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The SP-565 Ultra Zoom, which packs a whopping 20X zoom lens like the SP-560UZ before it, but now it’s smaller and lighter. Here are the details on this model:

SP-565 Ultra Zoom

• 10.0 effective Megapixel CCD
• F2.8-4.5, 20X optical zoom lens, equiavalent to 26 - 520 mm
• Sensor-shift image stabilization
• 2.5″ LCD display (230k pixels) + electronic viewfinder
• Full manual controls, plus 33 scene modes
• Face detection (naturally), finds up to 16 faces in the frame
• Can shoot at over 13 fps, if you don’t mind lowering the resoultion to 3MP; shoots at 1.2 fps at full resolution
• Built-in support for wireless flashes
• Shadow Adjustment Technology brightens dark areas of your photos automatically
• Perfect Shot Preview lets you see the effects of white balance, exposure compensation, and metering, before you take a picture
• Can record movies at 640 x 480 (30 fps) with sound
• 48MB onboard memory + xD Picture Card slot; an adapter for microSD cards is also included
• Uses four AA batteries; 410 shots using alkaline batteries (I think)
• Ships in October for $399

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