Olympus SP-500 Ultra Zoom Review

DPReview have published their review of the ultra zoom Olympus SP-500, it features a 10x optical zoom lens, a 6 megapixel sensor, a 2.5" screen, and takes AA batteries:

"The six megapixel SP-500UZ - announced last August - offers a 10x zoom, full manual control, RAW capture and a wealth of photographic and digital features. With a feature list as long as your arm, lots of beginner-friendly scene modes, a predictive AF function, which predicts the location of a moving subject at the moment the shutter closes, a nice 2.5-inch screen and a 3cm macro mode, the SP-500UZ certainly seems to offer an excellent 'bang for your buck', but is it good enough to compete in such a crowded area of the market?"