Monday, August 17, 2009

Attack of the superultramegazooms

Olympus may be leading in the lens-length wars with its 26x Stylus SP-590 UZ, but it takes lots more than a long lens to make a decent megazoom: the same things it takes to make a good digital camera, like speedy performance, a competitive, useful feature set, and good photo quality. Unfortunately, the SP-590 doesn't really manage to distinguish itself from competitors in any meaningful way.
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August 17, 2009
Olympus SP-590 UZ megazoom reviewed
Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
Senior Editor,
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Is 26x too much zoom?
Olympus may be leading in the lens-length wars with its 26x Stylus SP-590 UZ, but it takes lots more than a long lens to make a decent megazoom: the same things it takes to make a good digital camera, like speedy performance, a competitive, useful feature set, and good photo quality. Unfortunately, the SP-590 doesn't really manage to distinguish itself from competitors in any meaningful way. Read more

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