Following the line of the Olympus Stylus SZ-15, the flash sits over the lens but is hidden inside a raised area that resembles a pentaprism chamber on a DSLR. A small zoom switch loops around the shutter release which operates the 24x optical zoom.Ī small power button is sunk into the top plate to try and avoid pressing it by accident and missing an important shot. The shutter release button sits on the edge of the grip.
To one side is a small grip which is adequate enough for one handed shooting. The Stylus SZ-15 seems to come a couple of steps closer to modern day photography, the design being similar to their earlier digital compact cameras such as the C-730 Ultra Zoom or even the C-8080 Wide Zoom which were both produced around 10 years ago. The digital PEN sparked a craze in cameras that were reminiscent of past designs or, indeed, modern day releases of a previous model. It could be argued that Olympus made popular this current trend of retro styled cameras that we're being bombarded with today.
Available in red, silver or black, the Olympus Stylus SZ-15 costs around £140. In this in-depth review, we'll find out if it is bang up to date or should be consigned to history. Drawing on designs from past digital cameras, the SZ-15 has an air of retro to it. The Olympus Stylus SZ-15 is a large zoom digital compact camera boasting a 24x optical zoom starting from a 24mm wide-angle focal length, 16 megapixel sensor, TRUEPIC processor and Eye-Fi memory card compatibility.
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