Olympus SP-500 UltraZoom

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Olympus SP-500 UltraZoom

Review of the Olympus SP-500 UltraZoom

This camera is not called the Olympus SP-500 Ultra Zoom for nothing. It has a huge 10x optical zoom lens giving a focal length equivalent to 38-380mm on a 35mm camera. For a high spec camera with such a large lens, the camera body is nevertheless fairly compact and there's an ergonomic grip to make the camera easier to hold and operate.Compared to the SP-350, SP-320 and SP-310 it has slightly fewer pixels with a resolution of 6 megapixels. The digital zoom ratio is up to 5x. The camera functions in automatic and manual modes featuring Auto, Programme, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual Exposure modes. The viewfinder is electronic. There are 21 scene modes included with this camera (Portrait, Landscape, Landscape and Portrait, Night Scene, Night & Portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self Portrait, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Museum, Cuisine, Behind Glass, Documents, Auction, Beach, Snow, Shot & Select 1, Shot & Select 2.) Movies are recorded at 30 frames per second with sound.

Features of the Olympus SP-500 UltraZoom:

Included Accessories

• Strap
  
• Alkaline batteries (4 pcs.)
  
• USB cable
  
• Audio/video cable
  
• Instruction manuals
  
• Warranty card
  
• Software CD-ROM (utility software)

Optional Accessories

• Macro, tele and wide converters

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