Olympus SP-570UZ 10MP Digital Camera Review
I bought this camera early in April, from another vendor. I didn’t want to wait until Amazon’s April 15 release date! My newfound hobby is photographing high school rugby games, so I am by no means a professional and truly don’t know much at all about photography at all. I had been using a Kodak Easyshare with 12x zoom with good results, but I wanted to get closer and I wanted faster sequential shooting. Yet, I didn’t want to buy a $1,000 plus SLR camera. After all, I’m not trying to win a Pulitzer. I’m not frantically concerned with crisp color, and I don’t have time to learn a million functions. I just want to get the “money shot” – a player with ball in hand, hair flying, face in grimace, muscles straining, dirt clods and sweat droplets spraying around – you know what I mean. After some research I discover that my Easyshare, and this Olympus, are in a class of camera called point-and-shoot super zoom – yeah! That’s exactly what I wanted! And THIS camera, at 20x zoom gets you closer than any other out there. So I was sold. And wow, are my pictures with this camera GREAT! I started with the pre-programmed sports mode, but found that my best action shots were in the “P” mode, at a speed of H1 (and that’s not even the fastest speed!), with image quality = fine. I saved these settings as a “my mode” and can adjust brightness/exposure with the dial at the top of the camera if I need to.Other than the great money shots I am getting with this camera, I like the battery life. I have taken up to 1,500 pictures at a time without having to change the battery, and I use the screen a lot. I also like that I am not bound to a monopod – it’s light, it’s point and shoot, I can move around and adjust things quickly and catch just about all the action. The only thing I don’t like is the amount of time it takes for sequentially shot pictures to “save”. It can be frustrating to wait on the camera to save while action is going on that you can’t capture. This was a problem with my Easyshare, too, and I suspect is a problem with any point and shoot with sequential shooting capabilities. The only reason I’d ever upgrade to an SLR is that this does not appear to be an issue with those types of cameras. If my fascination with sports photography continues to grow, I imagine someday I will buy an SLR. But for now, I am really satisfied with this Olympus and it’s 20x zoom and dozens fps shooting speed!
Product Description
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 modesFlash 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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