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Review summary: ePHOTOzine member Pete Johnson has submitted a review of the Olympus SP-570 UZ.

Verdict: Lightweight body that does not feel flimsy

Review summary: There's a particular pleasure when shooting with a massively powerful telephoto lens, whether you're pointing it at wildlife in the trees or the wild life your buddies are experiencing down the beach. That's what drew us to the Olympus SP-570UZ, with ...

Verdict: To start with the headline feature, the optical zoom ranges from 4.6mm-92mm, equivalent to a 28mm-520mm zoom on a 35mm camera. The telephoto end of the range is clearly important, but we were also pleased with the 28mm wide angle part of the equation, ...

Review summary: If you feel your inner paparazzo yearning to come out and play, consider the Olympus SP-570UZ with its whopping 20x zoom lens - the equivalent of a 28mm-520mm zoom in 35mm photography. We had lots of fun shooting with this camera, which combines ...

Pros: Excellent body design ; 20x zoom ; Extensive customizability and manual control options ; Effective image stabilization system

Cons: Imprecise zoom and manual focus controls ; Mediocre lab test results in most categories ; Poor video performance

Verdict: Yes, there's room for improvement in the lab testing, and even after using it for a few weeks the sloppy zoom control is still annoying, but overall this is a camera we really enjoy. It feels great in your hand, delivers photos that stand up well at ...

Review summary: olympus sp-570 ultra zoom review: The 10-megapixel SP-570UZ boasts a 20x optical zoom lens, but poor performance diminishes its potential as an otherwise solid superzoom.

Pros: Lots of helpful and useful features

Cons: Slow, Big, Manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough, Can't zoom in movie capture

Verdict: Poor performance diminishes the Olympus SP-570 UZ's potential as an otherwise solid megazoom.