Buy Microsoft Office Home & StudentManufacturer: Olympus Part number: 226085
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Design: 7.0
Features: 8.0
Performance: 6.0
Image quality: 5.0
Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars) - Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 10 reviews all user reviews
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Product Summary
Olympus SP-560 UZ
price range: $499.00
Olympus' 8-megapixel ultrazoom generally improves over the SP-550UZ, but suffers from many of the same problems.
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- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 10 reviews
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22 out of 22 people found this review helpful
"King of the super zoom cameras.....for now!"
by sandstuck on November 1, 2007
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
"I am thrilled with my purchase of this great camera which is packed with great features."
by fredee75 on December 21, 2007
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
by zerogravity44 on December 8, 2007
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
"near or far , get that shot!!!"
by jef46f on January 13, 2008
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"Great P&S for those who don't want dsl lenses"
by univofky on August 28, 2008
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Olympus
- Part Number: 226085
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 4.6 in
- Depth 3.1 in
- Height 3.1 in
- Weight 12.9 oz
Main Features
- Resolution 8 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 8,500,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 5.6 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Candle, Indoor, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Night portrait, Panorama assist, Shoot & select 1, Shoot & select 2, Underwater macro, Underwater wide 1, Underwater wide 2, Landscape-portrait, Candlelight portrait, Available light portrait
- Image Stabilizer Optical (CCD-shift mechanism)
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom. This camera uses a CCD-Shift mechanism, which internally shifts the CCD to compensate for camera shake.
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
- White Balance Bracketing Yes
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 160 x 120
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory XD-Picture Card
- Integrated Memory 47 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 2560 x 1920, 2304 x 1728, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480, 1920 x 1080
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 21 ft
- Features Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm - F/2.8-4.5
- Focal Length 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 486 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 143
- Min Focus Range 3.9 in
- Macro Focus Range 1cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.5
- Optical Zoom 18 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 11 group(s) / 14 element(s)
- Features ED glass, Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 12 sec
- Additional Features Direct print, Face detection, Audio recording, Auto power save, Histogram display, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital noise reduction
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
Display
- Type LCD display - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x XD-Picture Card
Software
- Software Olympus Master, Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Neck strap
- Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device None
Battery
- Supported Battery AA
- Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Manufacturer info
- Olympus
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.olympusamerica.com/
- Address: 3500 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley, PA. 18034-0610
- Phone: 1-888-553-4448
