8.8 out of 10

Olympus SP-800 UltraZoom

14.0 megapixels

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Best Price: $276

  • User Score (695)
    8.3 8.3 from 695 reviewers
  • Expert Score (17)
    6.8 6.8 from 17 reviewers
  • Design (2)
    7.4 7.4 from 2 reviewers
  • Value for money (206)
    9.0 9.0 from 206 reviewers
  • Features (48)
    8.7 8.7 from 48 reviewers
  • Ease of use (48)
    8.6 8.6 from 48 reviewers
  • Performance (160)
    8.8 8.8 from 160 reviewers
  • Picture quality (53)
    8.8 8.8 from 53 reviewers
  • Overall quality (144)
    9.1 9.1 from 144 reviewers
  • Display (30)
    9.6 9.6 from 30 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (16)
    9.5 9.5 from 16 reviewers
  • Portability (14)
    10 10 from 14 reviewers
  • Build quality (2)
    8.1 8.1 from 2 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PhotoReview

    7.5/10
    16 June 2010

    When it was unveiled in February, Olympus's SP-800UZ was one of only two digicams with a 30x zoom lens. Claiming the advantage of being the world's smallest in this category, the SP-800UZ boasts a 14-megapixel sensor and was released with a ‘sister' model, the SP-600UZ which sports a 15x zoom lens and 12-megapixel resolution. Reviews of both models will appear on the Photo Review website. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Olympus SP-800UZ

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    Reviewer: CNET
    7 October 2010

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Get up close & personal with the SP-800UZ. It’s the smallest compact digital camera in its class and the first in the world to incorporate a 30x optical zoom. Its impressive zoom capabilities are supported by a 14 megapixel CCD, which combined with the 16:9 aspect ratio format, 3" LCD screen and built in Li-Ion battery create high quality images in a widescreen format. Brilliant, high definition images can be captured effortlessly to complement the camera’s HD movie c…

Manufacturer's Specs

  • Product Name:
    SP-800UZ
  • Image Sensor:
    1/2.33"
  • Effective Pixels:
    14MP
  • Optical Zoom:
    30 x
  • Digital Zoom:
    5 x / 150 x combined with optical zoom
  • Fine Zoom:
    Yes
  • DualShakeProof:
    CCD Shift Image Stabiliser
  • NightProof:
    Nightproof LCD for easy framing at night - ISO up to 1600 for vibrant colours at night
  • Wide Angle:
    28mm Wide Angle Lens
  • Lens Structure:
    15 lenses in 10 groups; aspherical lenses & 3 ED aspherical lenses

Release Date

  • First seen
    5 January 2010

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