS ENABLED ON THE DIAL, THE CAMERA AUTOMATICALLY CAPTURES A SHORT VIDEO BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHUTTER BUTTON IS RELEASED.

• DUAL IMAGE STABILIZATION

DUAL IMAGE STABILIZATION COMBINES SENSOR-SHIFT IMAGE STABILIZATION WITH HIGH ISO SENSITIVITY AND FAST SHUTTER SPEEDS TO CAPTURE CRISP, CLEAR IMAGES IN ANY SITUATION.

• ENHANCED IAUTO

AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFIES THE SCENE YOU’RE SHOOTING—UP TO 30 DIFFERENT SCENE INCLUDING PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE, NIGHT + PORTRAIT, MACRO OR SPORTS—AND ADJUSTS THE SETTINGS FOR IDEAL RESULTS.

• BEAUTY MODE WITH MAKE UP MODE

LOOK LIKE A STAR! LET THE CAMERA SOFTEN SHADOWS AND SMOOTH WRINKLES AND BLEMISHES ON YOUR SUBJECT’S FACE WITH BEAUTY MODE. OR, DIGITALLY APPLY ENHANCEMENTS TO YOUR PORTRAITS LIKE EYE SHADOW, WHITENING TEETH AND LIFTING CHEEK BONES WITH BEAUTY MAKE-UP MODE.

• MAGIC ART FILTERS - STILL & VIDEO

EXPRESS YOUR CREATIVITY WITH 12 SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR YOUR PHOTOS & HD VIDEOS. OLYMPUS' MAGIC ART FILTERS INFUSE FAMILIAR SCENES WITH NEW AND UNEXPECTED MOODS RANGING FROM THE EXCITING TO THE SERENE AND FROM THE WHIMSICAL TO THE MYSTERIOUS. CHOOSE FROM POP ART, PIN HOLE, DRAWING, FISH EYE, SOFT FOCUS, PUNK, WATERCOLOR, MINIATURE, REFLECTION, SPARKLE, FRAGMENTED, AND DRAMATIC. (EFFECTS MAY REDUCE IMAGE SIZE. NOT ALL EFFECTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH VIDEO RECORDING.)