Olympus SP-590 UZ for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Olympus SP-590 UZ good for Carrying Everywhere?

$139.99

Olympus SP-590 UZ Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Olympus SP-590 UZ has a score of 45 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Olympus SP-590 UZ Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Environmental Sealings

For a camera that you carry everywhere with you, being weather proofed is a big advantage. You will have one less thing to worry about.

26.0X Optical Zoom

26.0X Optical Zoom of Olympus SP-590 UZ will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

Medium size Body

With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Olympus SP-590 UZis a good compromise between size and functionality.

413g

Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.

Body Thickness 81mm

With a thickness of 81mm,Olympus SP-590 UZ is not a pocketable camera for sure.

Small 1/2.33 sensor

Olympus SP-590 UZ's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.

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Olympus SP-590 UZ Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Panasonic FZ2500 Compare SP-590 UZ vs FZ2500	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-480 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #99 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G3 X Compare SP-590 UZ vs G3 X	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #158 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #8
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus 1 Compare SP-590 UZ vs 1	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-300 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #282 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #13
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ300 Compare SP-590 UZ vs FZ300	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor 25-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #141 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II Compare SP-590 UZ vs FZ1000 II	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-400 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #129 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ2500

Canon G3 X

Olympus 1

Panasonic FZ300

Panasonic FZ1000 II