Archive for January, 2009
New ! Olympus SP-590, 26x ZOOM
11 January 2009When an 18X or 20X ultra zoom just isn’t enough, Olympus brings us the new SP-590 Ultra Zoom, which packs a whopping 26X optical zoom lens. I would imagine that you’re going to need either a tripod or a high ISO setting to shoot at full telephoto if you want a sharp photo! Here are [...]
New ! Olympus Stylus 7000/9000
11 January 2009Next up are two compact models in the Stylus series. Both pack a lot more zoom than your typical ultra-compact camera: the Stylus 7000 and 9000 have 7X and 10X lenses, respectively. Here are the details:Stylus 7000 [specs] 12 Megapixel CCD F3.5-5.3, 7X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 37 – 260 mm Sensor-shift image stabilization [...]
New ! Olympus Tough 6000/8000
11 January 2009Next we have two cameras in the recently renamed Stylus Tough series. As the name implies, these are the cameras you can freeze, drop, step on, or dunk in water.Stylus Tough 6000 [specs] 10 Megapixel CCD F3.5-5.1, 3.6X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 28 – 102 mm Sensor-shift image stabilization Compact, ultra-rugged body is waterproof [...]
New ! Olympus Stylus 550WP
11 January 2009There’s one more Stylus camera for today, and it’s a budget underwater model. The Stylus 550WP can go up to 10 feet underwater — more than adequate for the beach or swimming pool. Here are the rest of the details:Stylus 550WP [specs] 10 Megapixel CCD F3.5-5.0, 3X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 38 – 114 [...]
New ! Olympus FE-3000/3010/5010
11 January 2009FE-3000 [specs] 10 Megapixel CCD F3.1-5.9, 3X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 36 – 108 mm Ultra-thin body comes in silver, black, and light blue 2.7″ LCD display with 230,000 pixels Intelligent Auto mode + plenty of scene scene modes Face detection finds up to 16 faces in the scene In-camera help system VGA movie [...]
