Olympus SP-590UZ Digital Camera Review

Olympus SP-590UZ

Digital Camera Review

3.9 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.
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Introduction  
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.




    Page 1 of 16 Product Tour x

 

Section The Good The Bad
x Product Tour Well laid out Very light
x Color Generally accurate Lacking in color modes
x Noise Wide range of ISOs Slightly high noise
x Resolution Sharp images High distortion and chromatic aberration
x Video Decent manual controls Only standard definition
x Playback Plenty of editing tools; great PictBridge support Editing menus arranged poorly
x Hardware 26x zoom lens! xD memory card required
x Controls Full manual shooting controls; aperture and shutter priority modes; exposure bracketing Underwhelming minimum aperture and shutter speed; scene modes poorly documented
x Design & Handling Nice large grip; easy to handle Desperately needs a control dial
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