Typical price: £250
What is it: 10-megapixel 20x superzoom with image stabilisation
What we think: Great on paper and well built, but the picture quality is no better than average
Compare the Olympus SP-570 UZ
Olympus SP-570 UZ compared to other superzoom cameras
 Olympus SP-570 UZ |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 |
 Casio Exilim Pro EX-FH20 |
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| Review date | 5 Aug 08 | 20 May 09 | 1 Oct 09 | 20 Nov 08 |
| Editor's rating |
6.7
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9.3
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9.1
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8.5
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| Price range | £250 |
£253.00 - £293.99
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| Review summary | You can't argue with what the Olympus SP-570 UZ can do, only how well it does it. While it looks and feels a cut above the rest, its failings are typical of superzoom compacts in general, including sluggish responses, poor high ISO performance and lens softness at full zoom. It's good, but it's not great Read full review |
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-TZ7 is a better camera than the TZ6, so why have we given it a slightly lower score? Because, although the TZ7's movie mode is great, the AF and zoom need to be quicker. But hey, you're getting a top-quality, 12x super-wideangle superzoom and HD movies all in camera that fits in your pocket -- amazing Read full review |
A superzoom's a smart buy as long as you realise that you're not going to get quite the same handling and picture quality as you would from a digital SLR. You don't want to spend a fortune, in other words. On that basis, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 is great. Panasonic's created a camera that's one of the best of its type, but one of the cheapest too Read full review |
The Casio Exilim Pro EX-FH20 is no gimmick: it stands on its own 20x zoom as a decent superzoom, even before you consider the enormous fun to be had with the dizzying 40fps still and 1,000fps video modes Read full review |
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