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Olympus SP-570 UZ

Olympus SP-570 UZ

From its inception, Olympus' Ultra Zoom series--simply referred to as "UZ" in recent years--has always led the telephoto field for sheer reach. Once again, the company jumps ahead of the paused-at-18x pack with its 20x lens-equipped SP-570 UZ.

Size matters ...

Post date: 01/22/2008

From its inception, Olympus' Ultra Zoom series--simply referred to as "UZ" in recent years--has always led the telephoto field for sheer reach. Once again, the company jumps ahead of the paused-at-18x pack with its 20x lens-equipped SP-570 UZ.

Size matters most in this update to the SP-560 UZ: it's got a higher-resolution CCD, longer (and slightly wider-angle) lens, and slightly larger LCD display. In a nice design tweak, the lens now has a manual zoom ring; on the preproduction unit we toyed with briefly, it still had that odd servo feel that similar controls on camcorders have, but it did give a bit more control than with the zoom switches common on digital point-and-shoot cameras. The new model also supplies a hot shoe for use with external flashes and a built-in wireless flash controller (a capability that was enabled in the SP-560 UZ via a firmware upgrade).

Key features:

  • f/2.8-4.5 26mm-520mm-equivalent (20X) lens
  • 10-megapixel CCD (1/2.33-inch)
  • ISO 50 - ISO 6400
  • Mechanical stabilization (sensor shift)
  • TruePic III image processor
  • 1.2 fps/7-frame continuous shooting (full resolution, best quality available)
  • LCD size: 2.7 inches/230,000 pixels, 140-degree viewing angle

The SP-570 UZ is slated to ship in March for $499.99
 

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