Olympus SP-550UZ 7.1MP Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 18x Optical Zoom
- Filed under: digital cameras
- Date: Jul 5,2009
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  Release Date : 2007-03-01 Publisher : Olympus Company : Olympus |
Product Description
The SP-550UZ features the world’s most powerful zoom lens, offering maximum shooting versatility for travel, sports and everyday use. The 18x super telephoto zoom gets you closer to the action than any compact digital camera on the market. The 2-in-1 blur solution Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization keeps your shot steady by compensating for camera shake and freezes the action with high ISO sensitivity along with faster shutter speeds. Record TV-quality AVI movies close up with sound 640×480 at 30 fps up to the capacity of your xD card. Shutter Speed - 1/2000 Second - 15 Seconds ISO Output Sensitivity - Auto, High ISO Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200,5000 Metering Mode - Digital iESP Auto Multi-Pattern TTL, Center-Weighted MeteringWhite Balance - iESP2 Auto, One-Touch, Presets (Sunlight, Overcast, Tungsten and 3 Fluorescents) Recording Modes - DCF Exif 2.21, PIM3 and JPEG Still Image, AVI Motion JPEG Movie 30 Shooting Modes - Auto, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, My Modes, GUIDE, Scene Presets (Portrait, Landscape, Landscape & Portrait, Night Scene, Night & Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Candle, Self-Portrait, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select1, Shoot & Select2, Beach, Snow, Underwater Wide 1, Underwater Wide 2, Underwater Macro) and Movie Panorama - Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with Olympus brand xD-Picture Card Built-in Flash Modes - Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In, Fill-In & Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Off Self-Timer - 12 Seconds, 2 Seconds, AUTO 20MB internal memory Power Supply - 4x AA Batteries, AC Adapter (C-7AU) System Requirements - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 PRO, XP, VISTA, Mac OS 9.0-9.2x, OS X 10.1-10.4 or higher Dimensions - Width 4.6 x Height 3.1 x Depth 3.1 inch (116mm x 78.5mm x 78mm) Weight - 12.9 ounces (365 gram) without batteries and media card
Customer reviews
Rip Off 
by .. Library Lover (Southern U.S.)
I bought this camera 11 months ago. From time to time, I’ve had to turn it off and re-power it to get rid of error messages. About two weeks ago, I tried to use it and kept getting “Zoom Error” messages before it quickly shut itself off. I sent it to Olympus and they advised me the rim of the lens was scuffed, claiming I had dropped it and voided the warranty. They wanted $181.28 (almost 2/3 the original cost) to repair it! Number one, I did not drop it. I have no doubt the lens rim might be a little scuffed as I used it professionally and did not always keep it in a case. Number two, they didn’t have the courtesy to call or email but sent it snail mail. The camera takes good pictures when it’s working but if you are depending on Olympus making good the warranty, don’t bother.
Horrible Customer Service 
by .. Steve Cardin (Granite Falls, WA USA)
The Camera has broken 2 times already and customer support is horrible. I have already paid for this camera in full 2 times.I sent it in to Olympus and they offered to fix it at a reduced rate of 110 dollars plus shipping. The camera never was fixed correctly and I tried to email them several times to no avail. I finally got a hold of them by phone and they said they would send shipping info and it never came. After several calls the info finally came and I was able to ship it in.
After 15 days I still never heard back from Olympus so I called them again and they told me it would cost another 180 dollars to fix it. They stated that the warranty was expired and I should have tried harder to get a hold of them. They refused to fix the problem and won’t tell me what is wrong with the camera. Again they offered the reduce the rate but I do not want to put any more money into this camera, I already have paid over 600 dollars for this camera.
Olympus customer service is horrible and they are not willing to work with the customer.
Olympus Camera 
by .. Aurelio Azpiazu (Maryland, USA)
I found this camera to be what I expected it to be. The seller provided it on time and as promised.
Despite a FedEx messup, when I contacted the seller they responded quickly, sought alternatives to get the delivery to me and followed up in a very professional way.
I just used the camera yesterday for the first time and found it met my expectations in choosing it.
I would recommend both Amazon and the seller again to anyone. We have recently made other purchases through Amazon.
Nice camera by .. William DeMaio (Pennsylvania)
I bought this as a gift for my wife. In exchange I got her older camera. Bottom line - if you want to be treated well by your lady, get this camera.
Great camera 
by .. Jeanne Spratley (Ocean Springs, MS)
I have really enjoyed this camera. It seems to offer a few things that I can’t seem to understand how to access. It’s relatively easy to use in the automatic mode. It takes good pictures, even from far away. It offers several different picture modes. I used the glass mode and took pictures of an aquarium. The pics were so clear it looked like I was in the water with the fish!
