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 The $450 Olympus SP-590UZ has the biggest zoom in town, a whopping 26x lens, but lacks the performance or features to distance it from the competition. |
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Product Tour | Well laid out | Very light |
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Color | Generally accurate | Lacking in color modes |
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Noise | Wide range of ISOs | Slightly high noise |
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Resolution | Sharp images | High distortion and chromatic aberration |
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Video | Decent manual controls | Only standard definition |
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Playback | Plenty of editing tools; great PictBridge support | Editing menus arranged poorly |
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Hardware | 26x zoom lens! | xD memory card required |
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Controls | Full manual shooting controls; aperture and shutter priority modes; exposure bracketing | Underwhelming minimum aperture and shutter speed; scene modes poorly documented |
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Design & Handling | Nice large grip; easy to handle | Desperately needs a control dial |
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