Olympus C-920 Zoom (1999)

Name: Olympus C-920 Zoom
Brand: Olympus

The Olympus C-920 Zoom is a late-1990s digital compact that followed the styling of the company's popular mju (μ) film series. It has a sliding cover that protects both the lens and the pop-up flash when shut. Owner posts on r/VintageDigitalCameras date it to 1999, and an Olympus service diagram stamped "1999.08" from Olympus Optical Co., Tokyo backs that up. The camera was sold under a dual model code - the service documentation covers both "C-920ZOOM" and "D-450ZOOM". A Japanese source references a relationship to the CAMEDIA C-990 ZOOM, but the record doesn't make clear what that link was.

The imaging spec is modest. The sensor delivers 1280×960 resolution, which one period observer said was enough for "full screen images and decent snaps." The sensor diagonal is documented at approximately 6.66 mm, roughly two-thirds the size of a typical 1/2.7" sensor in this class. A sample photo on Wikimedia Commons shows a focal length of 15.7 mm. The controls use Olympus's icon conventions, which one reviewer said become "easy to follow once you become familiar" with them. A Pinkoi seller listing confirms the camera passes basic function tests - shutter release, metering, and reading - and describes it as a CCD digital camera.

Beyond that, the record is thin. No original price, weight, dimensions, battery or storage specs, LCD details or lens aperture range are documented. The manual is available as a printed reproduction through camera-manual.com, and the exploded parts diagram circulates as a downloadable service file. There's an active Reddit thread devoted to the C-920 Zoom, but the content of those discussions isn't accessible in the archive. It sits in Olympus's late-90s Camedia lineup.