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Reviews of the Olympus SP-560 UZ

  • 6.6

    CNET Review

    March 28, 2008

    The Good: Superlong, yet wide lens; manual exposure controls; good body design; supports wireless flash.

    The Bad: Softness and noise hurt picture quality; middling performance.

    The Bottom Line: Olympus' 8-megapixel ultrazoom generally improves over the SP-550UZ, but suffers from many of the same problems.

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  • 9.0

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 86/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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  • No Rating

    marketnews.ca

    Review Summary: All the comments about super-zooms versus compact digicams and super-zooms versus digital SLRs apply equally to the 560UZ. In terms of major component specifications (sensor size and resolution, lens zoom range and speed, etc.), there is little or ...

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  • 8.0

    goodgearguide.com.au

    By Andrew Kliem | January 29, 2008

    Review Summary: While not a perfect camera, Olympus' SP-560UZ is an excellent choice for users after an ultra-zoom. It combines good pictures with a robust feature set and a fantastic design.

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  • No Rating

    photographyreview.com

    By patia | January 7, 2008

    Review Summary: I thoroughly enjoyed playing with the Olympus SP-560 UZ - enough that it's going to be hard to go back to my own compact digital camera. I've been spoiled by the fantastically long zoom lens, which makes it super-easy to grab great shots with hardly ...

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Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.

Part number: 226085

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Compact
  • Width 4.6 in
  • Depth 3.1 in
  • Height 3.1 in
  • Weight 12.9 oz

Main Features

  • Resolution 8 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 8,500,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom 5.6 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Candle, Indoor, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Night portrait, Panorama assist, Shoot & select 1, Shoot & select 2, Underwater macro, Underwater wide 1, Underwater wide 2, Landscape-portrait, Candlelight portrait, Available light portrait
  • Image Stabilizer Optical (CCD-shift mechanism)
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom. This camera uses a CCD-Shift mechanism, which internally shifts the CCD to compensate for camera motion.
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • White Balance Bracketing Yes
  • Digital Video Format AVI
  • Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 160 x 120

Memory / Storage

  • Supported Flash Memory XD-Picture Card
  • Integrated Memory 47 MB
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 2560 x 1920, 2304 x 1728, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480, 1920 x 1080

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Pop-up flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 21 ft
  • Features Flash +/- compensation

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm - F/2.8-4.5
  • Focal Length 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 486 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 143
  • Min Focus Range 3.9 in
  • Macro Focus Range 1cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.5
  • Optical Zoom 18 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
  • Lens Construction 11 group(s) / 14 element(s)
  • Features ED glass, Aspherical lens

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 12 sec
  • Additional Features Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Auto power save, Histogram display, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital noise reduction

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Electronic

Display

  • Type LCD display - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB, 1 x DC power input
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x XD-Picture Card

Software

  • Software Olympus Master, Drivers & Utilities

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Included Accessories Lens cap, Neck strap
  • Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable

Power

  • Power Device None

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • TP
  • SD
  • BK

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

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