Review
Olympus SP-560 UltraZoom
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| Model Name: | Olympus SP-560 UltraZoom |
| Check Prices: | Check Now! |
| Photo Gallery URL: | Photo Gallery |
| Device Forum URL: | Forum |
| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | SP-560 UZ |
| Camera Format: | EVF |
| Currently Manufactured: | Yes |
| Retail Price: | $449.99 |
| Street Price: | $381.91 |
| Date Available: | 2007-10-31 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Weight: | 464g 16.4oz |
| Weight With Batteries? | Yes |
| Size: | 116 x 79 x 78 mm 4.6 x 3.1 x 3.1 in |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 3264x2448, 3264x2176, 2560x1920, 2304x1728, 2048x1536 |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 1.1 |
| Movie Resolution: | 640x480, 320x240, 160x120 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 30, 15, 15 |
| Movie Audio: | Yes |
| Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): | 8.00 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/2.35" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 3:2 |
| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| Effective Megapixels: | 8.00 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 27 - 486 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 18.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | Up to 5.6x, seamless to 100x total |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | Yes |
| Normal Focus Range: | 10 cm to Infinity 3.9 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 1 - infinity cm 0.4 - infinity in |
| Aperture Range: | f/2.8 (wide) / f/4.5 (tele) - f/8.0 |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.5 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels): | 230,000 |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Custom, Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, and 3 Fluorescents |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 15 - 1/2000 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Digital ESP Metering, Spot Metering, Center-Weighted Metering, Face Detection AE |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | Yes |
| Self Timer: | 12 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Fill-in + red-eye, Slow Sync, Off |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | Wide: 0.98ft (0.3m) – 21ft (6.4m); Tele: 3.9ft (1.2m) – 13.1ft. (4m), at ISO 400 |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | xD |
| Memory Included (MB): | 47.0 |
| Uncompressed Format: | RAW |
| CCD Raw Format: | Yes |
| Movie File Format: | AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed |
| Other Connection: | DC Input |
| Included Software: | OLYMPUS Master 2 |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows 2000PRO/XP/VISTA, Mac OS X v10.3 or later |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | 4 x AA |
| Usable Battery Types: | Alkaline disposable or NiMH rechargeables |
| Batteries Included: | 4 x AA disposable alkalines |
| Battery Charger Included: | No |
| Notes & Features: | New innovative technologies include: - Face Detection Technology: tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses (Face Detection AF) and optimizes exposure (Face Detection AE) for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures. Even if your subjects are moving, the camera continuously tracks your subjects' faces without having to press the shutter button; - Shadow Adjustment Technology: allows users to preview and capture their images as they see them with their naked eye. Shadow Adjustment compensates for difficult lighting situations, increasing the detail in highlights and shadows, to produce more balanced photos; - TruePic III Image Processor: reduces graininess in images to deliver sharper, more vivid photos even at high ISO settings; - Perfect Shot Preview: enables users to preview and select various photographic effects on the LCD screen before snapping the shot; - Dual Image Stabilization: combines the benefits of Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization and Digital Image Stabilization to ensure beautiful, blur-free images in any situation. |
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