The Olympus SP-570UZ is a point-and-shoot camera with a big difference. In many ways it thinks and acts like it is a more expensive digital SLR (Single Lens Relex) camera. And that’s a good thing!

Olympus 570

Olympus 570

This Olympus is not considered an SLR because it does not have interchangeable lenses. Instead, it has a powerful, but compact 20x optical zoom wide angle lens. You can do as little or a much as you like with the 570. It has full manual control, but also works well in Auto mode and has 21 preset screen modes to choose from.

Other features are face detection,  dual image stabilization, and  It also has two features that are wonderful, but not always found in cameras of this type: It has a hot shoe for an external flash and also has the ability to shoot in both JPEG and RAW formats.

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Retail: $449.99