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The '''Olympus SP 500 Ultra Zoom'''  is a 6.0-[[megapixel]] compact ultra-zoom [[digital camera]] introduced by [[Olympus Corporation]] in 2005.

It features a 2.5" [[LCD]] display, a 10x [[zoom lens]], and 5x digital zoom in a compact lightweight body.  It is designed to satisfy the needs of both hobbyist photographers who desire full control over exposure settings and those that need only point and shoot simplicity.
==Lens==
The lens is an Olympus aspherical glass zoom lens 6.3 – 63mm. The 10x zoom is equivalent to 38-380mm in 35mm photography.
==Flash==
The camera has a built-in manual pop-up flash.
==Movies==
Movies with sound can be recorded, the recording time is dependent on the [[xD-Picture Card|xD]] card capacity. They are in [[QuickTime]] ( .mov) format.
==Power Source==
The camera uses 4 AA batteries, which can be rechargeable.
The camera also supports an AC adapter (Olympus adapter only).

==Sample photos==

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==External links==

*[http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_reviews/sp500.html Steve's Digicams: Olympus SP 500 UZ review]
*[http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05082908oly_sp500uz.asp Olympus SP 500 UZ specs]
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