The Olympus μ [mju:]-III 150 is a 35mm compact camera.
It has an extra-low dispersion lens which zooms from 37.5 to 150 mm, and an 11-point autofocus system. The camera is almost entirely automatic, but it does allow spot metering, 6 flash modes and infinity focus. It has an infra red sensor to allow it to be used with a proprietary remote control. It also has a self-timer. The manufacturer claims an all weather design, and this is written on top of the camera, by this they mean it is splashproof. It is still vulnerable to damage from direct sunlight and extremes of temperature (below -10 and above 40 degrees Celsius). It has a sliding lens cover, which acts as an on/off switch. It also blocks the viewfinder when closed, so the viewfinder can only be used when the camera is on and the flash charged, meaning the battery is being drained. It accepts film speeds between ISO 50 and 3200 using DX coding. Non DX-Coded-film is set at ISO 100. It uses one lithium battery size 123A.
It has the following Exposure Modes:
Auto Exposure - Automatically sets the correct exposure.
Spot Metering - For use when taking pictures when the subject is in front of a high-contrast environment.
Infinity Focus - The camera sets the working distance at infinity
It has the following special features:
Self-Timer - After setting the timer the indicator lights for 10 seconds then flashes for 2. After this the shutter will release.
Camera Shake Indicator - When the green and orange lamps blink, this means that the camera is shaking, and the picture may blur. When the lamps stop blinking the camera is held steady and is ready to take a picture.
Remote Control - Simply press the button on the remote, the indicator starts blinking and the shutter fires after 3 seconds.
It has the following flash modes:
Auto Flash - low-light, backlight and fluorescent light.
Red-Eye Reduction - This mode uses a series of low power pre-flashes rather than a separate bulb.
Flash Off - This will cause the camera to automatically use a slower shutter speed necessitating the use of a tripod or similar
Fill-in flash - Provides just the right amount of additional light shadow or fluorescent light.
Night Scene Flash - This also uses a slow shutter speed and is incompatible with spot-metering mode
Red-Eye Reduction Night Scene Flash
The manufacturer claims the following flash effective distances:
At ISO 100:
Wide Angle: 0.6 to 4.6 metres (2.0 to 15.1 ft)
Telephoto: 0.8 to 1.8 metres (2.6 to 5.9 ft)
At ISO 200:
Wide Angle: 0.6 to 6.5 metres (2.0 to 21.3 ft)
Telephoto: 0.8 to 2.5 metres (2.6 to 8.2 ft)
At ISO 400:
Wide Angle: 0.6 to 9.2 metres (2.0 to 30.2 ft)
Telephoto: 0.8 to 3.6 metres (2.6 to 11.8 ft)
There is also a quartz date model (QD). This allows the user to imprint any of the following in the bottom right hand corner of the photograph:
Nothing
yy-mm-dd
mm-dd-yy
dd-mm-yy
dd hh:mm
