Conclusion: The good: MyMode holds four groups of custom settings. The bad: Image noise and softness even at low ISO sensitivities. The bottom line: Aside from a debatably useful 26x zoom lens, there's little that's notable about the Olympus SP-590 UZ.
Conclusion: It is in fact the super mega zoom feature of the Olympus SP-590 UZ that lets us down. It seems Olympus went just one step too far. The specifications are beautiful, 26x zoom and high resolution with many setting options, but in practice the camera does not live up to its expectations. If you expect good quality and all-round photography, you'd...
Conclusion: If it is plenty of zoom you are after you will struggle to find more than the 26x zoom on offer here. The camera does a good all round job and achieves what it sets out to do. It has a set of manual exposure controls and a wide angle lens.