With an almost unlimited choice of compacts and DSLR cameras on offer today, you could easily forget that there is another category of cameras out there that appears to be quite popular with a certain user group. So much so that manufacturers keep updating these models with new and innovative functions every year. These ultra-zooms or bridge cameras feature DSLR like performance and sophistication but do not have interchangeable lenses. One such model is the Olympus SP-570UZ, the most recent successor to the 8-megapixel SP-560UZ of last year.
The SP-570UZ has a phenomenal 20x zoom range from 26mm wide angle to 520mm tele (35mm eq.) and with this range at hand it can truly be called a superzoom. Its resolution has been upped to 10-megapixels and it comes with built-in Dual Image Stabilisation and sequential shooting of up to 15 frames per second. Read the whole review here. You can buy the camera here