Olympus SP-570 UZ Reviews Analysis

"...patchy image quality ; sluggish..."

67

 

"... - image degraded beyond 800 iso, - no moveable screen..."

No rating

 

"...zoom, dual image stabilisation, 13..."

80

 

"... impressive 20x zoom ; dual image stabilization ; excellent super macro mode ..."

No rating

 

"...- effective image stabilization system..."

No rating

 

"... battery life, image quality can suffer..."

70

 

"...price, electronic view finder not fantastic, needs xd-picture card (not supplied), battery life, image quality can suffer..."

70

 

"...image quality is inconsistent. limited video..."

70

 

"... noise suppression affects detail even at lowest iso ; printed quality falls short of competition ; slow startup time ..."

No rating

 

"...zoom. optical image-stabilization. excellent design..."

73

 

"...looks good - build quality - handling - picture quality..."

84

 

"...after few weeks of using & taken 1000 photo by the sp570uz, i found the biggest problem is ..."

86

 

"...after few weeks of using & taken 1000 photo by the sp570uz, i found the biggest problem is ; low light focus hunting 8/10 failed! (even with assist lamp on ) ..."

86

 

"...construction, though of superior quality ; movie is sufficient..."

96

 

"...while i feel the image quality is slightly enhanced from it's predecessors, there is still room for improvement..."

88

 

"...while i feel the image quality is slightly enhanced from it's predecessors, there is still room for improvement. like most manufacturers i wish olympus would concentrate more on the sensors instead of increased pixels ..."

88

 

"...problem, because i generally dislike all electronic viewfinders and in my humble opinion, unless you are totally blinded by sunlight and it's impossible for you to see otherwise, such a viewfinder it's useless for it's poor quality..."

100

 

"...not really a problem, because i generally dislike all electronic viewfinders and in my humble opinion, unless you are totally blinded by sunlight and it's impossible for you to see otherwise, such a viewfinder it's useless for it's poor quality. this one is no better ; you may be fooled when zooming a picture in preview mode, to think your shot is worse than it actually is..."

100

 

"... this one is no better ; you may be fooled when zooming a picture in preview mode, to think your shot is worse than it actually is..."

100

 

"... this one is no better ; you may be fooled when zooming a picture in preview mode, to think your shot is worse than it actually is. odd looking lcd ..."

100

 

"...great quality images, price..."

100

 

"... the manual is helpful and little is written about the "guide" mode of the camera which is very useful in terms of learning interactively how to use it. image quality seems superb. battery life is excellent..."

97

 

"...cards. but the panoramic feature justifies this..."

97

 

"...zoom, picture quality, in camera editing..."

85

 

"...good quality photos, easy..."

100

 

"...the image quality is superb. the 20x zoom makes easy work of far away subjects..."

100

 

"...use, excellent quality pictures..."

100

 

"...quality..."

80

 

"...use, amazing image..."

100

 

"...fps, indifferent image quality, a..."

80

 

"...low res at high fps, indifferent image quality, a bit small for large hands..."

80

 

"... ttl hot-shoe, 10-picture panorama function..."

100

 

"...price, electronic view finder not fantastic..."

70

 

"...more expensive than the competitors..."

88

 

"...great quality images, price, features..."

100

 

"...price high..."

100

 

"... a little bit of a learning curve. a little on the expensive side, but nothing else in this price range has the 20x (optical) telephoto..."

100

 

"...on the pricey side & ; non..."

100

 

"...slow ; big ..."

66

 

"... - raw mode practically unusable (too slow)..."

No rating

 

"...- zoom ring isn't too practical, - image degraded beyond 800 iso, - no moveable screen, - shutter speed is only at 1/2000 s, - raw mode practically unusable (too slow)..."

No rating

 

"...- slow burst..."

No rating

 

"...slow startup time ; slow focusing speed ..."

No rating

 

"...; slow focusing speed ; video..."

No rating

 

"... very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2.0 high speed ; high-speed continuous modes at lower resolutions ..."

No rating

 

"...0 high speed ; high-speed continuous modes at lower resolutions ; good low light performance ..."

No rating

 

"...0 high speed ; high-speed continuous modes at lower resolutions ; good low light performance ; good flash range ..."

No rating

 

"... color fades as iso rises ; raw and pre-capture writes are very slow ; high contrast outdoors ..."

No rating

 

"... slow startup time ; slow telephoto af time ; slow..."

No rating

 

"... slow telephoto af time ; slow shot-to-shot times..."

No rating

 

"...slow to start up..."

50

 

"... like most manufacturers i wish olympus would concentrate more on the sensors instead of increased pixels ; manual focus/zoom ring can be an improvement over previous models, but initially it feels "clunky and erratic" with constant use, perhaps a firmware update might be able to improve performance ; the sp570..."

88

 

"... only issue now is if you spin the ring very fast, nothing happens. at slow-to-medum speed twist, it is very accurate now ..."

90

 

"... only issue now is if you spin the ring very fast, nothing happens. at slow-to-medum speed twist, it is very accurate now ; other than the now-fixed zoom..."

90

 

"...slow and sluggish performance. finicky zoom ring..."

62

 

"...the big difference between my slr and this 570 is the speed and accuracy of focussing ( mostly at the long end of the zoom) ..."

94

 

"...shutter speed a little slow..."

100

 

"..."zoom great","fast shutter speed..."

100

 

"...top speed 13 fps, quick ultrazoom lens..."

80

 

"...top speed 13 fps, quick ultrazoom lens, light, compact, good macro, large feature set..."

80

 

"...slow rest in normal shot mode.  long learning curve..."

60

 

"... big ; manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough ; can't..."

66

 

"... raw support, long lens..."

82

 

"...zoom ring, raw support, long lens..."

82

 

"...- 20x zoom lens -..."

No rating

 

"...easily adjustable 20x zoom lens. perfect shot preview..."

70

 

"... limited video. irksome lens-focusing sound..."

70

 

"...the lens range is super. auto mode is great..."

80

 

"...big zoom lens..."

50

 

"... after operating it for 3-4 days, i observed that some fluid kind of things gets accumulated inside the lens ; making all ghost images while capturing snaps ..."

80

 

"...; after operating it for 3-4 days, i observed that some fluid kind of things gets accumulated inside the lens ; making all ghost images while capturing snaps ..."

80

 

"... making all ghost images while capturing snaps ; i had to give'em to repairers where he told me that its leakeage of oil inside the zoom lens ; i am planning to return the same & go for p80 ..."

80

 

"... xd appears to be just like the smartmedia card which became obsolete years ago ; there is no lens thread to attach a protective lens or other lenses ; below is a wish list for this camera ..."

68

 

"...ring, no lens hood, pc..."

85

 

"...lack of filter ring, no lens hood, pc connection cover gets in the way when connecting the camera to the pc..."

85

 

"...zoom, lens, raw..."

80

 

"...zoom, lens, raw support..."

80

 

"...fps, quick ultrazoom lens, light..."

80

 

"...powerful lens and a complete performance..."

100

 

"... sky) lens filter. flash seems a bit weak..."

100

 

"... manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough ; can't zoom in movie capture..."

66

 

"...slow, big, manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough, can't zoom in movie capture..."

66

 

"...- impressive and high quality 20x zoom, good macro mode, - nice images in lower sensitivities, - 13..."

No rating

 

"...- zoom ring isn't too practical, - image degraded beyond 800 iso..."

No rating

 

"...20x optical zoom is the highest in class iesp..."

87

 

"...20x zoom, dual image stabilisation, 13..."

80

 

"...20x zoom, dual image stabilisation, 13.5fps burst mode..."

80

 

"... full-resolution burst mode slow, electronic zoom fiddly for precise framing..."

80

 

"...pretend-professional zoom requires two hands. zoom shots without a tripod can come out blurry..."

80

 

"...hands. zoom shots without a tripod can come out blurry. stubborn clinging to proprietary xd media is irritating: resistance is futile, olympus..."

80

 

"...zoom ring, raw support..."

82

 

"...; impressive 20x zoom ; dual image stabilization ..."

No rating

 

"... convoluted and complex menu system ; control-by-wire zoom ring is imprecise and jerky..."

No rating

 

"...- can't have audio and zoom in movies -..."

No rating

 

"...- zoom ring isn't very sensitive -..."

No rating

 

"...- 20x zoom -..."

No rating

 

"...great long zoom range ; ability to capture images in raw..."

No rating

 

"... 20x, wide-angle optical zoom ; 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom ; good standard macro mode ; good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"... helpful guide mode ; 20x, wide-angle optical zoom ; 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom ; good standard macro mode ; good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"... 20x, wide-angle optical zoom ; 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom ; good standard macro mode ; good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"...unresponsive zoom ring ; confusing menu 'gotchas ..."

No rating

 

"...manual zoom control is "mushy"..."

80

 

"...zoom and wide angle is phenomenal. i too have taken some full 20x shots of a quarter moon though even with it's anti-shake made me steady it on a fence..."

100

 

"...; zoom ring: good intention but execution is a joke. unresponsive, unpredictable and jerky..."

68

 

"...times. the zoom ring should have been more precise..."

86

 

"... 2. i like a button zoom rather than the ring - it adjusts more accurately for me. 3..."

90

 

"... auto exposure would leave iso at 100 for low light level shots, then bump it up to 800 for flash exposures ; electronic viewfinder is totally useless ; menu was pretty complex and overly loaded with non-useful features ; images were not sharp at extended zoom range ; overall, this camera is a pain to use..."

68

 

"...zoom ring was minor problem, fixed by upgrade..."

96

 

"...0, the zoom ring was flaky. you never really knew what it was gonna do when you turned the ring..."

90

 

"...1) fixed it. no more start-stop-reverse-stop on the zoom when you give it a twist. only issue now is if you spin the ring very fast, nothing happens..."

90

 

"... at slow-to-medum speed twist, it is very accurate now ; other than the now-fixed zoom, i..."

90

 

"... at slow-to-medum speed twist, it is very accurate now ; other than the now-fixed zoom, i have had no issues..."

90

 

"...performance. finicky zoom ring. autofocus..."

62

 

"...( mostly at the long end of the zoom) ; in the end the iq is not as good compared to the slr but only being viewed on a screen and enlarged ..."

94

 

"...unbelievable zoom..."

100

 

"...long zoom, high..."

60

 

"...i know of no other in its class that offers that zoom range..."

60

 

"...incredible zoom, macro..."

100

 

"...zoom, picture quality..."

85

 

"...powerfull zoom, amazing super macro..."

97

 

"...superb. the 20x zoom makes easy work of far away subjects. best..."

100

 

"...fantastic zoom..."

88

 

"..."good battery life","zoom great","fast..."

100

 

"...a high-quality images and a large zoom..."

80

 

"...20 kali zoom optik..."

80

 

"...it's 20x zoom..."

80

 

"...can't zoom in movie capture mode..."

60

 

"...20x zoom is unbelievable, 10mp..."

100

 

"...massive 20x optical zoom..."

80

 

"...class iesp focus targeting..."

87

 

"...- imprecise zoom and manual focus controls -..."

No rating

 

"... i found the biggest problem is ; low light focus hunting 8/10 failed! (even with assist lamp on ) ..."

86

 

"...the af is slow and fails to find focus at times. the zoom ring should have been more precise..."

86

 

"...zoom on lens ring seems to have some lag...focus seems to work ok although a "fast" turn of the ring doesn't equal a great swing on the focus...it would be nice to have the enlarged focus square stay on the screen for longer 'cos you often want to look around within the composition to check how sharp other areas are, but..."

96

 

"... like most manufacturers i wish olympus would concentrate more on the sensors instead of increased pixels ; manual focus/zoom ring can be an improvement over previous models, but initially it feels "clunky and erratic" with constant use, perhaps a firmware update might be able to improve performance ..."

88

 

"... like most manufacturers i wish olympus would concentrate more on the sensors instead of increased pixels ; manual focus/zoom ring can be an improvement over previous models, but initially it feels "clunky and erratic" with constant use, perhaps a firmware update might be able to improve performance ; the sp570..."

88

 

"... finicky zoom ring. autofocus that wouldn't focus where i wanted it to..."

62

 

"... imaging sensor a little on the small side, zoom and auto focus can be finniky..."

97

 

"...auto bracket is only +/- 1 ev, imaging sensor a little on the small side, zoom and auto focus can be finniky..."

97

 

"...bit slow to focus in low light..."

80

 

"...zoom can loose focus in auto mode..."

80

 

"... a zooming rocker switch for smooth zooming is a much better method ; using only xd memory card. xd card is unpopular (almost proprietary - check out info about xd on wikipedia) and costly, yet with only 2 gigs of memory max currently (also according to the manual, this camera can't use xd with more than 2 gigs)..."

68

 

"... xd card is unpopular (almost proprietary - check out info about xd on wikipedia) and costly, yet with only 2 gigs of memory max currently (also according to the manual, this camera can't use xd with more than 2 gigs)..."

68

 

"... good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"... strong geometric distortion at both wide and telephoto ; high chromatic aberration at both wide angle and telephoto ; strong blurring and loss of detail at iso 800 and up ..."

No rating

 

"... noticeable chroma noise even at iso 100 ; color fades as iso rises ; raw and pre-capture writes are very slow ..."

No rating

 

"... high contrast outdoors ; auto white balance renders quite warm in incandescent lighting ; noise suppression affects detail even at lowest iso ..."

No rating

 

"... cannot shoot in black and white. white balance difficult..."

95

 

"... - no moveable screen, - shutter speed is only at 1/2000 s..."

No rating

 

"...- fingerprint-less lcd..."

No rating

 

"...; in the end the iq is not as good compared to the slr but only being viewed on a screen and enlarged ; in prints, even the bigger ones, it's almost no issue ..."

94

 

"... i'd also like to make a statement, not to talk about and compare (specially not on a screen, and start using these camera's what they are made for: having fun taking pictures ..."

94

 

"... this one is no better ; you may be fooled when zooming a picture in preview mode, to think your shot is worse than it actually is. odd looking lcd ; they..."

100

 

"...no rechargeable batteries and uninspiring lcd screen..."

100

 

"..."nice features and settings","good sized screen","easy to use"..."

100

 

"...lcd screen is also large..."

100

 

"... user-friendly menu, large lcd screen, ttl hot-shoe..."

100

 

"...20x zoom is unbelievable, 10mp, user-friendly menu, large lcd screen, ttl hot-shoe, 10-picture panorama function..."

100

 

"...20x zoom is unbelievable, 10mp, user-friendly menu, large lcd screen, ttl hot-shoe, 10-picture panor..."

100

 

"...- poor video performance..."

No rating

 

"...inconsistent. limited video. irksome lens-focusing sound..."

70

 

"... slow focusing speed ; video mode does not allow the use of optical zoom without sacrificing audio..."

No rating

 

"... unresponsive, unpredictable and jerky. zooming is barely tolerable for taking photos but not acceptable while recording movies. sound recording in movie mode possible only for digital zooming but not for optical..."

68

 

"... zooming is barely tolerable for taking photos but not acceptable while recording movies. sound recording in movie mode possible only for digital zooming but not for optical. a zooming rocker switch for smooth zooming is a much better method ; using only xd memory card..."

68

 

"...- excellent body design -..."

No rating

 

"... optical image-stabilization. excellent design..."

73

 

"...good design and clear picture..."

80

 

"...good design..."

80

 

"... the manual has very small print and amounts to about a 100 pgs with index. it could be more user friendly. 2..."

90

 

"... but not is ; when shooting in burst mode, everything is automatically set for the user -- including iso at 400. in most cases, it would be acceptable..."

100

 

"... but not is ; when shooting in burst mode, everything is automatically set for the user -- including iso at 400. in most cases, it would be acceptable..."

100

 

"...; auto exposure is accurate, if you can hand hold the camera at 1/5th or 1/6th of a second, which is the shutter speed we kept getting..."

68

 

"... auto exposure is accurate, if you can hand hold the camera at 1/5th or 1/6th of a second, which is the shutter speed we kept getting. auto exposure would leave iso at 100 for low light level shots, then bump it up to 800 for flash exposures ; electronic viewfinder is totally useless ; menu was pretty complex and overly loaded with non-useful features ; images were not sharp at extended zoom range ; overall, this camera is a pain to use..."

68

 

"...price, electronic view finder not fantastic, needs xd-picture card (not supplied)..."

70

 

"... mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"...viewfinder image not so clear ; batteries..."

100

 

"... auto exposure would leave iso at 100 for low light level shots, then bump it up to 800 for flash exposures ; electronic viewfinder is totally useless ; menu was pretty complex and overly loaded with non-useful features ; images were not sharp at extended zoom range ; overall, this camera is a pain to use..."

68

 

"... unless you are totally blinded by sunlight and it's impossible for you to see otherwise, such a viewfinder it's useless for it's poor quality. this one is no better ; you may be fooled when zooming a picture in preview mode, to think your shot is worse than it actually is..."

100

 

"... raw and pre-capture writes are very slow ; high contrast outdoors ; auto white balance renders quite warm in incandescent lighting ..."

No rating

 

"...over-sharpening, full-resolution burst mode slow, electronic..."

80

 

"...some over-sharpening, full-resolution burst mode slow, electronic zoom fiddly for precise framing..."

80

 

"...excellent image quality and plenty of resolution ; impressive 20x zoom ..."

No rating

 

"...zoom, high resolution..."

60

 

"...long zoom, high resolution..."

60

 

"..."great resolution","nice features and settings"..."

100

 

"...- retro dslr look -..."

No rating

 

"...small imaging-sensor. issues with fringing and distortion..."

73

 

"...; convoluted and complex menu system ; control-by-wire..."

No rating

 

"...; confusing menu 'gotchas ; strong geometric distortion at both wide and telephoto ..."

No rating

 

"... auto exposure would leave iso at 100 for low light level shots, then bump it up to 800 for flash exposures ; electronic viewfinder is totally useless ; menu was pretty complex and overly loaded with non-useful features ; images were not sharp at extended zoom range ; overall, this camera is a pain to use..."

68

 

"... hopefully, they'll come out with a micro-sd-to-xd adapter and a firmware upgrade to take care of this little niggle ; putting the is control in the menu instead of the dedicated button is a detractor. every other major function has a dedicated button..."

100

 

"... 10mp, user-friendly menu, large lcd screen..."

100

 

"...options in control panel + speed of the photo series..."

80

 

"... - shutter speed is only at 1/2000 s, -..."

No rating

 

"...delayed shutter release autofocus..."

87

 

"... accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"...shutter delay could be faster..."

84

 

"... auto exposure is accurate, if you can hand hold the camera at 1/5th or 1/6th of a second, which is the shutter speed we kept getting. auto exposure would leave iso at 100 for low light level shots, then bump it up to 800 for flash exposures ; electronic viewfinder is totally useless ; menu was pretty complex and overly loaded with non-useful features ; images were not sharp at extended zoom range ; overall, this camera is a pain to use..."

68

 

"... needs xd-picture card (not supplied), battery life, image..."

70

 

"...0 high speed ; high-speed continuous modes at lower resolutions ; good low light performance ; good flash range ; good battery life with nimh batteries..."

No rating

 

"...; batteries can drop dead without enough notice..."

100

 

"... image quality seems superb. battery life is excellent. additional panoramic features available when using the olympus xd card very worthwhile..."

97

 

"... the 20x zoom makes easy work of far away subjects. best quality by far is the excellent macro for close ups by using rechargeable batteries i can normally take about 400 shots good buy for a novice photographer because of the on screen guide..."

100

 

"..."easy to use","good battery life","zoom great"..."

100

 

"...; non rechargable batteries..."

100

 

"...only aa batteries..."

80

 

"...requires 4 aa batteries..."

80

 

"... specifications ; controls..."

67

 

"...subjects. versatile controls soothe the enthusiasts while auto presets comfort the n00bs. excellent manual..."

80

 

"... versatile controls soothe the enthusiasts while auto presets comfort the n00bs. excellent manual. top mounted hotshoe makes swapping external flash options easy..."

80

 

"...options, simple to use for novices, options for advanced users..."

70

 

"...great range of options, simple to use for novices, options for advanced users, good build quality..."

70

 

"... xd card is unpopular (almost proprietary - check out info about xd on wikipedia) and costly, yet with only 2 gigs of memory max currently (also according to the manual, this camera can't use xd with more than 2 gigs). xd appears to be just like the smartmedia card which became obsolete years ago ..."

68

 

".... the manual has very small print and amounts to about a 100 pgs with index. it could be more user friendly..."

90

 

"... 3. it would be nice if they threaded the lense to allow u to use a protective filter..."

90

 

"... like most manufacturers i wish olympus would concentrate more on the sensors instead of increased pixels ; manual focus/zoom ring can be an improvement over previous models, but initially it feels "clunky and erratic" with constant use, perhaps a firmware update might be able to improve performance ..."

88

 

"...have to buy additional accessories to use effectively..."

100

 

"...zoom, macro mode and very easy to use..."

100

 

"...incredible zoom, macro mode and very easy to use..."

100

 

"... they take some getting used to but on a camera with as many features as this what do you expect? the camera will take some investment of time to learn to use properly. the manual is helpful and little is written about the "guide" mode of the camera which is very useful in terms of learning interactively how to use it. image quality seems superb..."

97

 

"... amazing super macro, easy to use..."

97

 

"...powerfull zoom, amazing super macro, easy to use..."

97

 

"...good quality photos, easy to use..."

100

 

"...easy to use great pics connot fault it..."

90

 

"...haven't found any at the moment just learning how to use it properly..."

95

 

"...easy to use, excellent quality pictures..."

100

 

"..."easy to set up..."

80

 

"...setup","difficult to use..."

80

 

"...easy to use, amazing image..."

100

 

"...good quality spects and simple use..."

100

 

"...days. it is capable of so much but yet very easy to use in the auto mode.takes fantasic photos and is user friendly..."

60

 

"...this is one great camera even after having it for only 2 days.it is capable of so much but yet very easy to use in the auto mode.takes fantasic photos and is user friendly..."

100

 

"...easy to use and great picture quality..."

100

 

"...build quality ; specifications ..."

67

 

"...5 im / s burst mode, - nice construction, -..."

No rating

 

"... options for advanced users, good build quality..."

70

 

"...plastic construction, though of superior quality ..."

96

 

"...plastic construction, though of superior quality ; movie is sufficient..."

96

 

"..."quality construction..."

80

 

"...5 im / s burst mode, - nice construction, - possibility to add an external flash..."

No rating

 

"...- impressive and high quality 20x zoom, good macro mode, - nice images in lower sensitivities, - 13.5 im / s burst mode, - nice construction, - possibility to add an external flash..."

No rating

 

"... excellent manual. top mounted hotshoe makes swapping external flash options easy..."

80

 

"... excellent super macro mode ; hot shoe expands flash options..."

No rating

 

"... compact form factor ; hot shoe for external flash ; wireless flash support ; helpful guide mode ; 20x, wide-angle optical zoom ; 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom ; good standard macro mode ; good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"... hot shoe for external flash ; wireless flash support ; helpful guide mode ; 20x, wide-angle optical zoom ; 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom ; good standard macro mode ; good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"...0 high speed ; high-speed continuous modes at lower resolutions ; good low light performance ; good flash range ; good..."

No rating

 

"...it is a bit slow to autofocus and capture but with the flash on that time is reduced substantially and even with the flash the battery life is still great. no other cons i have found..."

100

 

"... low light focus hunting 8/10 failed! (even with assist lamp on ) ..."

86

 

"...auto color only works accurately in sunlight and flash situations- tends to have a bluish cast otherwise ; auto exposure is accurate, if you can hand hold the camera at 1/5th or 1/6th of a second, which is the shutter speed we kept getting..."

68

 

"... auto exposure would leave iso at 100 for low light level shots, then bump it up to 800 for flash exposures ; electronic viewfinder is totally useless ; menu was pretty complex and overly loaded with non-useful features ; images were not sharp at extended zoom range ; overall, this camera is a pain to use..."

68

 

"... auto exposure is accurate, if you can hand hold the camera at 1/5th or 1/6th of a second, which is the shutter speed we kept getting. auto exposure would leave iso at 100 for low light level shots, then bump it up to 800 for flash exposures ; electronic viewfinder is totally useless ; menu was pretty complex and overly loaded with non-useful features ; images were not sharp at extended zoom range ; overall, this camera is a pain to use..."

68

 

"... sky) lens filter. flash seems a bit weak. small(ish) size is actually a bit more difficult to hold than a slr sized camera..."

100

 

"...- extensive customizability and manual control options -..."

No rating

 

"...high iso settings are very noisy ; convoluted and complex menu system ..."

No rating

 

"...bit noisy at higher iso's above 400 but what isn't at this level..."

94

 

"...0, the zoom ring was flaky. you never really knew what it was gonna do when you turned the ring. the new firmware (1..."

90

 

"... no more start-stop-reverse-stop on the zoom when you give it a twist. only issue now is if you spin the ring very fast, nothing happens..."

90

 

"...lack of filter ring, no lens hood..."

85

 

"...batteries. cannot shoot in black and white. white balance difficult..."

95

 

"...exposures too light, fringing..."

82

 

"...exposures too light, fringing, evf not as good as others..."

82

 

"... ability to capture images in raw, lightweight and portable..."

No rating

 

"...; ability to capture images in raw, lightweight and portable..."

No rating

 

"...beautiful, compact form factor ; hot shoe for external flash ; wireless flash support ; helpful guide mode ; 20x, wide-angle optical zoom ; 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom ; good standard macro mode ; good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

No rating

 

"...beautiful, compact form factor ; hot shoe for external flash ; wireless flash support ; helpful guide mode ; 20x, wide-angle optical zoom ; 100x zoom range with usable digital zoom ; good standard macro mode ; good sharpness across the frame ; accurate color capture ; pre-capture technology records images before you press the shutter ; mymode saves up to four camera configurations ; very good accuracy from the electronic viewfinder and lcd ; fast image transfer thanks to usb 2..."

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"... like most manufacturers i wish olympus would concentrate more on the sensors instead of increased pixels ; manual focus/zoom ring can be an improvement over previous models, but initially it feels "clunky and erratic" with constant use, perhaps a firmware update might be able to improve performance ; the sp570, similar to previous models, still "hunts'' a little too long in low light conditions, but..."

88

 

"... like most manufacturers i wish olympus would concentrate more on the sensors instead of increased pixels ; manual focus/zoom ring can be an improvement over previous models, but initially it feels "clunky and erratic" with constant use, perhaps a firmware update might be able to improve performance ; the sp570, similar to previous models, still "hunts'' a little too long in low light conditions, but not anywhere near as bad as the sp550..."

88

 

"...his high weight..."

80

 

"... quick ultrazoom lens, light, compact..."

80

 

"... light, compact, good macro..."

80

 

"...tripod is lightweight yet of high-quality..."

80

 

"...heavy..."

60

 

"...; big ; manual zoom ring on lens not responsive enough ..."

66

 

"...stunning macro function makes big shots out of the smallest subjects. versatile controls soothe the enthusiasts while auto presets comfort the n00bs..."

80

 

"...ev, imaging sensor a little on the small side, zoom..."

97

 

"... good macro, large feature set..."

80

 

"... indifferent image quality, a bit small for large hands..."

80

 

"...; a little bit of a learning curve. a little on the expensive side, but nothing else in this price range has the 20x (optical) telephoto..."

100

 

"... a little bit of a learning curve. a little on the expensive side, but nothing else in this price range has the 20x (optical) telephoto..."

100