Olympus has released its ultra-zoom digital camera, the SP-500 UZ, with a 10x optical zoom. With a 2.5-inch LCD, manual and automatic settings, and optional add-on accessory lenses, the SP-500 UZ is designed to be versatile enough for advanced users.

The 6- megapixel CCD image sensor provides images that are sharp and vivid, even in large-format prints.

The SP-500 UZ has 21 program-med scene modes. With QuickTime movie mode, it can record movies of any length, limited only by the size of the internal memory or xD-Picture Card.

The SP-500 UZ kit sells for an estimated price of $379.