The camera launched in May of 2002 and was touted as the world’s smallest 3mp camera. The 3.0-megapixel CCD delivered image resolutions as high as 1,984 x 1,488 pixels. The camera also has a 1.5-inch, color LCD display, 0.5-inch electronic viewfinder (EVF), 8x Zoom, 6.4-51.2mm aspherical glass lens (equivalent to a 40-320mm lens on a 35mm camera), 3x Digital Zoom, Shutter speeds from 1/1,000 second to eight seconds for still images plus 1/8,000 of a second to 1/30 of a second for movies, Auto Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual exposure modes, plus three Scene modes, Spot or Digital ESP metering systems, Auto Bracketing, Sequence, Panoramic, and "2-in-1" capture modes, Adjustable White Balance with five settings, Variable ISO setting, Contrast plus Sharpness image adjustments, Built-in pop-up flash with six operating modes, QuickTime Movie mode, JPEG plus uncompressed TIFF file formats, SmartMedia cards capable, video out ¼ inch socket, DC power in socket, ¼ inch 20 thread tripod socket, and a USB port for down loading. The camera is powered by two CR-V3 battery packs or four AA batteries plus you can use an AC adapter.