Olympus SP-590UZ 12MP Digital Camera with 26X Wide

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Olympus SP-590UZ 12MP Digital Camera with 26X Wide Angle Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD Reviews

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SP-590UZ features an amazing 26x wide-angle optical zoom, which is the longest, most powerful in the world. Get sharp shots with Dual Image Stabilization. It's the perfect point-and-shoot camera for sports, outdoor and travel photography or for anyone who wants an all-in-one compact camera that takes stunning pictures. Take several shots in rapid succession with a burst rate of up to 10 fps (3MP) Pre-capture automatically archives ten frames (3 MP) as soon as the focus is locked HD output lets you connect your camera to your HD-TV using a single HDMI cable In-Camera Panorama, PC Panorama (up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software) Using a live, multi-frame window on the LCD, Perfect Shot Preview lets you view the effects of various settings Shadow Adjustment Technology helps you capture scenes exactly as you see them 12 million pixels in the high-resolution CCD create superior image quality Manual, Aperture, & Shutter Speed Priority allows full manual control settings for advanced creative shooting Smile Shot detects a smile on your subject's face 2.7 HyperCrystal II LCD offers a more accurate, precise image display as well as an extra-wide viewing angle & enhanced visibility in direct sunlight Beauty Mode lets you smooth a person's skin, removing unwanted wrinkles or blemishes Soft Background Focus mode enables you to slightly blur the beautiful vista xD-Picture Card 1GB to 2GB (not included), microSD (MASD-1 included) Compatible with Windows 2000 & up, or Mac OS X 10.3 - 10.5 In the box - SP-590 UZ Digital Camera USB Cable, Audio/ Video Cable Manual Neck Strap Lens Cap AA Batteries (4) OLYMPUS Master 2 Software CD-ROM Warranty Card MASD-1 (microSD Adapter) Unit Dimensions - 4.3 W x 3.5 H x 3.9 D; Weight - 15.3oz (without batteries & media card) Readmore Technical Details - 12-megapixel resolution for photo-quality, poster-size prints
- 26x wide-angle optical dual image stabilized zoom
- Pre-capture scene modes: Multiple Exposure, Soft Background Focus and Beauty Mode
- 2.7-inch Advanced HyperCrystal III LCD screen
- Compatible with xD Picture Cards and microSD memory cards (not included)
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Customer Buzz

'Amazing! Well worth the price.' 2009-07-12
By Michelle Salgado (Denton, TX USA)
Olympus SP-590 UZ 12 Megapixel Digital Camera with 26x Wide Angle Ultra Zoom + (8) AA Batteries + Case + Cameta Bonus Accessory KitFantastic Camera with loads of features! Zoom works very well for taking close up photos of small subjects. Perfect for serious amateur or even someone who takes pics of kids in action.

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'Very Good Camera. User's manual not so hot.' 2009-07-02
By William R. Smith (Kalama, WA USA)
Olympus SP-590UZ 12MP Digital Camera with 26X Wide Angle Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD

The camera has an astonishing number of features. The only feature that I can take exception with is the zoom rate which is too fast to easily use when framing a composition. Other than that everything works beautifully and the camera is very powerful and takes beautiful pictures.

I spent a good part of my career with my nose buried in military technical manuals. The majority of them were better organized, more reader friendly, and had more meaningful information per unit wordage than the SP-590UZ user manual. I hope Olympus can do better because this is a very serious problem.

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'Excellent light and versatile camera' 2009-06-20
By Warrenton Naturalist (Warrenton, VA)
This camera has provided me great pleasure and excelled for the purpose I purchased it - nature documentation. It is a continuing wonder how Olympus was able to get a lens group to go from a 35mm camera equivalent of 26mm to 676mm with an excellent macro capability. It has provided tac sharp images of plants, dragon flies, damsel flies and butterflies, which were subjects I wanted to use the camera for. I have a first generation digital SLR and this camera generally takes far better pictures. It is not perfect, and certainly no competition for the current generation SLRs as far as image quality in demanding requirements, but it is far easier to carry on long walks with other equipment. The image stabilization works well, even at full zoom, hand held, in reasonably good light. The 'reasonably good light part' may be the slight weakness of this camera. Without moderately good light, the auto focusing can sometimes be difficult on small objects and some noise is introduced in the images. However, I don't want to overstate this problem, as this is certainly an issue to some degree with other cameras in this class. In any case, I would highly recommend this camera for anyone who wants a very versatile and light camera - until next year when some manufacturer comes out with an even more marvelous camera.

Customer Buzz

'26X, I don't think so' 2009-06-18
By CDWalker (Austin, TX United States)
The reviews below cover a lot of ground, so I'll just write about my disappointment. I don't believe that the zoom is 26X. I have a Sony with 15X zoom (I've used the heck out of it ... the shutter button just sproinged off the other day giving me the opportunity to upgrade!) and I've taken comparison views of the max of each of these cameras' zooms and the image is identical. That was a tremendous surprise to me. I chose the Olympus to take me to further distances and am tremendously disappointed that it doesn't. I'm thinking I am going to return the camera.

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'12 MP 26X opt zoom Olympus camera' 2009-05-24
By John Baird
The camera exceeds all expectations functionally and its interface with humans is logical; even the printed instructions are polished and compact. I am pleased.

buying it through Amazon was a joy too. It was at the door within hours of the time I pressed the 'submit' button.

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