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Olympus SP-560 UZ Reviews

Digital camera - compact - 8.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 18 x - supported memory: xD-Picture Card, xD Type H, xD Type M more product details

Superlong, yet wide lens ; manual exposure controls ; good body design ; supports wireless flash ; (cnet.com)

Photo gallery:Olympus SP-560 UZLast year, Olympus released the SP-550UZ, a 7-megapixel digital ca... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Olympus SP-560 UZ

We have collected and analyzed 58 expert reviews and 194 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 76/100 and users rate it 86/100. The average review date is March 4, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 487279 reviews from other Digital Compact Cameras. The alaScore™ for this product is 91/100 = Excellent. Last update: July 4, 2009.

252 reviews

July, 2009

76 / 100

58 Experts

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86 / 100

194 Users

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Expert Reviews (58)

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

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We have analyzed the reviews for the Olympus SP-560 UZ using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: The Olympus SP-560 UZ is good. Users compliment the zoom, video mode, and design despite concerns over the focus and photo noise. If you're ...

Decent battery life, very good design, above average user manual, superior video mode, superior viewfinder, decent zoom.

Poor color, mediocre focus, poor overall, poor photo color quality, inadequate photo noise, inadequate value.

Please note: The ratings above are generated using our BETA automatic review analysis and may contain errors.

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

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

Softness and noise hurt picture quality ; middling performance ;

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

Photo gallery: Olympus SP-560 UZ Last year, Olympus released the SP-550UZ, a ...

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

By Will Greenwald (zdnet.com)

Photo gallery:Olympus SP-560 UZLast year, Olympus released the SP-550UZ, a 7-megapixel digital camera with an impressive 18x zoom lens. We loved its lens' long reach and wide angle, and appreciated its great body design. Unfortunately, the camera was ...

Photo gallery: Olympus SP-560 UZ Last year, Olympus released the SP-550UZ, a ...

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66

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User Reviews (194)

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

By zerogravity44 (cnet.com)

Although i do not consider myself a cam expert, i have taken many, many pics with my old and...

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"Great P&S for those who don't want dsl lenses"

By univofky (cnet.com)

If you need a mega zoom and want to avoid the... 

Shooting raw images for more experienced, auto settings for less experienced, excellent images, not clumsy for such a large lens, overall a great experience.

For me, the battery life was not great, so I had to carry extra AA batteries. Also, I took a little spill at Glacier National Park and had a mild concussion. The camera fared far worse, so I'm thinking of upgrading to the SP-570.

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

By emhe (cnet.com)

I still don't know how to use all the features but so far this camera is great. I did not want to...

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