Olympus SP-570 Ultra Zoom - Expert Reviews

Review summary: This 'superzoom' compact looks more like a digital SLR camera

Verdict: A huge competition-battering zoom lens is the SP-570UZ's reason for being, so it's disappointing that it's sluggish to respond - and for sharp images it's impossible to shoot handheld at maximum zoom. That aside, the camera is sturdy, feature-packed and,

Review summary: 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.

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

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

Verdict: Even though its image quality isn't quite as consistent as that of competing models, this superzoom boasts plenty of useful features that make it worth considering.

Pros: Lots of helpful and useful features.

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

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

Review summary: The Olympus SP-570 UZ is an extremely promising superzoom, with the widest optical zoom range of any compact camera at 20x, plus built-in image stabilisation, a 1cm macro mode, full manual controls and the ability to shoot at an incredible ISO 6,400 -- an

Pros: Build quality; specifications; controls

Cons: Patchy image quality; sluggish response time

Verdict: You can't argue with what the Olympus SP-570 UZ can do, only how well it does it. While it looks and feels a cut above the rest, its failings are typical of superzoom compacts in general, including sluggish responses, poor high ISO performance and le