January 11, 2008: My New Toy

Yes, the above is my new toy!

Santa suppose to bring it during Christmas, but somehow Santa lost his way

while cycling from Stockport to Kuala Lumpur.

Anyway, to shortern the story today I got my long awaited new toy!

Model: Olympus SP-560UZ (Ultra Zoom)

Main features:

The Olympus SP-560 UZ is an elegant, compact digital camera—ideal for intermediate

and advanced digital photography fans who crave power and versatility.

The Olympus SP-560 UZ is an elegant, compact digital camera—ideal for intermediate and advanced digital photography fans who crave power and versatility.

8 megapixels: The SP-560 UZ captures photo-quality, 300dpi images up to 8.2” x 10.9”, and good-quality 200dpi images up to 12.2” x 16.3”. You’ll have extra room to crop photos or enlarge your favorite parts of the image.

Amazing zoom: Optical zoom magnifies subjects without sacrificing resolution. This amazing 18x optical zoom goes from an ultra-wide angle that lets you capture crowds to a super telephoto view that brings distant objects right up to you (35mm equivalent: 27mm-486m). The 5.6x digital zoom picks up where optical zoom leaves off, stretching pixels to make the image look bigger.

2.5” LCD screen: The high-resolution LCD lets you easily compose shots or share them with friends and family.

Optical/digital image stabilizers: Sensor-Shift (optical) automatically detects and compensates for hand vibration, steadying and sharpening the image. High ISO sensitivity (digital) means that the image sensor can handle short exposures to light, allowing fast shutter speeds that prevent blur due to camera shake or subject movement.

Face detection: This camera tracks faces within the frame and automatically focuses and optimizes exposure for sharp, brilliant photos.

Shadow adjustment: Capture scenes exactly as you see them—even in difficult lighting situations. You’ll be able to shoot in backlit situations or outside in bright sun when dark shadows are prevalent.

Advanced image preview: Before you take the shot, let Perfect Shot Preview display the effects of various settings including zoom, exposure, white balance and metering—right on the LCD. You can even view them all at once on a multi-frame window.

High-speed shooting: Shoot fast-action sequences like a pro. At the click of a button, you can take up to 15 shots per second to capture split-second action.

On-camera editing: Remove red-eye, resize, rotate, adjust brightness—and more—right there on the camera.

Scene modes: Choose your mode, and this camera automatically adjusts settings such as shutter speed, flash and focus to adapt to the situation. This camera features 33 scene modes, including portrait, landscape, night scene, sport and more.

Movie mode: When a snapshot just isn't enough, you can record 640 x 480 movies, with audio, at 30 frames per second.

Memory: This digital camera comes with 47MB of internal memory. Get the most out of your camera by adding a 512MB or larger xD™ memory card. How much memory do you need?

Of course I love my new toy! THANK YOU Darling! Anything from you,

even a jar of gherkins or a box of cheese biscuits is always substantial to me!

I am so excited to try out my new toy. The minute I got home, I took off

my coat and went straight to the balcony. Luckily the red rose is ready

to be modelled!

So, where is the outcome?

Errrrr , let me upload the Olympus Master software to my notebook first.

Then I'll have to read the manual on how to transfer the photos from

the camera to my notebook, before I can upload it to Flickr.

Until then, just admire the camera, will you!