Olympus SP-565 UZ Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 175 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the interface. The resolution also impresses, but many are less positive about the color.

Interface, Resolution, Performance, Price

Color, Shutter, Energy efficiency, Lcd

Experts rate this product 72/100 and users 89/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras, the Olympus SP-565 UZ is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

The $450 Olympus SP-590UZ has the biggest zoom in town, a whopping 26x lens, but lacks the performance or features to distance it from the competition.

The Olympus SP-590UZ arrived with a splash, thanks to it's record-breaking zoom magnification. However, it comes up against stiff competition from other companies putting forward strong cameras in the ultrazoom category

Full feature set addressing the needs of experienced photographers as well as the snapshooters ; Helpful on-board user guide ; Decent performance on several levels ; Natural-looking colors ; Good detail capture at low ISO settings ; Base ISO of 64

Lens distortion at extreme focal lengths ; Tendency to clip highlights in high contrast shots ; Relatively small (2.5 inch) LCD compared to other Olympus superzooms ; Purple fringing along high contrast edges ; Only two levels of JPEG image compression

New features include Shadow Adjustment technology and enhanced Face Detection, which can now recognize up to 16 faces. On the other hand, the camera's smaller size reduces the LCD to 2.5 inches versus the 570's 2.7 inch display. But the 565UZ is ...