Reviewers Liked
- The camera has a 40x optical zoom and can record 1080p video
Reviewers Didn't Like
- The Olympus SP, 820UZ iHS lacks a viewfinder
Olympus SP-820 Ultra Zoom
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While this digital bridge camera is powerful and produces superb images, not being able to adjust the shooting settings makes our higher ranked cameras more...
By TopTenREVIEWS onThe Olympus SP-820UZ is the successor to last year's SP-820UZ camera. The Olympus SP-820UZ is an AA battery powered ultra-zoom digital compact camera with a 40x optical zoom, 22.4mm wide-angle view and a 14 megapixel CMOS sensor. Other standout features...
By PhotographyBLOG onThe Olympus SP-820 UZ is much cheaper than other bridge cameras with zoom lenses this powerful. Unfortunately, it's also not as well built as these higher-end models. Plus, image quality will only really be good enough to suit users shooting outdoors in...
By DigitalVersus onThis latest ultra-zoom camera from Olympus is certainly a much better performer than its predecessor, the SP-810UZ . Feature wise, there is more zoom, ISO up to 6400, 1cm minimum focusing distance and full HD video. It's an ideal travel camera, but it...
By ePHOTOzine onL'Olympus SP-820 UZ est beaucoup moins cher que les bridges à zoom comparable. Hélas, il est aussi sensiblement moins bien construit et sa qualité d'image ne satisfera que les photographes d'extérieurs diurnes....
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Kameras mit viel Brennweite heißen bei Olympus „Ultra Zoom“. Der Test von AUDIO VIDEO FOTO BILD zeigt, dass die SP-820UZ diesen Namen zu Recht trägt....
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