Megapixels and Zoom
The Olympus SP-570 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 20x wide angle, optical zoom lens. The focal length is equivalent to 26 - 520mm in 35mm format. 5x digital zoom is also available.

• Guide function with photography tips
• Self Timer
• TV widescreen playback / Wide print resolution
• Image Stabilisation
• Panoramic mode (with Olympus brand memory cards only).
• Sensor size: 1/2.33 inches

Manual focusing is available. There is also a special setting for detecting faces. For close up shots there is a super macro mode that allows the SP-570 to focus from 1cm away from the subject.

The LCD screen is 2.7 inches in size and is made up of around 230,000 pixels.

The flash modes available are Auto, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Off, Red-eye reduction & Fill-in and Slow synchronisation. The maximum range of the pop up flash is 6.4m. This falls to 4m when the zoom lens is fully extended. Flash exposure compensation is also available.

There are 23 scene modes you can use. These are Portrait, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait, Sports, Night Scene, Night Scene with portrait, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Multi Fireworks, Cuisine, Behind Glass, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select 1, Shoot & Select 2, Smile Shot, Beach and Snow and Shutter Chance.

After a photo has been taken a number of options can be applied:

• Black & White
• Sepia
• Funny Face
• Face Focus
• RAW data edit
• Red-eye reduction
• Light fix

Movies with a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 can be captured. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Optical zoom can be applied while recording is in progress.

There are a number of more advanced features. These include:

• White balance - AUTO, Sunlight, Overcast, Tungsten, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2, Flourescent 3, Manual White balance (One-Touch) and White balance adjustment -7 Red +7 Blue
• Auto, ISO ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, (6400 at low resolutions)
• Aperture Priority
• Shutter Priority
• Manual Exposure Mode
• Shutter Speeds: 1/2 - 1/2000 s / <8 min (Bulb mode) / < 4 s (Night scene)
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps
• Exposure Bracketing: 5 frames / +/- 1/3 EV steps
• Maximum Aperture: 2.8 - 4.5
• Sequential Shooting Mode: 1.2 fps / 7 frames (Full Image Size)
• Sequential Shooting Mode (high speed): 7.2 fps / 30 frames (in 5MP mode) 13.5 fps / 30 frames (in 3MP mode)
• Metering (Spot, ESP, Centre weighted)
• Raw Mode

Conversion Lenses and Hot Shoe
To further increase the capacity of the lens you can use a lens adapter (CLA-10) to fit conversion lenses to the SP-570. There is also a hot shoe available.

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Olympus SP-570 to a computer, television set and compatible printer. Olympus SP-570

Description:	10 megapixels and a 20x optical zoom
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	9
Colour:	8
Macro:	8
Indoors:	9
Value for Money:	8
Style:	9
Movie Mode:	9
Image Quality:	8
Build Quality:	8
Total:	84
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.
Review Date:	July 2008
Related Pages:	Olympus SP-570 UZ Specification Olympus SP-570 UZ Sample Images Olympus SP-570 UZ Features

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Olympus SP-570 UZ