Category Archives: Olympus

Olympus shows a concept mock-up of a M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lens

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2011

During the CP+ show Olympus will display a concept M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lens to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Zuiko lens brand. This looks like the first step from Olympus towards a high end digital PEN model which is rumored to be announced by the end of the year. Read the whole Zuiko brand story after the break:

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Olympus SZ-10, TG-610, VR-330, VR-320, VG-110 point and shoot cameras released

By PR admin | Published: February 8, 2011

Olympus released a new batch of point and shoot cameras: Olympus SZ-10 model 14-Megapixel CCD, 18x optical zoom lens, and DUAL IS to reduce picture blur Magic Filters can be recorded in HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) 3-inch, 460K dots High-resolution LCD monitor to enjoy viewing photos you just took

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Olympus TG-810

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2011

Olympus will announce a new TG-810 camera at the CP+ show in Japan next week. The camera was leaked from Henry online store. The TG-810 is rumored to have a 14MP sensor, 5x zoom and a 3 in. LCD display. The second expected camera is a new 26x ultra zoom compact (24mm on the wide angle side) with back illuminated CMOS […]

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CES 2011 recap

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2011

CES 2011 is now over. Many compact cameras were announced, but the stars of the show IMHO were the Olympus E-PL2 and Olympus XZ-1. Dpreview has a samples gallery of the Olympus XZ-1. A hands-on of the Olympus E-PL2 can be found on AP. Both Olympus E-PL2 and Olympus XZ-1 cameras are now available for pre-order. Here is some additional coverage: DSLR magazine […]

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Today is CES press day (part 2)

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2011

The Pentax firmware I reported yesterday is now official. Samsung dropped 4 more camcorders and a new, dual screen point and shoot camera. Casio announced the previously leaked TRYX and a point and shoot camera with back-illuminated CMOS sensor. Panasonic announced camcorders and several entry level compact cameras. Sony also did their camera announcements including the 3D Bloggie camera […]

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Update: What to expect for CES 2011 (and what’s announced already)

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2011

CES 2011 show is starting in two days in Las Vegas. Here is a list of what was announced already (scroll down for the list of upcoming announcements): The three new cameras from Kodak that leaked on Amazon are already announced: Lexar released a 128GB SDXC memory card: Samsung announced a new Wi-Fi enabled SH100, NX11 and WB700 cameras: […]

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What to expect for CES 2011

By PR admin | Published: January 2, 2011

CES 2011 show is starting next week in Las Vegas. This is what is known so far in terms of announcements from the major camera manufacturers: Olympus E-PL2: Olympus XZ-1 compact camera with a fast f/1.8 Zuiko zoom lens: New Olympus accessories for the E-PL2 and ZX-1 cameras: Samsung NX11 and WB700 cameras: Samsung lenses: 85mm f/1.4, 60mm […]

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New Olympus accessories for the E-PL2 and ZX-1 cameras

By PR admin | Published: December 31, 2010

In addition to the E-PL2 and the ZX-1, Olympus will also release five additional point and shoot cameras and the following PEN accessories at CES 2011: The Olympus ZX-1 will probably be compatible with most of the existing (and new) PEN accessories but it will have its own underwater housing:

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Olympus XZ-1 compact camera with a fast f/1.8 Zuiko zoom lens

By PR admin | Published: December 29, 2010

Judging to this picture, the new the Olympus XZ-1 compact camera will have a 6-24mm Zuiko zoom lens (28-112mm equivalent) with f/1.8-2.5 aperture range. This model will give some serious competition to the Panasonic LX5 and Samsung TL500. The camera will have HD video, 10MP sensor, 3in. OLED display. The camera identical to the earlier prototypes shown by Olympus earlier […]

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Olympus E-PL2

By PR admin | Published: December 28, 2010

Pictures of the Olympus E-PL2, that I was talking about few days ago, are now circulating the Web. The camera is expected to be announced within the next two months. Some of the upgrades from the previous model include a direct movie button, a new high resolution screen, maximum ISO of 6400 and a new 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 lens. Several forums report […]

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