The Olympus SP-510 UZ is a 7.1 mega pixel camera with a 10x optical zoom, 2.5 inch LCD screen and outstanding battery life. For serious shooters the Olympus SP-510 UZ might not be ideal for you, but for family shutterbugs, nature lovers, travelers and casual photographers, this camera is ideal. Digital Camera Review has reviewed the Olympus SP-510 UZ and they write:

“In the final analysis, image quality should be the single most important consideration when choosing a digicam. The SP-510 UZ’s color is hue accurate with slightly subdued saturation and an overall warmish tone. Reds and blues tend to be slightly over saturated. Default contrast is a bit flat, which will make it necessary to boost contrast in scenes with light/dull colors or pastels.

Chromatic aberration is a real problem for most digicams and the SP-510 UZ is not immune, however the 10X zoom’s ED glass does a decent job of limiting the dreaded purple fringe mostly to high contrast shots and the extreme edges of the image frame. Image noise is very well managed in brightly lit outdoor shots, but rises noticeably in dimmer lighting. Overall noise levels are higher than average and noise levels rise exponentially as sensitivity increases. At ISO 50 and 100, images are virtually noise free, but at higher ISO settings image noise becomes problematic. Above ISO 400 image noise levels are unacceptable. The 10X zoom is impressively sharp, but due to the lack of OIS (optical image stabilization) that advantage is largely negated. Digital image stabilization is a poor substitute for OIS, boosting sensitivity to overcome camera shake results in noisy images that don’t look sharp. The SP-510 UZ has a tendency to over expose white and light colored areas in bright lighting in the auto and program modes.”

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