Olympus SP-570 UZ Digital Camera - Black
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trustedreviews.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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The Olympus SP-570 UZ is a decent camera to use, with some nice handling features such as a decent EVF, good zoom ring and plenty of control.

Review Verdict: The Olympus SP-570 UZ is a pleasant camera to use, with some nice handling features such as a decent EVF, good zoom ring and plenty of control. It's Raw capabilities are interesting, but it lacks the finesse of some competitors, particularly when it comes

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Computeract!ve Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Review: Olympus SP-570UZ digital camera

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This 'superzoom' compact looks more like a digital SLR camera

Review Verdict: A huge competition-battering zoom lens is the SP-570UZ's reason for being, so it's disappointing that it's sluggish to respond - and for sharp images it's impossible to shoot handheld at maximum zoom. That aside, the camera is sturdy, feature-packed and,

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infosyncworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.65 star(s) Olympus SP-570UZ ultrazoom digital camera review

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The Olympus SP-570UZ features 20x zoom, optical image-stabilization, and a full-manual mode. Are its images worthy of its features-set?

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QuickTake:

Pros: 20x zoom. Optical image-stabilization. Excellent design.
Cons: Small imaging-sensor. Issues with fringing and distortion. Only supports xD cards.
digital photography blog Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom

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The Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a massive reach when it comes to it's zoom lens. It's focal range is 20x (optical zoom) which gives it's user an equivalent focal range of 26-520mm! The Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom features

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letsgodigital.org Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570UZ review

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Olympus SP570 Ultra Zoom : In August 2005, Olympus introduced the very first camera from the new SP-5 series; the SP-500UZ camera. At the time it was a Megazoom camera that certainly featured high specifications; six Megapixels, a maximum ISO of 400 and a

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ephotozine.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus SP-570UZ Digital Camera Review

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Roger Matthewman submits a user review of the Olympus SP570UZ digital camera

Review Verdict: The camera loves good light and will take stunning pictures at 10Mp in both Auto and Manual at full zoom. In bad light the camera has to be worked to find that manual setting which suits it the best

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digitalversus.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UZ

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With such a zoom, the SP-570UZ is a very versatile camera at ease in family settings, landscapes, macro and photographic outings. The quality of images is there if you can restrain yourself in terms of ISO sensitivity. It's just too bad this bridge isn't

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QuickTake:

Pros: - Impressive and high quality 20x zoom, good macro mode, - Nice images in lower sensitivities, - 13.5 im / s burst mode, - Nice construction, - Possibility to add an external flash
Cons: - Zoom ring isn�'t too practical, - Image degraded beyond 800 ISO, - No moveable screen, - Shutter speed is only at 1/2000 s, - RAW mode practically unusable (too slow)
pcworld.ca Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UZ Digital Camera

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The king of the high-zoom cameras offers sharp long-distance pics and quality ergonomics.

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photographyblog.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ Review

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The new SP-570 UZ is the latest in a long line of super-zoom cameras from Olympus. In the distant digital past, Olympus was one of the first manufacturers to market a superzoom camera, and their C-2100UZ model, fondly referred to as the 'UZI' by its owner

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thinkcamera.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UZ

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Olympus 20x "SuperDuperUber" Zoom!

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mobilemag.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570UZ Digital Camera Is Like DSLR, But Not Quite

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When you take a look at the spec sheet of the newly revealed SP-570UZ digital camera from Olympus, you can't help but let your jaw drop. And then you drool a little...

Review Verdict: When you take a look at the spec sheet of the newly revealed SP-570UZ digital camera from Olympus, you can't help but let your jaw drop. And then you drool a little. After that, you realize that it's not really a digital SLR, but it's got enough going for

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dcviews.com Professional Review.

Our Olympus SP-570 UZ review and samples

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With an almost unlimited choice of compacts and DSLR cameras today, you could easily forget that there is another category of cameras out there that appears to be quite popular, the "SLR-like" cameras. We have taken a closer look at the Olympus SP-570 UZ,

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photoreview.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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In its Ultra Zoom (UZ) models, Olympus appears to be trying to bridge the gap between digicams and DSLRs. But, until larger sensors are used in these cameras, a large gulf will remain. With the new 10-megapixel SP-570 UZ, it has taken a big step forward b

Review Verdict: Considering the range of the zoom lens on the SP570 UZ, we weren't surprised to find the test camera tended to hunt at the longer focal length settings, particularly in low light levels and cloudy conditions when subject contrast was reduced. It also took

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crunchgear.com Professional Review.

Review: Olympus SP-570UZ

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Reviewing point-and-shoot cameras for you guys, no matter how complex, is like writing about light beer for a wine magazine. What can you say but that it goes down smooth and tastes great? Can you talk about the vat-grown malty flavor? Can you talk about

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imaging-resource.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UltraZoom Digital Camera - First Shots - The Imaging Resource!

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Olympus' UltraZoom series of digital cameras are well known for their powerful zoom lenses, but the Olympus SP-570 UZ takes things up a notch with a whopping new 20x optical zoom lens boasting an equivalent focal length starting at a truly wide 26mm and e

Review Verdict: The SP570's ISO sensitivity ranges from 50 to 6400 equivalent controlled automatically or manually - a fairly impressive range, but it remains to be seen what image noise at ISO 6400 from a small ten megapixel imager is like. The Olympus 570UZ also offers

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QuickTake:

Pros: Beautiful, compact form factor Hot shoe for external flash Wireless flash support Helpful Guide mode 20x, wide-angle optical zoom 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom Good Standard Macro mode Good sharpness across the frame Accurate color capture Pre-
Cons: Unresponsive zoom ring Confusing menu 'gotchas' Strong geometric distortion at both wide and telephoto High chromatic aberration at both wide angle and telephoto Strong blurring and loss of detail at ISO 800 and up Noticeable chroma noise even at ISO 100
alaTest.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.85 star(s) Review summary of Olympus SP-570 UZ

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alaTest has collected and analysed 311 reviews of Olympus SP-570 UZ from international magazines and websites.

Review Verdict: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 401076 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 97/100 = Excellent.

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digitalcamerainfo.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570UZ First Impressions Review

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  Take a look at the new Olympus models The megapixel war may be raging onward elsewhere, but the Olympus SP-570UZ is claiming a victory among the competition in the ultra-zoom digital camera market. Its 20x optical zoom lens is the longest on a comp...

Review Verdict: We looked at the Olympus SP-570UZ at the PMA show and here's what we can tell you. It has a very cool retro DSLR look that fooled many eyes and made many people think Olympus may have put out yet another DSLR. Its design is not only classy but comfortable

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QuickTake:

Pros: - Retro DSLR look - Great handling - 20x zoom lens - DSLR-like buttons - Lots of in-cam editing - Multi-Firework mode - Fingerprint-less LCD
Cons: - xD compatible up to only 2GB - Can't have audio AND zoom in movies - Zoom ring isn't very sensitive - Slow burst
cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.3 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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Review Verdict: Poor performance diminishes the Olympus SP-570 UZ's potential as an otherwise solid megazoom.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Lots of helpful and useful features.
Cons: Slow; big; manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough; can't zoom in movie capture.
cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.35 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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The Olympus SP-570 UZ is an extremely promising superzoom, with the widest optical zoom range of any compact camera at 20x, plus built-in image stabilisation, a 1cm macro mode, full manual controls and the ability to shoot at an incredible ISO 6,400 -- an

Review Verdict: You can't argue with what the Olympus SP-570 UZ can do, only how well it does it. While it looks and feels a cut above the rest, its failings are typical of superzoom compacts in general, including sluggish responses, poor high ISO performance and lens so

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QuickTake:

Pros: Build quality; specifications; controls
Cons: Patchy image quality; sluggish response time
pcmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Olympus SP-570UZ

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This innovative shooter is loaded with features, among them a 20X zoom lens. It's a worthy purchase for just about anyone who wants to get closer to the action.

Review Verdict: Even though its image quality isn't quite as consistent as that of competing models, this superzoom boasts plenty of useful features that make it worth considering.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Easily adjustable 20X zoom lens. Perfect Shot Preview. Shadow adjustment.
Cons: Image quality is inconsistent. Limited video. Irksome lens-focusing sound.
zdnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.3 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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Review Verdict: Poor performance diminishes the Olympus SP-570 UZ's potential as an otherwise solid megazoom.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Lots of helpful and useful features.
Cons: Slow; big; manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough; can't zoom in movie capture.
pcworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.4 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ Digital Camera

Comments:
The king of the high-zoom cameras offers sharp long-distance pics and quality ergonomics.

Review Verdict: We also had a bit of trouble getting the autofocus to lock onto targets in low light. The autofocus would scan from one end to the other trying to sharpen the image, and sometimes took up to 2 seconds to fully lock on to a focal point. In bright dayl...

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QuickTake:

Pros: 20X optical zoom is the highest in class, iESP focus targeting
Cons: Delayed shutter release, Autofocus sometimes searches fuzzily
imaging-resource.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UltraZoom Digital Camera - Review

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The SP-570 is the best-looking long zoom digital camera Olympus has produced, finally available in a black body that's compact, yet easily handled. The Olympus SP-570 UZ's 2.7-inch LCD screen is complemented by a decent electronic viewfinder, and the pop

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cameras.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.2 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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The Olympus SP-570 handles a lot like a Digital SLR. Its main attraction is its 20x optical zoom lens, but there are plenty of other features to get excited about as well. This is a 10 megapixel model. It has manual exposure controls, manual focusing, a R

Review Verdict: This is as close to a Digital SLR as you are likely to get without buying one. I really like the way the camera handles and it takes fine photos as well. If you are looking for a digital camera with a super long lens then take a look at this one.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Looks good - build quality - handling - picture quality
Cons: Shutter delay could be faster
letsgodigital.org Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.75 star(s) Olympus SP 570 UZ digital camera review

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Where the Megazoom camera proved good for 10x optical zoom a few years ago, the Olympus SP-570 UZ doubles this range. The compact size remained untouched and the amount of pixels increased, as expected. The concept is solid as a rock and has already prove

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dcamerareview.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UZ

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The Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom features a maximum aperture range of F2.8 - 4.5 at the ends of it's focal range, 2.7 inch LCD, Dual Image Stabilization (software based stabilization

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macworld.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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wired.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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Cursed with an ambiguous, alphanumeric moniker, the SP-570UZ (that's one hell of a sexy name there, Olympus) is suffering from an identity crisis. It lies in the nether region between point-and-click and DSLR, all the while suffering from a model number t

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QuickTake:

Pros: Stunning macro function makes big shots out of the smallest subjects. Versatile controls soothe the enthusiasts while auto presets comfort the n00bs. Excellent manual. Top mounted hotshoe makes swapping external flash options easy.
Cons: Pretend-professional zoom requires two hands. Zoom shots without a tripod can come out blurry. Stubborn clinging to proprietary xD media is irritating: Resistance is futile, Olympus.
cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.3 star(s) Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom Review - Digital Cameras

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olympus sp-570 ultra zoom review: The 10-megapixel SP-570UZ boasts a 20x optical zoom lens, but poor performance diminishes its potential as an otherwise solid superzoom.

Review Verdict: Poor performance diminishes the Olympus SP-570 UZ's potential as an otherwise solid megazoom.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Lots of helpful and useful features
Cons: Slow, Big, Manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough, Can't zoom in movie capture
goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.75 star(s) Olympus SP-570UZ

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Review Verdict: Olympus' SP-570UZ continues the trend of its past ultra-zooms, offering an enticing package for users looking for a larger lens. It isn't perfect - at times it can be sluggish and the pictures have some minor issues - but on the whole it does a solid job.

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QuickTake:

Pros: 20x zoom, dual image stabilisation, 13.5fps burst mode
Cons: Some over-sharpening, full-resolution burst mode slow, electronic zoom fiddly for precise framing
pcmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ

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If you're not quite ready for a D-SLR but want more than a point-and-shoot camera can offer, the $500 10-megapixel Olympus SP-570 UZ superzoom provides a respectable middle ground. This camera packs an easy-to-adjust 20X zoom lens, Perfect Shot Preview, S

Review Verdict: Even though its image quality isn't quite as consistent as that of competing models, this superzoom boasts plenty of useful features that make it worth considering.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Easily adjustable 20X zoom lens. Perfect Shot Preview. Shadow adjustment.
Cons: Image quality is inconsistent. Limited video. Irksome lens-focusing sound.
star-techcentral.com Professional Review.

Zooming in on a niche

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The Olympus SP-570UZ may just be the camera for you if you are not ready to jump on the DSLR bandwagon just yet.

Review Verdict: All in all, however, the Olympus SP-570UZ is a decent bridge camera that should cater to both beginners and advanced amateurs.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Great long zoom range; ability to capture images in RAW, lightweight and portable.
Cons: Slow startup time; slow focusing speed; video mode does not allow the use of optical zoom without sacrificing audio.
digitalcamerainfo.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UZ

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If you feel your inner paparazzo yearning to come out and play, consider the Olympus SP-570UZ with its whopping 20x zoom lens - the equivalent of a 28mm-520mm zoom in 35mm photography. We had lots of fun shooting with this camera, firing off photos of ar

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QuickTake:

Pros: - Excellent body design - 20x zoom - Extensive customizability and manual control options - Effective image stabilization system
Cons: - Imprecise zoom and manual focus controls - Mediocre lab test results in most categories - Poor video performance
pcworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.3 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ Digital Camera

Comments:
The king of the high-zoom cameras offers sharp long-distance pics and quality ergonomics.

Review Verdict: We also had a bit of trouble getting the autofocus to lock onto targets in low light. The autofocus would scan from one end to the other trying to sharpen the image, and sometimes took up to 2 seconds to fully lock on to a focal point. In bright dayl...

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QuickTake:

Pros: 20x optical zoom is the highest in class iESP focus targeting
Cons: Delayed shutter release Autofocus sometimes searches fuzzily
digitalcamerareview.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UZ Review

Comments:
The folks at Olympus pioneered the long-zoom point-and-shoot digicam with the introduction of the 10x-zoom C2100 in 2000, and they obviously believe that size really does matter.

Review Verdict: 's sensitivity ranges from ISO 64 to ISO 6400, the camera also provides Dual Image Stabilization (which combines sensor-shift mechanical image stabilization with auto ISO boost), Digital ESP multi-pattern metering (default, spot, center-weighted, and face

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QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent image quality and plenty of resolution Impressive 20x zoom Dual image stabilization Excellent Super Macro mode Hot shoe expands flash options
Cons: High ISO settings are very noisy Convoluted and complex menu system Control-by-wire zoom ring is imprecise and jerky
pocket-lint.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.5 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ digital camera

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How does this super zoom perform?

Review Verdict: Wide range of options and solid build quality are offset by image problems through the compromises needed to pack this much lens into this small a body

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QuickTake:

Pros: Great range of options, simple to use for novices, options for advanced users, good build quality
Cons: Price, electronic view finder not fantastic, needs xD-Picture Card (not supplied), battery life, image quality can suffer
picturecorrect.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-570 UZ

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The Olympus SP-570 UZ is a 10 megapixel digital camera with an incredible 20x optical zoom. It is aimed at anyone who wants to dive deeper into digital photography with a sophisticated yet simple-to-use camera that will match their growing skills. The SP-

Review Verdict: with anti-glare technology improves visibility in bright sunlight and provides a wider viewing angle (176 degrees in every direction) for easier composition and viewing of images during playback

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pcadvisor.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus SP-570 UZ review

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Olympus' entry into the megazoom class delivers the greatest magnification rating of any camera we've seen. Using the Olympus SP-570 UZ at 20X, photos taken at a distance of up to 30ft from the subject looked as though the photographer had been right up c

Review Verdict: A great quality camera at a decent price, we like the Olympus SP-570 UZ.

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