Olympus SP-500 UZ Digital Camera
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Olympus SP-500 UZ Digital Camera

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  • Digital Zoom: 5x
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
  • Weight: 0.63 lb.
  • LCD Screen Size: 2.5 in.
  • Resolution: 6.4 Megapixel
  • Optical Zoom: 10x
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Olympus SP-500 UZ Digital Camera

A powerful 10x optical zoom gets you deeper into detail while a ton of advanced manual and impressive automatic features let you dig even deeper. Shoot with speed. Make adjustments with ease. Extend your options via additional lenses with gusto. From simple one-touch buttons for printing and deleting images to an intuitive menu providing the means towards full creative control, the SP-500 is designed to meet all demands.

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Based on 13 user reviews
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Decent camera for the $$

byalanbweaver Apr 25, 2007
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Fairly easy to use, LONG telephoto
Cons LONG telephoto can cause a bit of blurriness
Recommended it? Yes

The camera is reasonably priced. Image quality is good, the battery is durable (long life) and the zoom is good. It does lack image stabilization.

Its best feature is the 10X lens. This also is its detriment as the camera has no image stabilization which can result with blurry pictures in... Read full review »

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HAVE GROWN TO LOVE THIS CAMERA

byhgxstitch Sep 21, 2007
9 Helpfuls 10 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Great Zoom, hibernates to maximize AA battery life while shooting, produces quality pics
Cons Eats thru batteries when uploading to PC, not for the person who wants immediate results
Recommended it? Yes

After the purchase of this camera last year I thought for sure I had thrown my money down the drain. But with months of toying with all the modes (21 programed,there are unlimited customizable options, plus automatic)this is my go to camera of choice when traveling light. I have taken pictures of... Read full review »

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Very Disappointing

byatrutwin Mar 24, 2007
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Light weight, that's about it
Cons Slow focusing, no lithium battery option, everything else I listed above
Recommended it? No

Like someone else wrote, I too thought this camera would be comparable to the C-750UZ. Sadly, it doesn't come close. This camera has a nice zoom feature, but good luck getting your camera to lock in on a focus. I've had a lot of experience with SLR cameras. I chose not to purchase an SLR camera... Read full review »

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN N2141592

Key Features

Digital Zoom 5x
Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot
Weight 0.63 lb.
LCD Screen Size 2.5 in.
Resolution 6.4 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 10x

Image Quality

Camera Resolution 6.4 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2816 x 2112 • 2592 x 1944 • 2288 x 1712 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 1024 x 768

Video

Video Resolutions 320 x 240
Video Format AVI • QuickTime • Motion JPEG
Video Speed 30 fps

Lens

Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom 10x
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus
Focal Length 6.3 - 63 mm
Macro Focus Range 1.18 - 23.62 in. (w) / 47.24 - 78.74 in. (t)
35mm Zoom Lens 38 - 380 mm
Focus Range 23.62 in. to Infinity (w) / 78.74 in. to Infinity (t)

Exposure Control

Aperture Range f2.8/f3.7 (w/t)
Shutter Speed 15 - 1/1000 sec
Frames Per Second 1.75 Frames
White Balance Auto • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) • Sunset (Preset) • Overcast (Preset)

Flash

Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash
Flash Type Built-In
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 80

Storage

Compression Type JPEG • Raw Image
Memory Type Built-in • xD Picture Card
Built-in Memory Size 10 MB

Included Features

Self Timer 12 Sec.
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone

Viewfinder / Display

LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Viewfinder Digital
LCD Screen Resolution 115,000 pixels

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB 2.0

Power Supply

Battery Type 4 x AA Batteries

System Requirements

Operating System Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP

Dimensions

Weight 0.63 lb.
Depth 2.8 in.
Height 2.93 in.
Width 4.15 in.

Miscellaneous

UPC 4545350003746
Product ID 27145865
Included Accessories 4 x AA Batteries • Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Strap
Release Date October, 2005

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