Comments on Blog2 at 1001 Noisy Cameras: New Olympus SP565uz is a different SP570 (updated)...

Great points. It's interesting to see how much con...

2008-09-08T15:01:00.000-07:00

Great points. It's interesting to see how much confusion a badly written press release and product page can create!

Is it now known for sure that this camera has RAW?

Having SD/SDHC/MMC is a must for Olympus if they want to compete. Their stubborness on xD is holding back the SW-series from becoming a blockbuster seller.

I think referring to the SP-565UZ as a "smaller SP...

2008-09-08T14:57:00.000-07:00

I think referring to the SP-565UZ as a "smaller SP-570uz" is inaccurate. Consider the fact that the 565UZ is missing two key features present in the 570UZ: the zoom ring and the hotshoe, notwithstanding the erroneous accessory page on the Olympus site, which claims both the 560UZ and the 565UZ both have a hotshoe. We know the 560UZ does NOT have one, and photos of the 565UZ show none. I would describe the 565UZ as un upgraded 560UZ. Furthermore, I predict Olympus will release a successor to the 570UZ in January, probably carrying the designation "580UZ". If so, expect it to add support for some variant of SD memory, improved image quality and better focus ring control, faster performance, as well as other lesser improvements.

That could partially explain why they reverted to ...

2008-08-26T15:38:00.000-07:00

That could partially explain why they reverted to the SP-560uz.

I strongly suspect that the main differences betwe...

2008-08-26T15:26:00.000-07:00

I strongly suspect that the main differences between the SP570 and the SP565 will be performance and image quality. Many reviewers main gripe with the 570 was its slow operation, imprecise lens ring control and substandard IQ. I eagerly await their opinions on the new model.

The new SP565 looks to me almost identical to the ...

2008-08-25T15:29:00.000-07:00

The new SP565 looks to me almost identical to the SP560. Can't figure out why they did that. Perhaps the SP570 isn't selling, but the SP560 did, so they went back to that design? Very odd.

Thanks for the update. Regardless of the weight, d...

2008-08-25T13:31:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the update. Regardless of the weight, dimensions and volume, it has a different look and shape, which at least gives photographers two different ...ergonomic choices!

My confusion was caused by Dpreview, which lists w...

2008-08-25T12:24:00.000-07:00

My confusion was caused by Dpreview, which lists wrong specs for 570: 365 g, 116 x 78.5 x 78 mm. These are actually the specs for 560, which was smaller and lighter than the newer 570.

Now 565 comes back in size towards 560, but not quite as small.

Oh I see what you mean on the 565 vs 570. It is 8 ...

2008-08-25T07:45:00.000-07:00

Oh I see what you mean on the 565 vs 570. It is 8 grams heavier than the 570, but saves around 5mm and 3mm in dimensions. The Olympus USA press release was poorly written, they were probably trying to highlight the differences in the design but wrote it up in a confusing way. I will update the post!

Do you mean not-smaller than the FZ28 or the SP-57...

2008-08-25T07:12:00.000-07:00

Do you mean not-smaller than the FZ28 or the SP-570uz?

Actually, I'm not sure about the smaller size, as ...

2008-08-25T05:41:00.000-07:00

Actually, I'm not sure about the smaller size, as the spec seem to indicate a slightly bigger and heavier camera.

I wonder how this can match Panasonic TZ28, which ...

2008-08-25T00:15:00.000-07:00

I wonder how this can match Panasonic TZ28, which has got nice reviews. Olympus SP570 wasn't universally praised for image quality, I hope this has improved. The smaller size is an interesting development.