Olympus Sp 570uz

Olympus Sp 570 Uz Digital Camera Review | Buy Digital Cameras

I guess I’m stating the obvious when I say the major attraction of the SP-570 is the long zoom lens. This length of zoom typically comes in handy for wildlife and sporting subjects. In addition to the length of the lens, the camera also has manual exposure controls. For any person who is use to handing an SLR camera you could be interested to hear that the lens is zoomed in and out by twisting the lens barrel rather than the more typical approach of pushing buttons on the back of the camera.

As you would expect with a lens this size, the SP-570 offers image stabilisation. The lens has a focal length equivalent to 26 – 520mm in 35mm format. This makes the lens wide angle and makes it perfect for shooting wide scenes, such as landscapes. The camera also comes with a set of manual exposure controls. Consequently this camera is a great option for an individual who sees photography as a hobby.

The SP-570 certainly handles the lighter colours well in this shot with a lot of detail showing in the boats and also in the white wooden slats under the roof of the building.

There is also impressive levels of detail showing in the in some of the more lightly shaded areas. Focusing is sharp with the brickwork of the building standing out well.

Colours have a gentler really feel to them than many of the digital cameras I have tested recently.

Outdoor 2 (No Zoom) With the lens zoomed into to its maximum capacity purple fringing becomes fairly evident. This will be a lot more of a dilemma when taking photos with light coloured objects in the scene, such as the boats in the test shot. As with quite a few cameras, offering extreme length of lens focusing loses some of its sharpness when the lens is fully extended.

Outdoor 4 (Building) A single photo took .52 seconds with five taking 12.23 seconds. Turning the flash on increased the times to 1.35 seconds for a single photo and 14.59 seconds for five. I would like to have seen faster times for all of the tests.

It took the camera 3.05 seconds to turn on and capture the first photo.

You can compare this camera to other models by taking a look at the Shutter Lag Comparison Table.

Style: The SP-570 has as significantly of an SLR like feel than any other compact digital camera I can bear in mind testing. It has a very solid really feel in the hand and looks like a compact SLR. It is obtainable in black.

Dimensions: 118.5 x 84 x 87.

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