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Features & Controls
By Josh Fate
Featured on the SP-600UZ is the massive 15x wide optical zoom lens with
a 35mm equivalent of 28-420mm. When the camera is off the lens retracts
into the body, keeping it rather small for the size of the lens. Its
maximum aperture of F3.5-F5.4 allows for good low-light shooting. The
sensor-shift image stabilization helps steady the camera when using the
telephoto end of the zoom with the camera in your hands. To help
protect the lens, Olympus has provided a lens cap that fits over the
lens, but pops off if the camera is turned on, just in case you forget.
Focus Range:Normal: Wide: 5.9" - infinity (0.15m - infinity)
Tele: 70.9" - infinity (1.8m - infinity)
Macro: Wide: 5.9" - infinity (0.15m - infinity)
Tele: 70.9" - infinity (1.8m - infinity)
Super Macro: 0.39" - 4.72" (0.01m - 0.12m)
On top of the camera you will find Olympus's manual pop-up flash. This powerful compact flash operates in Auto, Red-Eye reduction and fill modes.
Framing and viewing your images is done on the 2.7-inch,
230,000 dot LCD screen. This bright, vivid screen is easy to see in all
lighting conditions thanks to its 2 steps of brightness adjustments.
Controls on Back: At the top is a dedicated Movie Record button. Directly above the 4-way controller you can see the playback button. The 4-way controller/scroll wheel has a unique design. Pressing it up changes the amount of info you see on the screen while shooting or viewing your images. Pressing down allows you to delete images in Playback mode. Pressing down or either direction in REC mode will take you to the quick menu. At the bottom you have the MENU button and the camera/menu guide button.
Well concealed under a flap, the I/O ports shown here include a multi-connector on top and an HDMI output on the bottom. The multi-connector allows you to connect to a computer or standard TV with the included cables. With the HDMI port, you can view your images and HD Videos on a HDTV, but you will need to purchase the optional HDMI cable.
With 1GB of internal memory, you will be able to store up to 144 images, but it also accepts
SD/SDHC memory cards. These cards range up to 32GB in storage and give
you endless space for more shooting. The SP-600UZ is shown here with a
spacious 16GB ADATA Class 6 SDHC card.
Powering the SP-600UZ are 4 AA-Type batteries. WIth a set of 4 Alkaline batteries, the camera is capable of capturing up to 340 images. We recommend using a set of NI-MH batteries that can be recharged over and over again, saving you money in the long run.Visitors of Steves can visit the stores below for real-time pricing and availability. You can also find hot, soon to expire online offers on a variety of cameras and accessories at our very own Camera Deals page.
