The Stylus 500 features a 2.5-inch 215,000 pixel LCD monitor. Because the liquid crystal molecules are laid out in a radial pattern, it allows viewing from angles as wide as 160 degrees under virtually any lighting condition. This technology also assures minimal color variation right across all its 215,000 pixels. It offers 23 shooting modes with automatic exposure adjustments for shooting Portraits, Landscapes, and Fireworks as well as two new underwater shooting modes and two Shoot & Select modes for shooting rapid sequences of frames. A USB 2.0 interface connects the camera to Macs or PCs and allows the images to be downloaded without using special software. It is also PictBridge-compatible, to connect directly to supported printers.
Specifications
Key Features
Camera Type
Standard Point and Shoot
Image Sensor Type
CCD
Resolution
5.4 Megapixel
Optical Zoom
3x
Lens
Focus Type
Autofocus
Focal Length
5.8 - 17.4 mm
Interchangeable Lens
Without Interchangeable Lens
35mm Zoom Lens
35 - 105 mm
Digital Zoom
4x
Macro Focus Range
2.76 in. to Infinity (w)
Focus Range
19.68 in. to Infinity (w)
Image Quality
Camera Resolution
5.4 Megapixel
Image Resolutions
1600 x 1200 · 640 x 480 · 1024 x 768 · 2048 x 1536 · 2560 x 1920 · 1280 x 960
Video
Video Resolutions
320 x 240 (QVGA) · 160 x 120
Video Speed
15 fps
Max Movie Length
Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)