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Olympus C-2100 Zoom Wow! A superb 10X, optically stabilized zoom lens on a high-quality 2 megapixel camera! Select a topic Reference: Datasheet C-2100 Zoom Test Images --------------------------------- 1. Intro and Highlights 2. Executive Overview 3. Design 4. Viewfinder 5. Optics 6. Exposure & Flash 7. Shutter Lag & Cycle Time Tests 8. Operation & User Interface 9. Camera Modes & Menus 10. Image Storage & Interface 11. Video, Power, Software 12. Test Results & Conclusion --------------------------------- Print-Friendly Review Version Additional Resources and Other Links Reader Comments on C-2100 Zoom Review --------------------------------- Digital Camera Comparometer (TM) --------------------------------- <-- Digital Cameras (Home) <-- Digital Camera Reviews Index <<Camera Modes & Menus :(Previous) | (Next): Video, Power, Software>> Page 10:Image Storage & Interface Review First Posted: 10/18/2000

Image Storage and Interface
The C-2100 uses SmartMedia memory cards and comes packaged with an 8MB card. You can upgrade to sizes as large as 64MB. (SmartMedia cards as large as 128MB are planned by the end of 2000, but we don't know at this point which cameras will be compatible with them.) The C-2100's file naming protocol optionally numbers each image shot with the camera progressively, also including the month and day at the beginning of the file name (an incredible feature for keeping images organized).

Entire SmartMedia cards can be write protected by placing a write protection sticker over a specific spot on the card. Stickers can only be used once and must be clean to be effective. Additionally, the C-2100 allows you to write protect individual images by pressing the MF/OK button on the back panel while in Playback mode. It's important to note that write-protecting individual images does not prevent them from being deleted when the card is reformatted.

The C-2100 comes with interface software and cables for both Macintosh and Windows computers, namely, a cable for the USB interface. The camera also features a standard RS-232C serial connection jack, but the serial cable must be purchased as an accessory.

Following are the approximate resolution/quality and compression ratios for an 8MB card (compression numbers based on our own computations):

Image Capacity vs Resolution/Quality		Uncompressed TIFF	SHQ	HQ	NQ
1600 x 1200	Images	1	5	16	N/A
	Approx. Compression	1:1	4:1	12:1	N/A
1280 x 960	Images	2	N/A	8	24
	Approx. Compression	1:1	N/A	4:1	11:1
1024 x 768	Images	3	N/A	13	38
	Approx. Compression	1:1	N/A	4:1	11:1
640 x 480	Images	8	N/A	32	82
	Approx. Compression	1:1	N/A	4:1	9:1