Olympus SP-570 UZ

390 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
usability (113)
zoom (91)
performance (87)
portability (63)
image quality (41)

Negative
size (21)
shutter (11)
focus (10)
low-light (6)
storage (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 390 reviews of Olympus SP-570 UZ. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Reviewers really like the lens and image quality. The portability and zoom also get good feedback, but there are mixed opinions on the size and performance. The contrast and storage get negative reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Olympus SP-570 UZ is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 19 user reviews of Olympus SP-570 UZ from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the image quality and screen. The zoom and portability also get good feedback. The focus and shutter get less positive opinions. Reviews are divided on the performance.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Olympus SP-570 UZ

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Olympus SP-570 UZ from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. People really like the performance and price.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Lori Grunin (cnet.com)

Olympus SP-570 UZ review

Once you mention the Olympus SP-570's 20x zoom lens, the rest of the camera's feature set seems almost superfluous; with an atypically wide-angle lens for any class of single-body cameras plus an exceptionally long telephoto view, the lens is the...

Lots of helpful and useful features.

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

Poor performance diminishes the Olympus SP-570 UZ's potential as an otherwise solid megazoom.

Aug, 2008

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Expert review by (pcworld.com)

Olympus SP-570 UZ Digital Camera

The king of the high-zoom cameras offers sharp long-distance pics and quality ergonomics.

20x optical zoom is the highest in class ; iESP focus targeting

Delayed shutter release ; Autofocus sometimes searches fuzzily

We also had a bit of trouble getting the autofocus to lock onto targets in low light. The autofocus would scan from one end to the other trying to sharpen the image, and sometimes took up to 2 seconds to fully lock on to a focal point. In bright...

Jun, 2008

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Expert review by : Andrew Brandt (pcworld.com)

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Olympus's entry into the megazoom class delivers the greatest magnification rating of any of the products we tested for our roundup. At 20X, photos taken at a distance of up to 30 feet from the subject looked as though the photographer had...

20x optical zoom is the highest in class ; iESP focus targeting

Delayed shutter release ; Autofocus sometimes searches fuzzily

The king of the high-zoom cameras offers sharp long-distance pics and quality ergonomics,

Jun, 2008

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Expert review by : David Gussman (pcmag.com)

Olympus SP-570 UZ

This innovative shooter is loaded with features, among them a 20X zoom lens. It's a worthy purchase for just about anyone who wants to get closer to the action.

Easily adjustable 20X zoom lens. Perfect Shot Preview. Shadow adjustment.

Image quality is inconsistent. Limited video. Irksome lens-focusing sound.

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Jun, 2008

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Expert review by : Roger Hibbert (wired.com)

Review: Olympus SP-570 UZ

Cursed with an ambiguous, alphanumeric moniker, the SP-570UZ (that's one hell of a sexy name there, Olympus) is suffering from an identity crisis. It lies...

Stunning macro function makes big shots out of the smallest subjects. Versatile controls soothe the enthusiasts while auto presets comfort the n00bs. Excellent manual. Top mounted hotshoe makes swapping external flash options easy

Pretend-professional zoom requires two hands. Zoom shots without a tripod can come out blurry. Stubborn clinging to proprietary xD media is irritating: Resistance is futile, Olympus

Apr, 2008

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Expert review by : PCMag Staff (pcmag.com)

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Mar, 2008

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Expert review by : Steve's Digicams (steves-digicams.com)

Olympus SP-570 UZ

Continue on to Features & Controls SP-570 UZ Specifications Imager 10.0 Megapixels (effective), 1/2.33" CCD (1.1cm) Lens 4.60 - 92.0 mm (26 - 520 mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 14 Lenses in 11 Groups, 4 Aspherical Lenses, 2 ED Lenses Zoom 20x...

Jun, 2008

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Expert review by (letsgodigital.org)

Olympus SP 570 UZ review

In August 2005, Olympus introduced the very first camera from the new SP-5 series; the SP-500 UZ camera. At the time it was a Megazoom camera that certainly featured high specifications; six Megapixels, a maximum ISO of 400 and an optical zoom with a...

Where the Megazoom camera proved good for 10x optical zoom a few years ago, the Olympus SP-570 UZ doubles this range. The compact size remained untouched and the amount of pixels increased, as expected. The concept is solid as a rock and has already...

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Expert review by : Zoltan Arva-Toth (photographyblog.com)

Olympus SP-570 UZ Review

The new SP-570 UZ is the latest in a long line of super-zoom cameras from Olympus. In the distant digital past, Olympus was one of the first manufacturers to market a superzoom camera, and their C-2100UZ model, fondly referred to as the 'UZI' by its...

More than a year after Olympus' introduction of the SP-550UZ, it is clear that the company takes its return to the superzoom segment seriously. The SP-560UZ already resolved some of the issues that plagued its predecessor, and with the SP-570UZ the...

Jun, 2008

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Expert review by (imaging-resource.com)

Olympus SP-570 UltraZoom Digital Camera - First Shots - The Imaging Resource!

Olympus' UltraZoom series of digital cameras are well known for their powerful zoom lenses, but the Olympus SP-570 UZ takes things up a notch with a whopping new 20x optical zoom lens boasting an equivalent focal length starting at a truly wide 26mm...

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...

Unresponsive zoom ring ; Confusing menu 'gotchas ; 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 ; Noticeable chroma noise even...

The SP570's ISO sensitivity ranges from 50 to 6400 equivalent controlled automatically or manually - a fairly impressive range, but it remains to be seen what image noise at ISO 6400 from a small ten megapixel imager is like. The Olympus 570UZ also...

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