The Olympus SP-565 UZ is the latest addition to Olympus’ now wide range of ultra-zoom digital cameras. The star of the SP 565 UZ is the 20x zoom 26-520mm, which covers everything from wide landscapes to close to give injections, with dual image stabilization to help keep your images sharp. A slightly smaller version of the SP-570UZ, the new model also features a 10 megapixel sensor, 2.5 inch LCD, 1cm macro mode, shooting 13.5fps (at 3 megapixels), Advanced Face Detection , ISO 64-6400 and a full range of creative exposure modes (P / A / S / M). The Olympus SP565UZ is sold for £ 359 / $ 399 – Gavin Stoker finds that if it offers a winning combination of portability and the zoom range.

With smaller cameras are being ignored by the general public for everything that covers the camera phone, an open market for those who want a compact, more complete, but not all the bells and whistles of a digital SLR. This resulted in the introduction of a number of offices of all super-zoom, or rather as Olympus’ ultra zoom – the theory that the wide range provided (although even in a form) will need more users or want a digital camera, so no problem if the target can not be changed, as in a digital SLR.

Joining existing model Olympus 20x optical zoom, the SP-570UZ digital camera, as the last line of DSLR style baby SP-565 UZ, a “ultra zoom” to match its predecessor in marriage with a 20x field (26 520mm-equivalent focal range of 35 mm) to an average today of 10 megapixel resolution clearly at the same time, dual image stabilization (high ISO, with the displacement) and high-speed 13.5fps firing order (but with a low resolution of 3MP). The Olympus SP-565 UZ smaller sizes are too large, although slightly, while for those who really want to reach the nasal passages or Ruffle the feathers of its purpose, there is the possibility of extending the scope of the optional teleconverter target equivalent to an amazing 4420mm.

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