Reviews for Olympus SP-590UZ 12 Megapixel Bridge Camera - Black

great

Strengths: great zoom

Weakness: not found any yet

i find this camera very good so far it is cheap feeling but it takes great pictures.i had no trouble with night shots or dusk shots.and the zoom is not slow to me either.i took great pictures so far.im very happy with this camera.

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Too big - Too cheap feeling

Strengths: 26x zoom captures everything, built in features, user interface

Weakness: 26x zoom to slow and unsteady, physical size, cheap feeling materials

Bought it expecting a great camera, returned it as mediocre at best and disappointing allaround.

The long zoom was incredible, but the image stabilzation had a hard time steadying out at max zoom. I had to fire three or four shots to get a clear picture. Tripod really needed.

The autofocus had difficulty acquiring a target at dusk. I suspect that the slow aperture of such a large zoom is to blame.

I tested this along side the SP-570 and I loved the quality feel of THAT Olympus, but the platics on this new model were hard and cheap feeling. The metallic barrel also felt "tinny" and cheap. Felt more like a toy than a $450 camera

The camera body is almost a brick to hold. I tired after just a few minutes and I have large hands. Hand cramps predicted if you shoot on vacation all day.

Moral of the story - the superzoom craze is just as out-of-control as the old megapixel war was.

Alot of promise, poorly executed.

I'm back to the Canon SX 10 to replace my older S2.

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The Olympus SP-590 Ultra Zoom has good (but not spectacular) image quality, a full set of manual controls, plenty of point-and-shoot features, and solid design and build quality. Despite all that, it's not quite as good as the best-in-class Super Zooms, but it's well worth considering if you're in the market. <p> <p>Read our Super Zoom Shootout to see how this camera and three others compare!

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Testseek.com has collected 43 expert reviews for Olympus SP-590 Ultra Zoom and the average expert rating is 77 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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Best Ultra-zoom Olympus Digital Camera

Image is Good according to 16 Digital Camera experts. -- "the Image Stabilization was most excellent at full zoom and the detail in this image is great."-infosyncworld.com -- "The Image Stabilization was excellent at full zoom, so at least the Olympus SP-590UZs main feature does its job."-infosyncworld.com -- "Image quality is good to very good at ISO 64."-photoxels.com Read more to find expert...

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THE GOOD: MyMode holds four groups of custom settings. THE BAD: Image noise and softness even at low ISO sensitivities. THE BOTTOM LINE: Aside from a debatably useful 26x zoom lens, theres little thats notable about the Olympus SP-590 UZ.

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