Olympus SZ-20
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14 years ago
Olympus SZ-20 review
The Olympus SZ-20 , the ‘SZ' indicates ‘super zoom', is similar to the Casio, with the same 12.5x optical zoom range and 16-megapixel resolution. The Olympus' build feels cheap, despite its appealing glossy retro-futurist design, but it offers something approaching a proper handgrip, which its...
Pros:
- High resolution
- broad zoom range
- reasonably budget priced
- striking retro/futurist design
- 3D photo mode
- fun Magic Effects
Cons:
- Fiddly scroll wheel on backplate instead of shooting mode dial
- variable white balance
- corner softening at extreme wide angle
- soft shots at max zoom
14 years ago
Olympus SZ-20
While the µ 9000 series camera was formerly Olympus' only superzoom compact, the firm has seriously upped the ante in its 2011 range with a whole load of different models to choose from.
Pros:
- Nice design and handling
- user-friendly interface
- Good general responsiveness - especially photo-to-photo
- Good picture quality in video mode and excellent spatial stereo sound
Cons:
- Lens gives inconsistent sharpness
- especially at wide-angle settings
- Zoom noise picked up in videos
- Picture quality above 800 ISO
- TN screen (looks black when viewed from below
15 years ago
Olympus SZ-20 review
The Olympus SZ-20 shares several characteristics with the Casio Exilim EX-H30 camera we looked at recently. The price is almost identical and both offer a 16Mp resolution coupled with With the 'SZ' prefix indicating 'super zoom', and priced nigh identically to the Casio, with the same 12.5x optical...
15 years ago
Olympus SZ-20 review
Pitched at the entry-level end of Olympus' Traveller class of cameras, the new SZ-20 enters the point-and-shoot arena with a 12.5 x super wide-angle zoom and rather extensive feature package, set to persuade existing compact users to upgrade.
15 years ago
Olympus SZ-20
The Olympus SZ-20 is a new super-slim travel-zoom compact camera, offering a 16 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, Full 1080p HD movies, 3 inch LCD screen, 9fps high-speed continuous shooting, and 3D photo shooting mode.
15 years ago
If it's zoom you're after, this one promises 'Super Zoom'. Albeit more modest than its big brother, the SZ-30, this playing field is getting packed with several brands vying for the travel dollar. So how does it stack up?
Pros:
- : Extensive zoom range
- Loads of features
- Cheaper than most super zooms
- Has 3D shooting mode : General soft images
- Unreliable metering and focussing
Cons:
- : General soft images
- Unreliable metering and focussing
15 years ago
Olympus SZ-20
One of a pair of new Olympus travel zoom cameras, the 12.5x optical zoom, 16 megapixel SZ-20 is the more affordable and comparably modest sibling to the whopping 24x zoom SZ-30. The 'SZ' of course stands for 'super zoom'.
Pros:
- Extensive zoom range
- Loads of features
- Cheaper than most super zooms
- Has 3D shooting mode
Cons:
- General soft images
- Unreliable metering and focussing
15 years ago
Olympus SZ-20 Digital Camera Review
Joshua Waller puts the Olympus SZ-20 to the test - it features a 12.5x optical zoom, Full HD video and 3D!
Pros:
- High speed shooting 7fps
- shots
- full resolution
- Excellent screen
- high resolution
- excellent colour
- Very compact
- and pocket-able camera
- 12.5x optical zoom lens
- wide to telephoto
- Easy to use menus and controls
- Good image quality
- good colour
- low noise
Cons:
- Grip could be better
- with some texture
- black model may be better
- Auto panoramic generation could be better
- Battery life could be better
- Struggles to focus even with focus assist lamp in low light
15 years ago
Olympus SZ-20
This year, Olympus has created a new 'traveller' category in its super zoom camera range with three models that are more compact than the SP-series models and more competitive with similarly-featured cameras from other manufacturers.
15 years ago
An innovative camera
I have owned Olympus cameras with a generous zoom capability for many years. At the time of writing, this camera had only recently been released. It is a considerable advance on previous Olympus models, and is an excellent camera, having a zoom of 12.5 X, and a massive 16 Megapixels.
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