Olympus SH 21 Digital Camera in Gold

The ultra slim metal bodied Olympus SH 21 combines contemporary styling with extra long zoom and fine quality both for still and movie recording.Long 12.5x Zoom LensThe SH21 features an optical zoom range of 12.5x, which includes extra wide angle and covers the equivalent of a 24 300mm lens on a traditional 35mm camera. In other words everything from wide group photos to distant details is covered by the range of this zoom lens.16 Megapixel Backlit CMOS SensorWhat is a backlit sensor Basically, on any image sensor there is a wiring array that connects each recording pixel to the processing chip. Most designs have this immediately in front of the pixels themselves. However with a backlit design, the wiring is kept behind the sensor and out of the light path, giving much brighter images with less noise, or fuzziness. What this means is that this king of sensor is far better at recording in low light. It’s also a 16 megapixel design which will happily allow enlargements up to poster size.High Quality Full HD MoviesMovie recording has not been added to this camera as an afterthought. Olympus have included a movie function that records in 1080p Full HD and has HDMI Control for easy connection and sharing. There is also Multi Motion Movie IS which is a great image stabiliser for recording on the move, as it corrects for large shakes such as when walking. Photo with Movie Clip is another feature added for a slightly different take on recording events.Large Touchscreen MonitorThe LCD monitor on the SH 21 has 460,000 dots for an extra fine image quality and the touch screen function includes Touch AF for focusing just by touching the image of your subject on screen.Great in Difficult LightingWith features such as Dual IS image stabilisation and Hand Held Starlight Mode, making best use of the backlit CMOS sensor, you can take photos in far dimmer lighting than you may have thought possible. Also for backlit subjects there is HDR Backlight Adjustment which adjusts the highlights and shadow areas so that your backlit subject isn’t just a silhouette.Additional FeaturesHigh Speed Continuous ShootingiAuto Intelligent Auto plus normal scene modesBeauty Mode and Pet DetectionMagic Filter movie and stills for artistic effectsAdvanced Face Detection and SATAF Tracking to keep your subject in focusLive Guide – previews the effect of changing camera settings3D StillsSmart PanoramaEye Fi compatible – wirelessly download your images to a compatible computerUSB Charging from any device that provides a USB power source