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Storage media: xD Picture Card, Optical zoom: 18x, Sensor resolution: 7.1 Megapixels, Weight: 365g, Digital zoom: 100x ...
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- - First Look: Olympus SP-550 UZ Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: popphoto.com
- January 2007
  First Look: Olympus SP-550 UZ
  By Jack Howard
  
  Review summary: The first digital camera to boast an 18x optical zoom, the Olympus SP-550 UZ ($499 MSRP) looks like a very impressive EVF.
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- - Olympus SP-550 UZ Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: zdnetindia.com
- Olympus SP-550 UZ
  
  Verdict: One last thing. Unlike Fujifilm which recently adopted the popular SD media format, the Olympus SP-550UZ is sticking to the proprietary xD-Picture Card.
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- - Olympus SP550UZ Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: dcmag.co.uk
- Olympus SP550UZ
  
  Review summary: Olympus's super-zooms have come of age, with a stabilised 18x lens that's fast, sharp and stable. Image quality is still a step below a DSLR, but the combinatin of 7MP resolution, compact size and full manual controls makes the SP-550UZ a tempting ...
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- - Olympus SP-550 UltraZoom Digital Camera - Full Review Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: imaging-resource.com
- Olympus SP-550 UltraZoom Digital Camera - Full Review
  
  Review summary: While I had a little trouble focusing on subjects that wouldn't sit still, the SP-550's 18x optical zoom with 100x total zoom let us shoot things I couldn't even see without looking through its lens. And I found that a lot of fun. A whole new world of ...
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- - Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom Evaluation 3 out of 5
  - Source: zdnetindia.com
- Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom
  
  Review summary: Olympus' SP-550UZ has great ergonomics, but disappointingly slow performance and soft, noisy images drag it down.
  
  Pros: Great body design ; high-quality, fast, wide, 18x optical zoom lens ; sensor-shift image stabilization ; manual exposure controls ; RAW image capture
  
  Cons: Very slow ; high noise above ISO 400 ; slightly soft images
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