The Olympus SP-570 offers the longest lens currently available (at November 2008) on a compact digital camera with 20x zoom. What I really like about the lens is that the zoom is controlled through twisting the barrel of the lens instead of pressing buttons on the back of the camera. This helps to speed up the process and also gives you better control.
The lens has wide angle capabilities as well as the obvious telephoto qualities. This gives excellent versatility and the lens should cover just about every photo opportunity you can think of. Olympus has built image stabilisation into the camera to reduce the risk of blur being introduced to photos through camera shake.
As is common with super zoom cameras the SP-570 includes a number of advanced controls. These include fully manual exposure as well as aperture priority and shutter priority settings.
The SP-570 has a 2.7 inch LCD screen and a viewfinder for composing photos.
Olympus SP-570 UZ Details
Style
Extended Zoom
Megapixels
10
Zoom
20x
LCD Screen
2.7
MemoryCards
xD
Resolution
4:3, 16:9
File Formats
JPEG
Focal Length Equivalent
26 - 520 mm
Shutter Speed
1/2 - 1/1000 s / < 4 s (Night scene)
Aperture
f/2.8 - 4.5
Sensitivity
ISO 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
White Balance Settings
Sunlight, Tungsten, Overcast, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2, Flourescent 3, Manual, White balance adjustment
ExposureCompensation
-2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
Viewfinder
Yes
Flash Modes
AUTO, On, Off, Red Eye Reduction
Flash Range
6.4m
Shooting Modes
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 Snow
Maximum Movie Resolution
640 x 480
Maximum Movie Frames Per Second
30 fps
Maximum Movie Duration
10 seconds
Macro Focus
1cms
Metering
ESP, Spot, Centre weighted
ManualControls
Manual, aperture priority, shutter priority
Image Stabilisation
Yes
Lens Converters
Yes
Self Timer
Yes
Video Out (TV Playback)
Yes
Computer Connection
Yes
Batteries
AA
Dimensions
118.5 x 84 x 87.5 mm
Weight
445g
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Olympus SP-570 UZ Specification
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