The "flagship" of the 11 new Olympus digital cameras is the brand new Olympus SP-570uz, the third in a series of hyper-zooms released by Olympus.
Meet the Olympus SP-570uz
10 megapixel 1/2.33" sensor. Two extra megapixels, while the sensor size only marginally increase!
New wild 20x ED optical zoom lens, that ranges from 26mm to 520mm in 35mm equivalency. Maximum aperture is f2.8 to f4.5. This is wild!
sensor-shift image stabilization
Zoom ring allows you to zoom with that instead of using buttons
Conversion lens support using CLA-10 adapter
Hot-shoe
Supports RAW
PASM exposure (manual, Tv, Av)
13.5 fps burst mode (at 3 megapixels)
1.2 fps (7 images) at full size (not sure if it is RAW or JPEG)
Pre-capture mode
TruePIC III image processor
31 shooting modes (23 scene modes) Weeee!
face detection
EVF with diopter, and 2.7" LCD (230k)
xD memory card only with the usual panorama silliness (BOO!)
4 AA batteries
Not announced in Japan
Pre-order: $500 (Amazon)
Web coverage of the SP-570uz
Hands-on preview of a pre-production SP-570uz model at e-photographia.com
Quick intro at the RAWsumer blog
Ryan Brenizer discusses the SP-570uz in his blog.
Press release at the Imaging Insider
Adorama News desk
dpreview
Imaging Resource
DC Resource
Photography Bay
Coverage by the gadget blogs
SciFi Channel's DVICE blog
Amazon Current
Peter Ha at Crunch Gear
CNet's Crave blog
Ubergizmo
Wired's Gadget Lab by David Becker
8 comments:
I can't wait to purchase the new Oympus SP-570uz. When will the camera be available?
Thanks for your comment!
The press releases of the announcement state March 2008. The Amazon pre-order page says April 15, 2008. Amazon's estimates are very defensive, they seem to want to err on the side of caution.
If I were guessing, I would say sometime in March, but I have no concrete information to base this on.
How soon can we start seeing some pictures taken with this monster? I always look for those before buying, as it gives a better "all around use" preview to what a camera can do.
Newegg has it in stock since a month ago
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830111197
Hi.. Can u pls tell me if the camera has a zoom button(W/T) as well along with the ring lens ?
Or do we have t use both the hands to take a snap ?
I don't see a W/T zoom button on the camera, so it is probably just the zoom ring. But I could be wrong, I haven't looked at its user manual (and I don't know if it has been posted online yet).
I agree, it would be more flexible if manufacturers offered the option for both types of zoom, as different people in different situations have different preferences. Of course there could be implications in such a case in terms of design and cost.
Thanks mate for the reply. It does not have a W/T zoom button , i am sure. Its a little sad that I cant do a single handed zoom and click. I am yet to buy my first own camera and I m looking forward to this one! Guess I made a good choice.
Congratulations! This camera certainly has a lot of features to and options to experiment with.
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