Olympus Unveils 18x Optical Zoom SP-550 UZ

The camera features a 7.1MP imager and has the ability to capture pictures at a burst rate of 15 frames per second. The camera can also capture 30FPS video at 320×240 or 640×480. And as expected from consumer digital cameras these days, a large 2.5″ LCD screen (230,000 pixels) is provided to framing and image playback.

This is a great looking camera and is made better by the fact that it has a huge 18x optical zoom. The immediate downsides though is that it does not have a flip-out screen and requires xD media cards. Why can’t they just use SD cards, which are available -everywhere-?

Source: Daily Tech