Olympus µ[MJU:] 1010

High spec, low performance. (821 words)
by thebigc1690 - written on 08/07/08 (Very useful, 664 readings)
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fiddly due to the small buttons and the dial being very small. The actual pictures produced by the camera varied dramatically depending on the settings used. With a large 10 .1 megapixels at your fingertips you would expect to be getting very clear and colourful pictures and you do as long as you do not try to use the zoom to its full capacity or shoot in poor light without the flash. Olympus prides themselves on this cameras 7x optical zoom but the truth is the zoom is not that good. The high megapixels allow you to zoom and crop creatively on your pc or laptop and if this is the camera you choose then I would suggest you stick to that option because once zoomed over ...

Olympus SP-570 UZ

MASSIVE ZOOM! (460 words)
by JJJJ - written on 07/12/08, updated on 07/12/08 (Very useful, 216 readings)
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The 10 Megapixel Olympus SP-570UZ is an impressive camera indeed. Why impressive you may ask?... well, this particular model has an outstanding 20 times optical zoom - Wow! For those of you in the know about digital cameras, that equates to a range of 26-520mm. Correct me if i m wrong, but I think that means that this model offers the longest zoom of any camera in its class. The camera is designed to look like an SLR in style, but due to its fixed lens and smaller image sensor, it s still technically a compact . That said, the build quality is very good, and the camera is comfortable to hold. What impresses me most, is the way in which the zoom operates. Instead of ...