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Olympus C-3040/2040 F1.8

Jun 20, 2001 at 04:00:00 GMT

OLYMPUS

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Hands up everyone who thought the "40" meant 4 megapixels? Nope. Olympus today announced the C-3040Z and C-2040Z, new releases of existing cameras (C-3030Z and C-2020Z) with a new fast F1.8 - F2.6 lens (dubbed "Super Bright Zoom Lens"). This move addresses some of the initial criticism of the C-3030Z which was based around the move from a fast F2.0 to slower F2.8 lens.. There are a few other subtle difference between the new cameras and the (now) old models.

The new lens

Olympus, obviously stretching their optical muscle have developed this bright, fast F1.8 - F2.6 lens. Although certainly a positive development it's worth noting that the C-2020Z featured an F2.0 - F2.8 lens and only the move to the C-3030Z introduced the slower fixed aperture F2.8 lens.

Olympus C-3040Z

Differences between the C-3040Z and C-3030Z

	C-3040 Zoom	C-3030 Zoom
Lens	3 x zoom Olympus 35 mm - 105 mm F1.8 - F2.6 Ten pieces in seven groups	3 x zoom Olympus 32 mm - 96 mm F2.8 (fixed across zoom range) Eight pieces in six groups
Focus	TTL ESP AF (0.2m - Infinity) Spot AF Manual (0.2m - Infinity)	TTL ESP AF (0.2m - Infinity) Manual (0.2m - Infinity)
Digital Zoom	1 x - 2.5 x (up to 5 x in VGA mode)	1 x - 2.5 x
White Balance	Full Auto TTL (ESP) Four presets One-touch manual	Full Auto TTL (ESP) Four presets
Metering	TTL ESP Multi area spot Spot	TTL ESP Spot
Aperture Priority	Wide: F1.8 - F10 Tele: F2.6 - F10	Wide/Tele: F2.8 - F11
Shutter Priority	4 - 1/800 sec	1 - 1/800 sec
In-camera	Contrast can be set	-
Movie mode	Can zoom	Can not zoom
Recording medium	SmartMedia 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB	SmartMedia 2MB, 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB

Full specifications of the C-3030Z can be found here and full specifications of the C-3040Z can be found here.

Olympus C-2040Z

Differences between the C-2040Z and C-2020Z

	C-2040 Zoom	C-2020 Zoom
Lens	3 x zoom Olympus 40 mm - 120 mm F1.8 - F2.6 Ten pieces in seven groups	3 x zoom Olympus 35 mm - 105 mm F2.0 - F2.8 Eight pieces in six groups
Focus	TTL ESP AF (0.2m - Infinity) Spot AF Manual (0.2m - Infinity)	TTL ESP AF (0.2m - Infinity) Manual (0.2m - Infinity)
Digital Zoom	1 x - 2.5 x (up to 5 x in VGA mode)	1.6 x, 2.5 x
White Balance	Full Auto TTL (ESP) Four presets One-touch manual	Full Auto TTL Four presets
Metering	TTL ESP Multi area spot Spot	TTL ESP Spot
Aperture Priority	Wide: F1.8 - F10 Tele: F2.6 - F10	Wide: F2.0 - F11 Tele: F2.8 - F11
Shutter Priority	4 - 1/800 sec	1 - 1/800 sec
Burst	SHQ: 1.4 fps, 3 images HQ: 1. 4 fps, 7 images XGA: 1.5 fps, 16 images VGA SQ2: 1.6 fps, 37 images	SHQ: 0.7 fps, 3 images HQ: 1.2 fps, 9 images XGA: 1.4 fps, 7 images VGA: 1.4 fps, 49 images
In-camera	Contrast can be set	-
Movie mode	Can zoom	Can not zoom
Recording medium	SmartMedia 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB	SmartMedia 2MB, 4 MB, 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB
Battery	Olympus Lithium battery pack or 4 x AA	4 x AA
Connectivity	Serial USB	Serial