Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Olympus SP570 Ultra Zoom : In August 2005, Olympus introduced the very first camera from the new SP-5 series; the SP-500UZ camera. At the time it was a Megazoom camera that certainly featured high specifications; six Megapixels, a maximum ISO of 400 ...

Review summary: Olympus' entry into the megazoom class delivers the greatest magnification rating of any camera we've seen. Using the Olympus SP-570 UZ at 20X, photos taken at a distance of up to 30ft from the subject looked as though the photographer had been right ...

Verdict: A great quality camera at a decent price, we like the Olympus SP-570 UZ.

Review summary: Olympus's entry into the megazoom class delivers the greatest magnification rating of any of the products we tested for our roundup. At 20X, photos taken at a distance of up to 30 feet from the subject looked as though the photographer had been right ...

Pros: 20x optical zoom is the highest in class iESP focus targeting

Cons: Delayed shutter release Autofocus sometimes searches fuzzily

Verdict: We also had a bit of trouble getting the autofocus to lock onto targets in low light. The autofocus would scan from one end to the other trying to sharpen the image, and sometimes took up to 2 seconds to fully lock on to a focal point. In bright ...

Review summary: The king of the high-zoom cameras offers sharp long-distance pics and quality ergonomics.

Pros: 20x optical zoom is the highest in class ; iESP focus targeting

Cons: Delayed shutter release ; Autofocus sometimes searches fuzzily

Verdict: We also had a bit of trouble getting the autofocus to lock onto targets in low light. The autofocus would scan from one end to the other trying to sharpen the image, and sometimes took up to 2 seconds to fully lock on to a focal point. In bright ...

Review summary: The new SP-570 UZ is the latest in a long line of super-zoom cameras from Olympus. In the distant digital past, Olympus was one of the first manufacturers to market a superzoom camera, and their C-2100UZ model, fondly referred to as the 'UZI' by its ...

Verdict: More than a year after Olympus' introduction of the SP-550UZ, it is clear that the company takes its return to the superzoom segment seriously. The SP-560UZ already resolved some of the issues that plagued its predecessor, and with the SP-570UZ ...