Olympus SH-25MR Gold Digital Camera

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Key features

• 12.5x super-wide optical zoom (24-300mm*)
• Multi Recording functions
• HS Technology
• 1080p Full HD Movie and HDMI Control
• Multi-motion Movie IS
• 7.6cm/3.0" 460,000 dot touch panel LCD
• 16 Megapixel backlit CMOS
• GPS & Electronic Compass
• Dual Image Stabilisation
• Magic Filter Movie and/or Stills
• HDR Backlight Adjustment
• Hand-held Starlight Mode
• Advanced iAuto and AF Tracking
• Face Detection and Advanced SAT
• Super-resolution Zoom
• Live Guide
• 3D Photo Shooting Mode
• Beauty Make-up Mode
• Pet Detection Mode
• Smart Panorama
• High-Speed Continuous Shooting
• Photo with Movie Clip
• Multi-Effect Slideshow
• Eye-Fi Card compatibility
• Photo surfing and (ib) software
• USB-Battery Charge
• Metal body

The multi-tasking movie maker
Like most of Olympus’ next-generation Traveller compacts, the SH-25MR can justifiably claim to record the best moving images available in a pocket-sized camera today*. New iHS technologies and Multi-motion Movie IS have a vital role to play here. At the heart of iHS is a highly sensitive backlit CMOS sensor (that effectively counteracts noise) and the dynamic TruePic V processor that provides the power for Multi-motion Movie IS to eliminate blur even when you’re walking as you record your video. Rival manufacturers often advertise very high frame rates for movie recording but fail to mention that resolution deteriorates significantly above 60fps. Thanks to iHS, advanced image stabilisation and sophisticated i-Auto automatic modes, the SH-25MR delivers beautifully sharp Full HD movies and 16-Megapixel stills every time – even in poor light, with fast-moving subjects and at high zoom ratios. Even when you use Super-resolution Zoom to digitally double the range of its lens to 25x, there’s still virtually no loss of this excellent resolution.

The touch-sensitive trip tracker
The SH-25MR does away with time-wasting buttons and gives you fast, direct access to key features via a touch-sensitive LCD – and Olympus’ clever Live Guide interface. Live Guide makes it easy to adjust crucial parameters like depth of field or brightness simply by sliding a bar up and down with your finger, then shows you what effect your changes will have in real time on the LCD. You can also use the touch panel to check GPS & Electric Compass for map and landmark information, or to run a Multi-Effect Slideshow that displays images from one trip with background music and transition effects.

Outstanding features:

Image Quality:

• 12.5x super wide optical zoom (24-300mm**) for exceptional close-ups
• iHS technologies for capturing exactly the shots you want irrespective of shooting conditions
• 16-Megapixel backlit CMOS sensor for high-resolution, superb-quality full-size movies, stills and prints, even in low light
• Multi-motion Movie IS for recording 1080p Full HD Movie with sound and reduced blur while walking, in the best image quality currently available in compact cameras*
• Dual Image Stabilisation for reducing blur with fast-moving shots
• Super-resolution Zoom for digitally extending the range of the optical zoom with virtually no loss of image quality

Design:

• Ultra-slim, full-metal body for an exquisite and robust design

Creativity & Flexibility:

• Multi Recording with Dual Engine TruePic V image processor for recording movies and photos simultaneously, or two movies in different modes or from different angles
• High-speed sequential shooting (10fps/10 images at 16MP or 15/60fps/110 images at 3MP)
• Multi-Effect Slideshow for hands-free browsing of shots from one event with background music and transition effects
• Beauty Make-up Mode for adding fun make-up effects to three people and hiding blemishes before you shoot
• Eye-Fi Card compatibility for automatic wireless uploading of images to a website or PC
• 3D photo shooting mode for striking stills
• Magic Filters for adding creative effects to Full HD movies and/or stills: Punk, Pop Art, Pin Hole, Drawing, Fish Eye, Soft Focus, Sparkle (photos only), Watercolour, Reflection, Miniature, Fragmented (photos only), Dramatic (photos only)
• Photo with Movie Clip for shooting movies while taking still shots

Other key features:

• Photo surfing and (ib) software for browsing, organising and viewing images by person, place, location or event
• HDMI technology for controlling your camera from one remote when it’s connected to HD equipment
• ISO 80 to 6400
• SDHC and SDXC memory card compatible***, including UHS-I support
• Built-in flash
• In-camera help guide
• USB charging

* As of December 2011.

** 35mm camera equivalent.

*** SD is a trademark of SD Card Association.