Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom

I bought this camera more than a year ago and I got it at a phenomenal price so my thinking is coloured by this. The features of the SP-550 are pretty impressive anyway but as I grabbed it at price of a little over £100, I am particularly impressed with what it can do. Lets get it straight from the outset I am no expert photographer but this camera has pushed me to go beyond the automatic settings and experiment what some of the more advanced capabilities and, Wahoo, what a result. Don' t get me wrong not all the results I have achieved have been great, at times I have asked too much with attempts a long range shots in poor light and a lot of subject movement. Not ...  Read the complete review

On its release early in 2007, the Olympus SP-550UZ could boast the title of being the 'worlds first 18x optical zoom camera'. In fact, not only can the camera zoom all the way to 504mm, but the zoom starts at a magnificently wide-angled 28mm - making it one of the most versatile consumer cameras on the market. However, fitting so much technology into a fairly cheaply produced item will always result in some technical limitations, and that's certainly the case with the SP-550. Let's get one thing straight, this is not a bad camera - but it does has a couple of annoying habits which let it down. Firstly, the auto-focusing is ...  Read the complete review