Olympus Stylus 100 Wide
The Olympus Stylus 100 Wide is a sleek ultra-compact all-weather fully automatic 35mm camera featuring a nice 28-100mm wide angle zoom lens. It is the only camera in the Stylus line-up that features a zoom lens starting at a wide angle of 28mm. If you want a compact point and shoot camera with a wide zoom, this is a good one to consider. Sample photo and specs below...
LIKES: small, sleek, and weather-resistent casing makes it extremely easy to carry (it truly fits in a pocket); wide angle zoom lens is great for landscape shots; optional remote control; spot metering mode; infinity mode sets focus to infinity making it possible to shoot through windows without any issues.
DISLIKES: while this is a great camera considering the wide angle zoom packed into such a compact camera - any camera this small featuring a zoom lens always means trading off image quality at least a little. This camera did very well as you can see from the sample below, but I did encounter some chromatic aberration (or purple fringing) near the edges when throwing difficult lighting at it.
Above: Railroad tracks in Yarmouth, Maine the morning after a winter storm. Taken with an Olympus Stylus 100 Wide.
View gallery: Olympus Stylus 100 Wide sample images
| Specifications | |
| Type: | Fully automatic 35mm autofocus lens-shutter camera with built-in 28mm-100mm zoom lens |
| Film format: | 35mm standard DX-coded film (24 x 36 mm) |
| Lens: | Olympus 28mm-100mm zoom lens, f4.6-f11.9, 7 elements in 7 groups |
| Shutter: | Programmed electronic shutter |
| Viewfinder: | Real-image zoom viewfinder with autofocus mark, close-up correction mark, autofocus indicator and flash indicator |
| Focusing: | Passive type multi auto-focus. Focus lock possible. Telephoto: Focusing range: 2.6ft. (0.8m) – infinity Wide Angle: Focusing range: 2.ft. (0.6m) - infinity |
| Exposure control: | Programmed automatic exposure control, switchable from 3 – zone light metering to spot metering; Auto exposure range: Wide angle EV2.4(f4.6, 4 sec.) – EV16 (f10.2, 1/630 sec.); Telephoto EV5.1 (f11.9, 4 sec.) – EV17 (f18, 1/410 sec.) |
| Exposure counter: | Progressive type with automatic reset, displayed on LCD panel |
| Exposure compensation: | Programmed automatic exposure control, switchable from 3 – zone light metering to spot metering; Auto exposure range: Wide angle EV2.4(f4.6, 4 sec.) – EV16 (f10.2, 1/630 sec.) |
| Self-timer: | Electronic self-timer with approx. 12 sec. delay |
| Remote control (optional): | Infrared remote control unit with approx. 3 sec. delay |
| Film speed range: | Automatic setting with DX-coded film with ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, & 32000 film. Film speeds other than above will be automatically set to the next lower speed. For no-DX coded film and film with less than IS) 50, film speed is set to ISO 100 |
| Film loading: | Automatic loading (automatically advances to first frame when back cover is closed) |
| Film advance: | Automatic film winding |
| Film rewind: | Automatic film rewind (automatic rewind activation at end of film, automatic rewind stop). Rewind possible at any point with mid-roll rewind button |
| Data recording: | Data recorded on image, displayed on LCD panel Formats: No data, Year-month-day, Month-day-year, Day-month-year, Day-hour-minute Calendar: Automatic up to year 2035 |
| Flash: | Built-in flash, Recycle time approx. 0.5 sec. – 5.5 sec. at normal temperature with new battery |
| Flash modes: | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In, Night Scene, Red-Eye Reduction Night Scene, Off |
| Battery check: | Yes - displayed on LCD panel |
| Power source: | One 3V lithium battery (DL123A/CR123A) |
| Dimensions: | 4.6”W x 2.4”H x 1.7”D (117 x 61.5 x 42.5mm) excluding protrusions |
| Weight: | 7.8 oz. (220 g) without battery |