Contax U4R Features:

Photographer’s Dream, A Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* 5.8-17.4mm f/2.8-f/4.7 Lens

RTUNE’s High Speed Image Processing System Enables High Speed Continuous Shooting At 3.3 Frames Per Second

High Resolution 4.0 million effective pixel, 1/2.7 Inch CCD With Improved Image Gradation Thanks to “RTUNE”

Easy-Framing Body Is Only 19mm (.55 inches) Thin

Enhanced Continuous AF Shooting Function Stays Focused Even On Moving Subjects

Increased Focusing Accuracy With 9-point Multi AF Function

Easy View 2-inch LCD Monitor With Continuous Zoom Playback And Group Mode

Easy Charger USB Cradle

Superfine, VGA Movies With Audio

Eight Scene Modes For Any Situation

Customizable Single and Multi Image Startup Screen

In Camera Image Resize Mode

“Pictbridge” Compatible, The Industry Standard For Printing Images

Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Contax U4R Specifications:

Type:    Digital still camera with record, playback, and erase modes

Recording Media:    SD memory card/MMC (Multi Media Card), in compliance with DCF (*Note 1) (Exif Ver. 2.2), in compliance with JPEG, DPOF compatible

Effective Pixels:    4 Megapixel

Image Pickup Device:    1/2.7” square pixel original color filter interlace reading system CCD (total number of pixels: 4,230,000)

Pixels (still image):    2272×1704, 1600×1200, 1280×960, 640×480

Moving image sizes:    640×480, 320×240

Moving image frame rate:    15 frames per second, 30 frames per second

Lens:    Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* (6 elements in 6 groups) (3 aspheric, 2 high index lens elements)

Focal length:    5.8-17.4mm (equivalent to approx. 38-115mm in 35mm film format), Aperture: f/2.8-4.7

Digital zoom:    Up to 6x, 15 steps

Focal adjustment:    Video feedback auto focus (9-point multi AF or spot AF selectable)

Range of shooting:    Approximately 60cm (24 inches) to infinity from the front surface of protective glass
                                   Approximately 20cm (8 inches) to 60cm (24 inches) in macro mode at 5.8mm lens setting

Exposure control

Control method:    Program AE

Light metering system:    3 modes selectable: CCD multi-area evaluation, center-weighted and spot metering

Metering link range:    LV6 ~ LV16

Exposure compensation:    +2.0EV ~ -2.0EV (1/3EV steps)

Shutter:    Using both CCD electronic shutter and programmed electronic shutter with independent aperture control, 1 second to 1/2000 second

White Balance:    Auto, sunlight, overcast, incandescent, fluorescent and preset

Sharpness:    5 levels: -1, standard, +1, +2, +3

Chroma:    3 levels: +, -, standard

Sensitivity setting:    AUTO, ISO50, 100, 200, 400

Liquid crystal monitor:    2.0” 130,000-pixel TFT color liquid crystal monitor with adjustable brightness control

Flash:    Built-in system, shooting range (at AUTO ISO setting): approx. 60cm (24 inches) to 3.0m (10 feet) with lens set to 5.8mm, approx. 60cm (24 inches) to 1.8m (6 feet) with lens set to 17.4mm

Flash Mode:    Auto flash, Auto flash for red-eye reduction, Flash off, Fill-in flash

Scene mode:    Sport action, Portrait, Night Portrait, Sunset, Twilight, Night view, Black and white, Sepia

Moving image recording mode:    AVI

Moving image recording time:    Up to full capacity of the memory card

With a personal computer:    QuickTime 4.1 or later (Windows, Macintosh)

Other shooting modes:    Self timer mode (2 seconds and 10 seconds), REC review (on/off), Digital Zoom (on/off)

Continuous shooting:    High-speed continuous shooting: Maximum 3.3 frames per second, AF continuous shooting: Maximum 2 frames per second (Recording image size: 2272×1704), up to the full capacity of the memory card (*2)

Voice memo mode:    Up to 30 seconds for each image

Resize:    Images can be resized to 320×240 or 160×120. The area to be resized can be selected.

File format: JPEG

Playback mode:    Single display, group display, multi image display (six images), zoomed playback function, continuous shooting playback function, voice memo, protect, erase (single image), erase (all images), rotate, slide show, close-up playback at 2x, 4x, 8x, thumbnail playback, playback of movies with camera, information display, DPOF setting, PictBridge setting (Note 3)

Setup function:    AF mode setting, LCD brightness adjustment, date setting, date insertion, card format, auto power-off setting, shutter sound/operational sound adjustment, startup screen selection and setting, REC review ON/OFF selection (4 seconds, 2 seconds, OFF), language selection (Japanese, English, Germany, French, Spanish, Chinese), video output selection, consecutive file number reset, setting reset, mode position of power-ON selection, digital zoom ON/OFF selectable, DISPLAY selection (information display ON/OFF)

Input/output terminal (Camera):    Input/output terminals though cradle connection

Input/output terminal (Cradle):    Video output terminal(NTSC/PAL composite video, audio signal, DC input (using a dedicated AC adapter), USB terminal (miniB)

Power source:    3.7 volt lithium-ion battery 1100 mAh

Captured Images:    Approximately 150 images with a new, fully charged lithium-ion battery, at room temperature, based on the guidelines of the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA)

Dimensions:    102 mm (4.01 inches) width × 63.5 mm (2.5 inches) height × 19 mm (.75 inches) depth (excluding protrusions)

Weight:    Approximately 140g (5 ounces) (excluding battery and the recording media)

Operating temperature:    0 ~ 45 degrees Celsius (32 ~ 113 degrees Fahrenheit) (without condensation)