Introduction
Established in 1994, ORite is not a probable name that will roll off most digital camera salesmen's tongues while making a pitch. However, this lesser known digital camera brand from Taiwan is certainly coming into its own as one of the cheaper alternatives to the more popular point and shoot digital cameras in the market when comparing them pixel for pixel. Leaving the more mainstream brands of digital cameras behind, we have the recently released 3.3-megapixel ORITE VC3010Z from O'Rite in our labs for review.
Before we move on with the detailed aspects of the camera, here are the ORITE VC3010Zs detailed camera specifications:-
Technical Specifications for the ORITE VC3010Z
| General |
| Dimensions |
92 x 62.2 x 31.5mm/ 3.6 x 2.45 x 1.24 inches |
| Weight (body alone) |
147g / 5.19oz |
| Remote Control |
Not Available |
|
Minimum OS Requirements |
Microsoft Windows 98/ 98SE /ME/ 2000/ XP
Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, X |
| Tripod Mount |
Plastic |
| Image Capture |
| Sensor Type |
Sony CCD |
| Effective Pixels |
3.34 million |
| Aspect Ratio |
4:3 |
| Camera Modes |
Photo mode
Playback mode
Video mode |
| Sequential Shooting |
Available |
| Lens |
| Max. Aperture Range |
f/2.66 - 4.92 |
| Focal Length |
5.69mm - 16.29mm |
| Optical Zoom |
3x |
| Digital Zoom |
4x (in steps of 0.2x) |
| Focusing Range |
Normal: 50cm to infinity
Macro (W): 10cm to 50cm |
| Focus Methods |
Normal
Macro |
| Display |
| Viewfinder |
Optical |
| LCD Monitor |
Casio 1.6-inch TFT color LCD |
| Replay Modes |
Single-frame
Zoom playback
9-frame index
Slideshow
Movie playback |
| Playback Zoom |
4x (in steps of 0.1x) |
| Exposure |
| ISO Settings |
70 |
| Metering |
Multi-pattern TTL AE
Center-weighted average |
| Control |
Auto
Manual |
| White Balance |
Auto
Daylight
Shade
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Black and White |
| Compensation |
-2 EV to +2EV (in 1/3 EV increments) |
| Shutter Speeds |
8s - 1/2000s |
| Self Timer |
10s |
| Flash |
| Modes |
Automatic
Always on
Red-eye
Always off |
| Compensation |
Not Available |
| External Connection |
Not Available |
| Image Storage |
| Recording Media |
16MB Embedded NAND Gate Flash Memory
Secure Digital (SD) memory card
Multimedia card (MMC) |
| Recording Format |
Still Images: JPEG (EXIF Ver 2.2)
Movie: MPEG4, 320X240(SIF)@15fps |
|
Number of Recording Pixels (Image/Video Size) |
- Still Images:-
- 2048 x 1536 (Large)
- 1600 x 1200 (Medium 1)
- 1024 x 768 (Medium 2)
- 640 x 480 (Small)
- Video Clips (30 fps, with audio, unlimited) :-
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Image Quality |
Fine: 5x compression rate
Normal: 12x compression rate |
| Power Supply |
|
Two AA-sized batteries
DC-in (3.0V, 2A DC adapter) |
| Connectivity Ports |
|
USB 1.1 port
TV out |
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