Olympus C-420L (1997)
The Olympus C-420L was announced on 1997-06-19, together with the Olympus C-820L. According to Olympus they both were the world's first two digital cameras with function mode. The US model name was D-220L. The internal memory was scrapped and the camera now had the possibility to store images on Smart Media cards. The C-420L had the best image quality in the VGA class according to Olympus. The body was silver colored whereas the C-820L was champagne colored. Apart from that the only difference was that the C-820L had a bigger sensor.
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Specifications
- Brand: Olympus
- Model: C-420L
- First mentioned: 1997
- Marketed: yes
- MSRP: $799
- Imager Type: 0.35MP 1/3" CCD
- Resolution: 640x480
- Internal Storage: -
- External Storage: Smart Media
- Lens: f=5mm /F2.8
- Shutter: 1/4s - 1/500s
- Aperture Range: F2.8 / F5.6 / F11
- LCD screen size: 2" LCD
- Size: 128 x 65 x 45mm
- Weight: 260 gr.
- Remarks: Olympus D-220L in the US