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Great for: travel wildlife general student

Olympus's 2005 bridge camera — 6MP, 10x 38-380mm equiv zoom, PASM and RAW, xD card, four-AA power.

The Olympus SP-500 Ultra Zoom, widely listed as the SP-500 UZ, was announced in August 2005 as part of Olympus's then-new SP bridge-camera series succeeding the Camedia Ultra Zoom line. It offered a rare budget combination of 10x zoom, full manual control and RAW capture.

The 6-megapixel CCD sits behind a 10x optical zoom equivalent to 38-380mm, framed by an electronic viewfinder or 2.5-inch LCD. Exposure spans full auto, 21 scene modes and PASM with RAW as well as JPEG recording; autofocus is a 143-area system with predictive AF from the C-7070, plus a 3cm super-macro mode. Storage is xD-Picture Card with 10MB internal, power four AA batteries.

It suits learners and budget-minded enthusiasts wanting SLR-style control without SLR cost. Noise stays reasonably low up to ISO 400, but the small sensor limits low light and the EVF is coarse by later standards; the deep AA-weighted grip balances well for travel and distant wildlife.

Second-hand checks centre on the discontinued xD card slot — an included card is a real bonus — while four-AA power is trivially easy to feed. Run the zoom end to end listening for gear noise, confirm the EVF/LCD switch works, shoot a dark frame for hot pixels, and test the pop-up flash.

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