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 Olympus to take back some ground in the super zoom sector, a sector it almost single-handedly created back in 2000 with the legendary C-2100UZ, but has since struggled to make a mark in. The SP-550UZ is a significant step up from the previous models in the 'SP' range (including the current SP-510UZ), offering 7MP resolution, image stabilization (CCD-shift) and an astounding 28-500mm (equiv.) 18x optical zoom range. The 'super zoom' market is an increasingly crowded and competitive one, and the SP-550UZ goes head to head with popular and well-regarded models such as the Sony H5, Canon S3 IS and Panasonic FZ8. Rarely has a camera caused so much interest based on its specification alone... so can the SP-550UZ live up to the hype? Let's find out, starting as ever with the headline specifications :) Body Material: Metal and plastic Sensor: 1/2.5" Primary color filter (RGB) Type CCD 7.4 million Pixels total 7.1 million Effective pixels Image sizes 3072 x 2304 3072 x 2048 (3:2) 2560 x 1920 2304 x 1728 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768 640 x 480 Movie clips 640 x 480 30fps 320 x 240 30fps Up to capacity of card (H cards only) File formats Still: JPEG (EXIF 2.21), RAW Movie: QuickTime Motion JPEG (AVI) Sound: Wave format Lens 4.7-84.2mm (28-504 35 mm equiv) 14 Lenses / 11 groups Four A spherical glass elements 18x optical zoom F2.8-4.5 Image stabilization :Yes (CCD Shift) Conversion lenses :Yes (with CLA-10 adaptor) Digital zoom :Up to 5.6 xs Focus TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection Predictive AF AF area modes iESP multi-pattern 143 area selectable spot Manual focus AF assist lamp :Yes Focus distance 0.1m-∞ (wide), 1.2-∞ (tale) 1cm closest focus (super macro) Metering ESP multi-pattern Center-weighted Spot ISO sensitivity Auto ISO ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 (2048 x 1536 max) ISO 5000 (2048 x 1536 max) Exposure compensation +/- 2EV 1/3 EV steps Exposure bracketing +/- 5EV 1/3 EV steps Shutter speed 15-1/2000 sec (dependent on mode) Bulb (max 8 minutes) Aperture F2.8 - 8 (wide) F3.1 - 8 (tale) Modes Auto Program Aperture priority Shutter priority My Modes Movie Scene modes Portrait Landscape Landscape with portrait Night scene Night scene with portrait Sports Indoor Candle Self portrait Available light portrait Sunset Fireworks Cuisine Behind glass Documents Auction Shoot & select 1 Shoot & select 2 Snow Beach Underwater wide 1 Underwater wide 2 Underwater macro White balance Auto Sunlight Overcast Tungsten Fluorescent 1 Fluorescent 2 Fluorescent 3 Custom white balance White balance fine tune -7 Red - +7 Blue Self timer 2 or 12sec Continuous shooting 1.2fps/7 frames (Full image size) 7fps/15 frames (3MP) 15fps /20 frames (1.2MP) Image parameters Black & White Sepia Brightness correction Saturation correction Flash Built in pop-up Red-eye reduction Fill-in Fill-in with red-eye reduction Slow sync Working range 0.3-4.5m Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder LCD monitor 2.5-inch Polycrystalline TFT 207,000 pixels Connectivity DC in AV out USB Print compliance Picture Bridge PIM III DPOF Storage xD-Picture Card 20 MB built-in memory Power 4x AA batteries (alkaline included) Optional NiMHs and charger Other features RAW data edit In camera editing / effects Panorama function (with optional Olympus xD-Picture card) Digital image stabilizer for movie capture Weight (no bat) 365g (12.9 oz) Dimensions 116 x 78.5 x 78 mm (4.6 x 3.1 x 3.1 in)  | |  | |  | | | | | | |
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