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India Press Store - Olympus SP-570UZ 10MP Digital Camera with 20x Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom
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List Price: $499.99
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Manufacturer: Olympus
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Olympus
Connectivity: AV
Digital Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.7
EAN: 0050332162976
Feature: 10-megapixel image sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
Included Software: Yes
Label: Olympus
Manufacturer: Olympus
Maximum Focal Length: 92
Maximum Resolution: 10000000
Minimum Focal Length: 4.6
Model: 226355
Optical Zoom: 20
Publisher: Olympus
Release Date: 2008-04-14
Special Features: nv:Sensor^10 Megapixel|Size^1/2.33?|Image Resolution^3648 x 2736|Movie Resolution^640x480|Memory Included^45MB Internal|Storage Media^xD-Picture Card? (1GB, 2GB)|Compressed Format^JPEG, RAW|Movie File Format^AVI motion JPEG|Optical Zoom^20x|Digital Zoom^5x|Combined Zoom^100x|Focal Length^f= 4.60 - 92.0mm|Focus Mode^Manual|Focus Mode^Full-time AF|Focus Mode^Spot AF|Focus Mode^iESP auto|Focus Mode^AF|Focus Mode^Selective AF Target|Focus Mode^Face-Detection|Focus Mode^Predictive AF
Studio: Olympus
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Features
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10-megapixel image sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
20x optical dual image-stabilized zoom
2.7-inch HyperCrystal LCD
Perfect Fix in-camera editing; includes Olympus Master 2 software
Stores images on xD Picture Cards (not included)
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: An excellent value
Comment: I just received this camera yesterday, and haven't had time to check out all the bells and whistles on it, but I am in love. I admit, I've never had a superzoom or dslr before, and have not purchased any digital recently, but this camera has more features than my old computer! I've played with zoom and macro and love them...I can literally touch my target in supermacro, and still get focus. I prefer the manual zoom (20x optical! what a dream!) on the 570, as it's easier to control. My research has shown that for many superzoom cameras, the powerzooms are harder to control, and on those that have high and low speed zooms, the low speed tends to break down rather quickly. Not to mention, this increases the battery life, and is one less thing to break!It's comfortable to hold, not too heavy or lightweight, and the grips are such that even a sweaty hand won't slip. The tripod mount is metal, a nice plus, but you do have to be careful that the pad on the tripod doesn't get in the way of your zoom control. I am thrilled with what I've seen so far, I love the control and the ability to go everywhere from total AF to MF. The color quality is great, too.'ve been using an ancient (film) slr camera for years, with piles of extra lenses (2x converter, 80-200 lens, standard lense, macro filters, etc) and this does all of that, w/o the extra pieces.
I strongly recommend this 570 to anyone who wants more than a point and shoot, but isn't ready to spend $1000's on camera "boxes" and lenses.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Zoom Less Than Expected
Comment: I bought this camera as an alternative to the very expensive 500mm zoom lenses for my Canon XTi SLR, as I have a limited need for a zoom over 300mm. Unfortunately, in a side by side comparison the zoom on the 570UZ, billed at 500+ mm, was insignificantly closer to the subject than my 300 mm Canon lens. The difference between 300 and 500 is less than the difference between, for example, 50 and 250, but it still should be very noticable. It is not. The superiority of the SLR over the 570UZ in every other aspect (except size, of course) means that this camera is probably on its way back to Amazon after a day of experimentation. Note that the 3 stars is mainly for the zoom and focus, not the other attributes.
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Summary: For a SNAPSHOT camera, this is excellent
Comment: I stress, for a SNAPSHOT camera, this is a great camera. It is absolutely no replacement for a quality DSLR. The DPI difference between the 2 is extreme. My Nikon D70 has 300 DPI, my SP-570U has 72 DPI.
The shutter lag is not to bad. The zoom and vibration reduction are most excellent. The 13 fps (in 3MEG mode) is extraordinary. One big downside is how long it takes to write the RAW images to the memory card, but again, it's a SNAPSHOT camera.
It's compact and easy to carry with me wherever I go. That and the zoom were the main reasons I purchased it. If I would've realized that the DPI was limited to 72 then I would've checked out the Nikon Coolpix P80.
I've only had the camera 2 weeks, I could take it back and check out the coolpix but alas I'm happy with the Olympus. It's a decent camera for what it is. Again, don't think you're going to get DSLR quality with this camera, but for snapshot quality photos it's an excellent product.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Compact and Comfortable
Comment: Sadly my Sony F828 was stolen, and I was looking for a replacement. Having used the SP-570uz for a bit, I am pleased with the camera. Before purchasing I was aware of the operation of the zoom lens being a little spongy - it doesn't have the same professional feeling that the Sony has. I have never used the Xd memory card before, and wished Olympus would use the SD card. Still, having hundred's of pics avaliable on a 2mb card is plenty for me.
My needs were to have a compact camera that can take great shots indoors. These super zoom camera's are pretty good, but not all of them have a hot shoe, which was the deal killer for my needs.
Holding the camera is a pleasure. You might be surprised how comfortable it is to hold.
In addition, the wide lens is a great feature.
The lens cap does come offer pretty easily.
I think these companies that are producing these super zoom camera's are hitting a sweet spot for people like me, who do not want to spend over $1000 on a camera with a quality len's, but don't want to use a super compact camera because of its obvious limitations. I carry a Canon SD450 all the time, and enjoy that camera too.
I believe most of these super zoom camera's can take wonderful day-time outdoor pics, but I need a camera that can attach an external flash for all the indoor pics I take.
Everyone has their specific requirements, and this camera fit mine.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good improvements but questionable design
Comment: As a pretty happy owner of Olympus SP550UZ, I borrowed this latest version, SP570UZ to tested it out for several days under various conditions. I immediately saw few similarity and few non-similarity with this camera to the SP550UZ that I owned. From now on, I am dropping the SP and UZ reference and just calling them "550" and "570".
Let me hit the good points first. First of all, I thought the capture speed and the write speed of 570 have definitely improved over my 550 camera. Of course, this is still not lighting fast but its an improvement. I think the weak xD card is the blame anyway as I was using their "H" card all the way. Second, you definitely see the difference between 28mm wide for 550 and 26mm wide for 570. Only 2mm difference but you can see it. Not much difference between the 18x and 20x though. Like the 550, the 570 is very easy to hold, handled and grip. The 570 is slighter larger but the weight felt the same. Major improvement I really like in control for the 570 lies in the fact that you can make certain adjustments like flash compensation right off the back LCD menu now instead of going through the menu system in the 550. The shadow adjustment mode does work pretty well under ideal condition. But not all that well depending on the extreme cases. Face detection system works well although I am not really a great fan of this. Still for both features, it better then not having one at all. Photos came out looking very good under most condition and I think they improved the color capture for red which was somewhat of a problem for the 550. The dual image stabilizer proves to be excellent once again and capturing at extreme zoom proves to be quite good as long as there is enough light. But those are the highlights of the good things about this camera. I am not going to bother going down the specs since Amazon have been so kind to provide it for all to read. One of the previous reviewers wrote that the battery life quite excellent and I do concur with that. But there is a reason for that in my next paragraph.
The bad things about this cameras lies in three elements. One is that the electronic viewfinder is harder to use thanks to the increase reliance on the LCD that is almost on all the time. I like using the viewfinder as an old film SLR guy but if needed, I can adjust to this. Second element lies in the zooming...there is no auto-zoom. All the zooming are done by hand - your hand that is and to be honest, it is not an exact science here. While you still got the auto-focus, you have to manually zoom up and down. The lens control actually feel pretty "rubbery" to borrowed another person's term. Worst, with my 550, I can zoom and fire away one handed. There is no way I can do that with 570 since one hand is on the shutter while other hand have to adjust the zoom. Unless you got super long fingers, most normal folks would have to do it two handed. The lack of the feel of a firm control in zooming is quite puzzling and I supposed anyone can get a handled on it with enough practice but still felt pretty weak. A whole star was taken from the review on this feature. I wasn't too impressed. By the way, this is why the battery life have improve...camera no longer have to zoom, you have to do it yourself. (And they save weight by not adding the auto-zoom device into the camera.) Finally, Olympus totally failed to improved their camcorder system for the UZ series. Like the 550, 570 is light-years behind...let say Canon S5 IS in terms of taking video. The videos taken by Olympus 570 is okay if the camera cost $150 but totally unacceptable for $450 plus camera. It can be pretty grainy and sound was pretty weak. Another star gone for that.
I supposed I could go on but I wrote enough. I am sure a more professional reviews on the Internet is forth coming and anyone interested can continue to investigate. I am not sure if this camera is really right for inexperience photographer or even for a casual one. It quite advanced piece of digital camera but its not really well designed. Manual zooming is nice as an option but not as a permanent condition. And the video recording for a camera of this price range is really pathetic. Personally, I can live without the video but zooming feature is a step backward to the 20th century...not a step forward for the 21st.
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Editorial Reviews:
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With superior optics, power and portability, the SP-570 UZ provides a wealth of creative control without the expense of an SLR. Whether you're looking for 20x optical zoom or 13.5fps sequential shooting, this all-in-one, versatile, compact camera is great for outdoor, travel and sports photography. The powerful, ultra-compact lens gives you unmatched shooting versatility with its amazing 20x optical zoom to bring you close to the action, and the wide-angle lens that lets you easily capture more of your scene. By featuring the TruePic III Image Processor, your images will come through with true-to-life color, sharper detail, and less noise. As if all that wasn't enough, the SP-570 UZ also sports the new Face Detection technology, which recognizes and tracks faces within the frame to help you capture sharp, brilliant portrait photos. Focus Range Normal mode - Wide - 0.1m - infinity, Tele - 1.2m - infinity, Macro Mode - Wide - 0.1m - infinity, Tele - 1.2m - infinity, Super Macro mode - 1cm - infinity Auto - 1/2000 -1/2 sec. (up to 4 Sec. In Night Scene mode) Shutter Speed Manual - 1/2000 - 15 sec. Shutter Speed Auto, High Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 ISO 45MB Internal Memory (additional memory recommended to store more photos and video) Media Card Slot - xD-Picture Card (1GB,2GB) Built-in Flash with Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-in + Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Synchro1, Slow1 + Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Synchro2, Off Flash modes Flash Working Range - 0.3m - 6.4m @ ISO 400 Wide, 1.2m - 4m @ ISO 400 Tele USB Connector, Audio/Video Output, DC Input Approximate Unit Dimensions - 4.7(W) x 3.3(H) x 3.4(D) Approximate Unit Weight - 15.7oz (without battery & media card)
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