OLYMPUS: ONCE AGAIN THE MEGAZOOM MASTER

No sooner did Kodak announce the record-setting 24x optical zoom Kodak Z980 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas than Olympus swooped in and took the crown back with a 26x optical zoom camera. The Olympus SP-590 UZ, a follow-up to the 20x optical zoom SP-570 UZ megazoom camera boasts a 26x optical zoom that ranges from 26mm on the wide-angle end to 676mm on the telephoto end.