Olympus SP-560 Ultra Zoom - Expert Reviews

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Storage media: Integrated Memory, Optical zoom: 18x, Sensor resolution: 8 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Electronic viewfinder, Weight: 365g, Digital zoom: 5.6x ...
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What is the Product Score ? The product score is an objective rating for relative product quality provided by alaTest. The scale is from 0 - 10 where 10 is the highest and 0 the lowest.
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- - Review summary of Olympus SP-560 UZ Evaluation 5 out of 5
  - Source: alaTest.co.uk
- June 2008
  Review summary of Olympus SP-560 UZ
  By alaTest
  
  Review summary: alaTest has collected and analysed 70 reviews of Olympus SP-560 UZ from international magazines and websites.
  
  Verdict: The average rating for this product is 91/100. Comparing these reviews to 257243 reviews of other Digital Compact Cameras gives the Olympus SP-560 UZ an overall alaScore 96/100 = Best.
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- - Olympus SP-560 Ultra Zoom Review - Digital Cameras Evaluation 3.5 out of 5
  - Source: cnet.com.au
- April 2008
  Olympus SP-560 Ultra Zoom Review - Digital Cameras
  By Will Greenwald
  
  Review summary: olympus sp-560 ultra zoom review: Olympus' 8-megapixel superzoom generally improves over its SP-550 UZ predecessor, but suffers from many of the same problems.
  
  Pros: Superlong, yet wide lens, Manual exposure controls, Good body design, Supports wireless flash
  
  Cons: Softness and noise hurt picture quality, Middling performance
  
  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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- - Olympus SP-560 UZ Evaluation 3.5 out of 5
  - Source: cnet.co.uk
- April 2008
  Olympus SP-560 UZ
  By Will Greenwald
  
  Review summary: 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
  
  Pros: Superlong, yet wide lens; manual exposure controls; good body design; supports wireless flash
  
  Cons: Softness and noise hurt picture quality; middling performance
  
  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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- - Olympus SP-560 UZ Evaluation 3.5 out of 5
  - Source: cnet.com
- March 2008
  Olympus SP-560 UZ
  
  Pros: Superlong, yet wide lens; manual exposure controls; good body design; supports wireless flash.
  
  Cons: Softness and noise hurt picture quality; middling performance.
  
  Verdict: Olympus' 8-megapixel ultrazoom generally improves over the SP-550UZ, but suffers from many of the same problems.
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- - Olympus SP-560 UZ Evaluation 3.5 out of 5
  - Source: zdnet.com
- March 2008
  Olympus SP-560 UZ
  By Will Greenwald
  
  Pros: Superlong, yet wide lens; manual exposure controls; good body design; supports wireless flash.
  
  Cons: Softness and noise hurt picture quality; middling performance.
  
  Verdict: Olympus' 8-megapixel ultrazoom generally improves over the SP-550UZ, but suffers from many of the same problems.
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