Go Deep and Stay Cheap with Olympus X-560 WP

olympus x-560 wpEarlier we get to check out Casio’s bet to the tough camera market. It looks good however most tough camera costs above $250 US.

So you really need to shoot photos in wet conditions or perhaps you wanna just dip in the pool and enjoy some photos without burning your wallet? Check out the Olympus X-560 WP it’s like a trimmed down Tough Series camera. Removing Freeze, shock and dust resistance made it a lot cheaper at a price of around $160 us.

Available in red, green, and blue sporty colours, X-560 WP is available now and ready for the dipping.

Full Specs

  • Water Proof up to 10 feet deep
  • Image Sensor: 10 Megapixels (effective), 1/2.33″ CCD
  • Zoom: 3x Optical Zoom + 5x Digital Zoom
  • Focal Length and Lens Info: 6.7 — 20.1mm (38 — 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography)
    10 Lenses in 8 Groups, 3 Aspherical Lenses, 1 ED Lens
  • Max Aperture: F3.5 (W) / F5.0 (T)
  • Rocus Range: Normal mode: 19.7″ – infinity (0.5m – infinity)
    Macro mode: Wide: 7.9″ – infinity (0.2m – infinity) Tele: 11.8″ – infinity (0.3m – infinity)
    Super Macro mode: 2.8″ – 19.7″ (7cm – 50cm)
  • Focus Modes: iESP Auto, Face Detection AF, AF Tracking
  • Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec. –1/2 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene mode)
  • ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
  • Exposure Metering: Digital ESP Metering, Face Detection AE (when Face Detection AF is selected)
  • White Balance: Auto, Presets (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten and 3 Fluorescents)
  • Exposure Compensation: ±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps
  • File Formats: Still Image: JPEG, Movie: AVI Motion JPEG
  • Captured File Pixel Count/Resolution: 10MP (3,648 x 2,736), 5MP (2,560 x 1,920), 3MP (2,048 x 1,536), 2MP (1,600 x 1,200), 1MP (1,280 x 960), VGA (640 x 480), 16:9 (1,920 x 1,080)
  • Noise Reduction and Motion Blur Control: Digital Image Stabilization, NR automatic at .5 seconds or longer in specific scene mode.
  • Shooting Modes: Intelligent Auto, Program Auto, Digital Image Stabilization, Scene Modes (1. PORTRAIT, 2. LANDSCAPE, 3. NIGHT SCENE. 4. NIGHT+PORTRAIT, 5. SPORT, 6. INDOOR, 7. CANDLE, 8. SELF PORTRAIT, 9. SUNSET, 10. FIREWORKS, 11. CUISINE, 12. DOCUMENTS, 13. UNDERWATER SNAPSHOT, 14. PET), Movie
  • Panorama: Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software
  • Shooting Asist Functions: Frame Assist, Voice Recording, Exposure Compensation Preview
  • Movie Modes: AVI Movie with Sound; 640×480 (30/15fps), 320×240 (30/15fps)
  • Image Playback: Still Image: Single, Index Display (4/9/16/25), Up to 10x Enlargement, Slideshow, Rotation, Movie: Normal, Fast-Forward, Reverse, Frame-by-Frame
  • Playback Editing Functions: Still Image: Red-Eye Fix, Lighting Fix, Resize, Cropping
  • Flash Modes and Range: Built-in, Auto (for low light and backlit conditions), Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-in, Off, Range – Wide: 0.66ft (0.2m) 13.5ft (4.1m) at ISO 800, Tele: 0.98ft (0.3m) – 9.5ft (2.9m) at ISO 800
  • More information on Olympus America

The New FE series Olympus X-560 WP  is almost identical with the Stylus 550WP the only difference is the design and you get an additional scene mode with the newer x-560wp. I hate how Olympus introduced a new product which is just identical to a previous model like what they did with the Olympus E-P2.

If you’re into cheap underwater camera, you can also consider the Finepix z33wp it’s direct competitor from Fujifile

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One Response so far.

  1. Roberto says:
    June 22, 2010 at 6:50 am

    Nice comparatives you show us here, they are very helpful.
    Regards (again).

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