Description: The Olympus Stylus 1040 features an ultraslim body that the company says makes it "the thinnest Stylus
camera of all time", at just 20.3 millimeters thick. This svelte
frame houses the combination of a 1/2.3"-type ten megapixel image
sensor and an Olympus-branded 3x
optical zoom
lens with a rather tight 38mm wide-angle. A 2.7-inch
LCD display with 230,000 dot resolution and 140 degree viewing angle offers the Stylus 1040's only option for framing and reviewing images, as there's no
optical viewfinder on this model. In the interests of keeping size down, the Olympus 1040 includes no form of mechanical image stabilization - only what the company calls "Digital Image Stabilization", which simply increases the ISO sensitivity (and along with it, both the shutter speed and image noise levels) to try and freeze motion. ISO sensitivity ranges from a low of ISO 50 to a maximum of ISO 1,600 equivalent, with the ability to extend this to ISO 3,200 at a reduced three megapixel resolution.