This might help you in comparing this camera with others in the price range:
Olympus SP-610UZ specifications
Sensor
• 1/2.3" Type CCD
• 14 million effective pixels
• Primary colour filter (RGB)
Image sizes
• 14M 4288 x 3216
• 8M 3264 x 2448
• 5M 2560 x 1920
• 3M 2048 x 1536
• 2M 1600 x 1200
• 1M 1280 x 960
• VGA 640 x 480
• 16:9 4288 x 2416
Movie clips • 720p , 360p, 180p
• 640 x 480 @ 30/ 15 fps
• 320 x 240 @ 15 fps
Lens • 22x optical zoom
• Focal length 5.0 -110 mm
• Focal length (equiv. 35mm) 28 - 616mm
• Aperture 3.3 - 5.7
Image stabilization Yes
Digital zoom Yes 4x
Focus
• TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
• Standard
• Macro
• Super-Macro
• Spot AF
• Face Detection AF
• AF Tracking
Focus distance • Standard mode 0.1m (wide) / 1.8m (tele)
• Macro mode 0.1m - (wide) / 1.8m (tele)
• Super Macro mode Closest focusing distance: 1 cm
ISO sensitivity
• Auto
• High Auto
• Manual ISO 80,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Exposure compensation • +/- 2 EV
• 1/3 EV steps
Shuttter speed 1/2000 sec. –1/2 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene mode)
Aperture f3.3-5.7
Modes • Intelligent Auto
• Program Auto
• Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization
• Panorama
• Magic Mode
• 3D Mode
• Scene Modes
• HD Movie
• Magic Filter(Pop Art, Pinhole, Fisheye, Drawing, Soft Focus, Punk, Sparkle, Watercolor)
Scene modes
16
White balance
• Auto
• Daylight
• Overcast,
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent 1
Self timer Yes, 2 or 12 seconds, Pet Auto-shutter
Flash • Auto
• Red-eye reduction
• Fill-in
• Off
Flash Range • Wide: 0.98ft (0.3m) – 41.0ft (12.5m) at ISO 1600
• Tele 5.9ft (1.8m) – 20.7ft (6.3m) at ISO 1600
LCD monitor
• 3.0" / 7.6 cm LCD
• 230,000 dots
Connectivity • Mini HDMI Type S=D
• DC input
• Combined A/V & USB output
• USB 2.0 compatible
Storage • SD/SDHC/SDXC
• 59 MB internal memory
Power • 4 AA batteries Alkaline or Ni-MH
Battery Life 350 Shots with Alkaline
Weight (no batt) 405g
Dimensions 107.4 x 72.6 x 73.2mm
4.2"W x 2.9"H x 2.9"D
Edit:
This is a detailed review:
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-sp-610uz-digital-camera-review-15939