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Manufacturer: Olympus Part number: 227665
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- Bottom Line:
- If you care more about having a long lens at a low price than photo quality or manual controls, the Olympus SP-800UZ is an option.
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CNET editors' review
Olympus SP-800UZ price range: $249.99 - $481.61
- Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman
- Reviewed on: 02/24/2011
The good: 2GB of built-in storage; one-touch movie recording; full, searchable user manual stored in camera.
The bad: Soft, noisy photos above ISO 200; long shutter lag; ineffective image stabilization; no electronic viewfinder; poor battery life.
The bottom line: If you care more about having a long lens at a low price than photo quality or manual controls, the Olympus SP-800UZ is an option.
User reviews
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Disappointing at best
by howdyisneill on January 10, 2011
Pros: Nothing really is above average
Cons: Picture quality is bad. Menus are a pain to get to. Poor grip for big hands. Feels cheap to hold.
Summary: I was after the huge zoom range. Well it sucks to be honest. My Panasonic 18X zoom when optically zoomed to eqaul this Olymbus blows it away in clarity. I'...
Summary: I was after the huge zoom range. Well it sucks to be honest. My Panasonic 18X zoom when optically zoomed to eqaul this Olymbus blows it away in clarity. I'm very disappointed in this camera in too many ways to list. Look at Panasonic or elsewhere and save yourself disappointment. Actually this is the worst digacam I've ever owned.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Awesome camera with awful battery life
by anirban80 on September 10, 2010
Pros: Next best to SLR camera, fantastic zoom & clarity, fantastic mode selections.
Cons: Battery is very bad, drains very quickly. Date and time cannot be displayed over photos except when printing. A viewfinder was a must for saving battery life.
Summary: The product is worth buying only if the battery had been good enough, a viewfinder was an absolue necessity to save battery life.
Summary: The product is worth buying only if the battery had been good enough, a viewfinder was an absolue necessity to save battery life.
1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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More features than I will ever use.
by HOME_n_OREGON on August 15, 2010
Pros: Ease of use and quick setup in P Mode. Quality of pictures, compact size
Cons: No negatives for the camera after 2 weeks of use.
Nomenclature is different from my Nikon SLR for some functions.Summary: Mostly pictures of the grandchildren playing around waterfalls. Picture quality and stabilization is very good for both still and video. 14 MP and 28 - 840mm zoom gives me the ...
Summary: Mostly pictures of the grandchildren playing around waterfalls. Picture quality and stabilization is very good for both still and video. 14 MP and 28 - 840mm zoom gives me the ability to crop and still have good resolution.
The image quality is very good. However, I have missed quite a few shots indoors, low lighting.
Panorama mode was an unexpected plus and again, easy to use. Video set up is automatic, a single ON/OFF "button" to start/stop the video and get back to taking still pictures.
Price was $229.95 at Costco.
Updated on Oct 30, 20101 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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really slow auto focus, poor pics especially zoomed
by divad2b on February 12, 2012
Pros: It is a cheap camera, light weight
Cons: multi pics are not going to happen auto focus is especially slow on zoomed in pics and picture quality is not that good
Summary: I bought an Olympus SP-800UZ after reading the reviews befor they came out in the stores (I wish I had waited) I gave mine to my daughter (only because she ...
Summary: I bought an Olympus SP-800UZ after reading the reviews befor they came out in the stores (I wish I had waited) I gave mine to my daughter (only because she needed one) and I didn't care if she lost it or it got damaged as I found the camera to be very poor on all its functions, Even the settings config is terrible i/s bad battery life poor , no eye focus which is needed espec. in the sun, I'm going back to Canon
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Really nice camera...if u love long distance pics
by riturajswarnkar on August 21, 2011
Pros: extra zoom with super quality picture and videos.
Cons: shaky pics when zoomed to full extent....
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It would be nice if I could get a sharp Picture!
by Dieter Herdes on April 2, 2011
Pros: At first, looks like a great idia.
Cons: Impossible to get a really sharp Picture at any zoom setting.
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So far the camera has been met all my expectation
by MrCjis on October 28, 2010
Pros: The features seem endless and work as described. The on board memory made the camera very operational right out of the box. After shooting nearly 2000 shots, I have very little bad news regarding this camera.
Cons: Ok, its not perfect! I do miss a viewfinder. It hasn't got the grip the larger camera's have but you can adjust.
Summary: I've had the camera for 9 months and shot ove 2000 pictures with very good results. Both night and dayliight shooting came out better than expected. When not in ...
Summary: I've had the camera for 9 months and shot ove 2000 pictures with very good results. Both night and dayliight shooting came out better than expected. When not in auto mode, you do have to pay attention to you settings, they will make or break the shot. The most unique feature is the "panorama mode", it was easy to use and the results were great. Like I said, the features are endless !
0 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great performer, clean lines, feature packed
by slick312 on January 31, 2011
Pros: This is a camera anyone can pick up and start taking great pictures immediately. It has an excellent interface, controls are intuitive. I don't mind the lack of a viewfinder, it was easy to grip steadily.
Cons: The zoom doesn't work in video capture. The Olympus software was clunky; I prefer the photo management software in Windows 7.
Summary: I bought this as a "bridge camera" between the ease and quick setup of a point-and-shoot and the greater flexibility of an SLR. I particularly like the long zoom in ...
Summary: I bought this as a "bridge camera" between the ease and quick setup of a point-and-shoot and the greater flexibility of an SLR. I particularly like the long zoom in such a compact camera body. I've had this for about 2 months and have tried it under a variety of conditions: it performs as well as larger cameras I have owned.
0 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Olympus
- Part number: 227665
- Description: Light and more impressive design, equipped with a small and powerful wide optical zoom, the Olympus SP-800UZ makes other contenders pale in comparison. Whether snapping photos or trying out the HD movie shooting option, a colossal internal memory gives you the freedom to capture more. A built-in dual image stabilization provides rendering clean, sharp images and high-speed shooting let you get extra-close and shoot extra-fast - just what you need to get that once in a lifetime shot. The sheer variety of SP series features lets you take your very best shots, for example AF tracking follows your subject even when in motion, and i-Auto identifies your shooting environment, automatically adjusting your camera settings.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Silver
- Resolution 14 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 14,700,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 14,000,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
- Optical Zoom 30 x
- Digital Zoom 5 x
- Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 143
- Digital Video Format MPEG-4
- Image Recording Format JPEG,
RAW - AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 1600,
ISO 6400 (3Mpix),
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 3200 (3Mpix),
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic - Shooting Programs Candle,
Night scene with portrait,
Sports mode,
Sunset,
Beach/snow,
Indoor,
Cuisine,
Night scene,
Multiple exposure,
Documents,
Multi-firework,
Fireworks,
Pet,
Soft background,
Bird watching,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Sketch,
Fisheye,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Pop Art,
Pin Hole - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Overcast,
Sunlight,
Tungsten light,
Fluorescent light (daylight),
Fluorescent light (warm white),
Fluorescent light (cool white) - Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
Lens System
- Type 30 x x Zoom lens - 4.9 mm - 147 mm - F/2.8-5.6
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 840 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Min Focus Range 3.9 in
- Macro Focus Range 0.4 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 10 groups / 15 elements
- Features Aspherical lens,
ED glass Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Effective Flash Range 33 ft
Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
12 sec - Additional Features Digital image rotation,
In-Camera Manual,
Display brightness control,
Advanced Face Detection Technology,
In-camera red-eye fix,
Scene Detection Technology,
Audio recording,
Brightness control,
PRINT Image Matching,
In-camera panorama preview,
Resizing an image,
Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM),
Cropping an image,
Shadow Adjustment Technology,
Saturation control,
Exif Print support,
720p HD movie recording,
DPOF support,
USB charging,
Face detection,
RGB primary color filter,
Built-in speaker,
YouTube capture mode,
Digital noise reduction,
Histogram display,
Camera orientation detection,
Interval shooting mode,
PictBridge support,
Built-in LED illuminator,
Dual image stabilization,
Built-in help guide,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x USB,
1 x HDMI output,
1 x DC power input
Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities,
[ib] software System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000,
Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later,
MS Windows Vista - Peripheral Devices USB port
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories USB cable,
Power adapter,
Lens cap,
Hand strap,
Audio / video cable Battery
- Supported Battery Olympus Li-50B
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 925 mAh ( Included )
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card - Internal Storage 2 GB Flash
- Included Memory Card 2 GB
- Image Storage JPEG 3968 x 2976,
JPEG 2560 x 1920,
JPEG 2048 x 1536,
JPEG 1600 x 1200,
JPEG 1280 x 960,
JPEG 640 x 480,
JPEG 3968 x 2232,
JPEG 4288 x 3216 - Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720,
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480,
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240 Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4.2 in
- Depth 3.3 in
- Height 2.9 in
- Weight 14.7 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Accessories
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