Olympus SP-550 UZ Digital Camera Review

Olympus SP-550 UZ

Digital Camera Review

May 05, 2007 - By Emily Raymond
2.2 The ultra-zoom portion of the digital camera market is taking off as consumers look beyond the standard 3x zoom, and manufacturers continue to up the ante. The Olympus SP-550UZ’s 18x optical zoom surpasses all other compact digital cameras currently on the market. The new flagship of Olympus’ ultra-zoom line has 7.1 megapixels and image stabilization. It will compete with the likes of Canon’s image stabilized S-series and Sony’s H-series, which just added two new models that have 15x zoom. The Olympus SP-550UZ will retail for $499 when it becomes available in March.
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Sample photos
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Focal Length: 84mm
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/400 sec.
ISO: 400		 Focal Length: 5mm
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/640 sec.
ISO: 400

Focal Length: 8mm
Aperture: f/4
Shutter: 1/1000 sec.
ISO: 100		 Focal Length: 5mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/320 sec.
ISO: 100

Focal Length: 5mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/200 sec.
ISO: 100		 Focal Length: 12mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/250 sec.
ISO: 100

Focal Length: 11mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/800 sec. 
ISO: 100

 Focal Length: 12mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/160 sec. 
ISO: 100


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