OLYMPUS 5MP DIGITAL CAMERA

The Olympus IR300's large Sunshine LCD display allows you to view your images even in bright sunlight.

Its stylish exterior belies its superior focusing capabilities. A 3x optical (35mm equivalent: 38-114mm) and 4x digital zoom provide this model with a 12x total magnification. Users can also choose from a plethora of scene modes (17 in total) including Fireworks, Beach and Snow, and the more traditional Portrait, while editing functions, including Resize and Red Eye Reduction, can be carried out directly on the camera allowing photographers to enhance the shots quickly while on the move.

The camera offers a choice of 19 selectable shooting modes for photography in a wide range of conditions. Simply select a shooting mode and the camera is ready to photograph the situation at hand with the optimum aperture, shutter speed, white balance, color saturation, and flash setting. In QuickTime Movie mode, a camera shake function has been incorporated to reduce image unsteadiness and allow more carefree movie shooting.

The Album Function on the IR-300 allows users to organize images into photo albums on the camera's xD-Picture Card from the images taken by the camera, or even those transferred to it from a computer. Users can create up to 12 separate albums of 100 images, sort them as they choose, and access them conveniently. The new built-in Calendar Function automatically organizes and recalls images by specific dates. If users desire to transfer images to a computer, they can do so with the Auto-Connect USB 2.0 full speed that does not require software drivers (for most computers/operating systems), enabling hassle-free, full-speed image downloads.

Additional features such as Super Macro shooting from as close as two inches and movie recording with sound (including a digital image stabilizer to prevent erratic video images) add to this stylish and versatile package.

The included camera dock acts as a battery-charging unit and enables easy image downloading and printing.

The IR-300 comes with a docking station which not only acts as the battery charging unit but also doubles as a camera stand. It's also the key to the integration that allows the PC-free printing and archiving, plus connection to the other Easy Imaging System components.