Description: This full-featured, solid and elegant compact camera combines a slew of advanced manual functions with the perfect compliment of easy, automatic options to deliver a superb performance day and night. From one-touch printing and 30 shooting modes to customizable settings and conversion lens/external flash compatibility, there’s a comfort level for just about anyone who picks it up. The wide conversion lens lets you include more in your picture by
decreasing the magnification of your subject by 0.7x. Telephoto conversion lens lets you increase the magnification of your subject by 1.7x in the telephoto position. Extend the flash range with the powerful external flash. From fast-paced sports to peaceful landscapes, there’s a scene mode for almost every occasion. Change the lens for a perspective or attach an external flash to literally lighten the mood. Everything looks bigger and better on the large 2.5″ color LCD. Faster start-up and shutter speeds are just two of the benefits or the exclusive TruePic TURBO image processor, which also smoothes individual pixels to contribute to finer quality images. Image quality is never an issue when you shoot with the same optic technology used in our professional-level digital SLRs. Taking great pictures is easy and printing them is just as simple with a direct USB cable connection from the SP-350 to a printer and a one-touch EasyPrintbutton on the back of the camera.
Review by PC World
A low price, long battery life, and top-notch image quality are the best attributes of this small advanced camera.
The 8-megapixel Olympus SP-350 is inexpensive for an advanced camera, yet it offers top-notch image quality. Its tiny, closely packed buttons, however, make the SP-350 most suitable for users who want the option of working with manual controls but don’t plan to use them regularly.
In our lab tests, the SP-350 earned our top rating (Superior) for overall image quality. It also received very high marks for color and exposure accuracy, outscoring some significantly more-expensive models. Informal images I shot in macro mode were impressively sharp. Sometimes, however, the camera was a little slow to zoom, focus, and display images on its 2.5-inch LCD. The SP-350’s CRV3 battery excelled in our battery life test, continuing to power the camera when we reached the test’s 500-shot maximum.
Review by Steves Digicams
For 2005 Olympus has announced a new SP-series of digital cameras, the 7.0-megapixel SP-310 and the 8.0-megapixel SP-350 introduce specialized features that enable photographers of all skill levels to express their creative vision. Both cameras feature a new 3x optical zoom lens designed specifically for digital cameras that provides the equivalent of 38 to 114mm focal length with a Super Macro Mode that captures details from as close as 2 cm. They also offer the option of either manual settings for creative control or 30 selectable shooting modes, along with optional add-on accessory lenses, an optional underwater housing, and a large, easy-to-view 2.5-inch premium size LCD. The SP-350 has a hot shoe for external flashes, providing additional versatility when difficult lighting is an issue.
With the new SP-series cameras, Olympus returns to the traditional, compact appearance of its traditional range-finder cameras. At a compact size of just 3.9″ W x 2.6″ H x 1.4″ D and less than 7 ounces, it tucks away easily into a pocket or backpack. The addition of an ergonomic grip makes it easy to hold with one hand, for capturing those photo ops when you are, literally, on the run.
Review by Megapixel.net
The SP camera series is new for Olympus. So far 3 models exist: the SP-310, a 7.1 megapixel model; the SP-350, an 8-megapixel 3X zoom and the subject of this review; and the SP-500 UZ, a 6-megapixel 10X zoom camera, which will be reviewed in the coming weeks.
The rubber insert on the grip and the lens trim are both light grey, while the rest of the SP-350’s body is made of plastic with a flat black finish. The grip is comfortably shaped and provides a secure handhold on what is, after all, a small and light camera.
There are relatively few external controls, but these are well organized and easily manipulated as they are designed to be controlled with either the index or thumb.
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