Olympus SP-560UZ Digital Camera

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imaging-resource.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560 UltraZoom Digital Camera - Review

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Outfitted with a slightly wider lens, more resolution, and better image quality, the Olympus SP-560UZ is a hot little digital camera that earns the name Ultra Zoom in a big way. With wide angle lenses such a rare commodity, it's interesting that Olympus...

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imaging-resource.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560 UltraZoom Digital Camera - Review - The Imaging Resource!

by Mike Pasini

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The Olympus SP-560 UltraZoom digital camera features a 1/2.35 inch CCD imager with a resolution of eight megapixels, coupled with an Olympus-branded 18x optical zoom lens with an extremely wide-ranging choice of 35mm equivalent focal lengths from 27 to 48...

Review Verdict:
There's a choice of both an electronic viewfinder (specification unknown), plus a 2.5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 230,000 pixels. Autofocus is via contrast detection, and the camera can also be focused manually. ISO sensitivity ranges from 50 to ...

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thinkcamera.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560UZ Review

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Olympus Super Zoom gets put under the ThinkCamera lens......

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QuickTake:

Pros: Fast to power up Smooth video at 30fps Good grip and build Extensive ISO range Powerful telephoto lens

Cons: Soft pictures Hit and miss focusing High ISO settings aren't that useful Noisy images Desaturated colour

digitalcamerainfo.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560UZ Digital Camera Review

by Emily Raymond

Comments:
The SP-560UZ updates Olympus’ ultra-zoom series with a higher megapixel count and a few new features....

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QuickTake:

Pros: Sturdy body, High ISO sensitivity, 18x optical zoom, Optical image stabilization, Simultaneous RAW and JPEG shooting, LCD's smooth refresh rate, Great LCD, Perfect Fix technology, In-camera editing, Low noise and excellent dynamic range at ISO 50

Cons: Long menus, Optical zoom doesn't function with audio in Movie mode, Expensive, Slow autofocus system, Long processing time, Undersaturated and inaccurate colors, Disappointing resolution, Soft focus in videos, Obvious barrel distortion, Blue cast to ISO

trustedreviews.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560UZ

by Online Shopper

Comments:
Choosing a new super-zoom camera just got even harder....

Review Verdict:
The Olympus SP-560UZ is an extremely accomplished camera, and more than makes up for its slightly disappointing predecessor. Outstanding design and handling, good performance and a huge degree of versatility make it a superb tool for the keen hobbyist. Im ...

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cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560 UZ

by Will Greenwald

Comments:
We loved its predecessor and we love the Olympus SP-560 UZ even more. Keeping the comfortable design, this superzoom's whopping lens stands out as its most prominent feature. Plus, it's packed with plenty of useful, advanced options, all available at a lo...

Review Verdict:
Olympus' 8-megapixel superzoom generally improves over its SP-550 UZ predecessor, but suffers from many of the same problems ...

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QuickTake:

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

Cons: Softness and noise hurt picture quality; middling performance

digicamera.com Professional Review.

SP-560UZ

by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer

Comments:
Introduced in August 2007 as part of massive product intorduction of nine new consumer cameras, the SP-560UZ is the latest in Olympus's "Power & Versatility" class that also includes the SP-510UZ and the SP-560UZ. "UZ" stands or Ultra Zoom and this is wha...

Review Verdict:
There is a time lapse mode where you can have the camera shoot up to 99 pictures in intervals between a minute and 99 minutes ...

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QuickTake:

Pros: 18X optical zoom!, Dual image stabilization, Bright hi-res 2.5-inch LCD with adjustable backlight, 640 x 480 movies at a full 30 fps, Advanced face detection mode, As close as 0.4 inches in super macro mode, Full manual modes in addition to 33 scene modes

Cons: No voice recording mode, Remains at 8 megapixel, xD-Picture card harder to find and more expensive

infosyncworld.com Professional Review.

Review: Olympus SP-560UZ ultrazoom digital camera

by Matthew Ruiz

Comments:
The SP-560UZ is smaller than a D-SLR, larger than the average point-and-shoot and packs a whopping 18x zoom lens. Do we really need all that lens, or is the package too big for us to use often?...

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QuickTake:

Pros: 18x zoom lens, excellent anti-shake, bevy of manual settings

Cons: Bulky for a point-and-shoot, manual flash release, xD memory card

digitalcameraroundup.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560UZ

by Conrad H. Blickenstorfer

Review Verdict:
The SP-560UZ's lens also lets you get very close. Like many Olympus models, it has both a macro mode and a super macro mode. Macro lets you get as close as four inches. With super macro you can get as close as a centimeter, 4/10th of an inch. Amazingly, a ...

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QuickTake:

Cons: No voice recording mode, Remains at 8 megapixel, xD-Picture card harder to find and more expensive

popphoto.com Professional Review.

Olympus SP-560UZ Test Results

by Jack Howard

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See how the Olympus SP-560UZ fared in our 18x superzoom shootout, with certified test results from the PopPhoto Lab and image quality shots....

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