Olympus SZ-14 review

A 14MP 24x superzoom camera with HD video for under £200

Olympus SZ-14 review
A 24x wide-angle zoom make this travel superzoom an impressive camera

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A super-macro mode enables focusing as close as 3cm from your subject.

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Images are sharp, with plenty of detail.

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The 600mm equivalent telephoto is ideal for picking out distant scenes.

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Plenty of fine detail is recorded at low ISO settings.

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No manual control is provided for controlling shutter speeds or apertures, so it pays to select the appropriate scene mode.

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The 25mm equivalent wide angle is ideal for capturing wide scenes.

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The image stabilisation system does an excellent job of taming camera movement.

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Colours can be quite muted using default settings.

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