... We obtained good - but not outstanding - colour accuracy in our Imatest tests on raw files that had been converted into TIFF format with the supplied Olympus Master 2 software, which has already been covered in our review of the E-420 DSLR. Saturation was shown to be very close to ideal and only minor shifts in hue and saturation levels were revealed. However, skin hues were not quite spot-on. ..."

... In the heyday of 35mm film, the most common advice professional photographers would give to newbies was 'f/8 and be there'. With the Olympus SP-570UZ, it's more like 'anything-but-f/8 and be there'. The lens is remarkably sharp wide open and is best at around f/5.6, beyond which diffraction starts to eat away at fine detail, with f/8 being the worst aperture setting at all focal lengths. ..."

... Image quality from the SP-570 is excellent indoors and out. Shooting outside produced clear and crisp images with very good exposures. The colors are crisp, vibrant and natural looking. Outdoor shooting can be a lot of fun with the 20x optical zoom lens. It has a 35mm equivalent of 26-520mm, which provides a level of versatility that is not matched by many other cameras. ..."

... mage quality at low ISO settings is excellent, with well balanced, realistic colours and lots of punch. Saturation, sharpness and contrast can be upped or toned down on the screen menu, or a quick fix could be to choose for vivid or natural colors. White balance and exposure are spot on most of the time and images rarely require any exposure compensation except for extreme contrast situations with the sun in the picture or very dark shadow areas. ..."

... Olympus is really hitting its optical limits with the SP-570 UZ. The lens struggles to perform well and there are countless instances of chromatic aberration, or purple fringing, throughout the pictures. Similarly the AF and image stabilization struggled at the far reaches of the telephoto end and I had several out of focus/ blurred shots. ..."