ePhotoZine have reviewed the new Olympus SP-550 UZ. This is the first digital camera to offer an 18x optical zoom lens, equivalent to 28-504mm.

“Focussing is a little slack, particularly when the zoom is at the telephoto end. It can hunt about looking for things to focus on. It isn’t quick either. Things are better at the wide angle end, but it’s still fairly sluggardly. Packing an 18x optical zoom, giving the equivalent reach of 504mm in 35mm terms, means that optical stabilisation is a jolly good idea. In practice it isn’t a safety net for casual handling, as even in bright light with the shutter speed at the top end, plenty of photos were blurred.”

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