Olympus SP-560 UZ Reviews

We loved its predecessor and we love the Olympus SP-560 UZ even more. Keeping the comfortable design, this superzoom's whopping lens stands out as its most prominent feature. Plus, it's packed with plenty of useful, advanced options, all available at a lo...

Superlong, yet wide lens; manual exposure controls; good body design; supports wireless flash

Softness and noise hurt picture quality; middling performance

Olympus' 8-megapixel superzoom generally improves over its SP-550 UZ predecessor, but suffers from many of the same problems

The SP-560UZ updates Olympus' ultra-zoom series with a higher megapixel count and a few new features. The SP-560UZ has 8 megapixels, up from the older SP-550's 7.1 megapixels. Both have 18x optical zoom lenses and mechanical sensor-shift image stabilizati...

-Sturdy body - High ISO sensitivity - 18x optical zoom - Optical image stabilization - Simultaneous RAW and JPEG shooting - LCD's smooth refresh rate - Great LCD - Perfect Fix technology - In-camera editing -Low noise and excellent dynamic range

-Long menus - Optical zoom doesn't function with audio in Movie mode - Expensive -Slow autofocus system -Long processing time -Undersaturated and inaccurate colors -Disappointing resolution -Soft focus in videos -Obvious barrel distortion -Blue c...