Olympus extended its Stylus series with the release of its Stylus 820 Digital Camera. It inherits features from the well known Stylus series presenting them in a stylish, sleek body. The Stylus 820 is offered in red, blue, black and silver with less than 1 inch thickness it has light-weight metal bodies with rubber gaskets in the interior to guarantee that rain; sleet and snow do not get between the tracks of great photos. Its 8-Megapixel CCD image sensor with 5x optical zoom lens (36mm - 180mm, F3.3 - F5.0 equivalent in 35mm photography) gives beautiful crisp images. It features Face Detection Technology, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Perfect Shot Preview, Image Stabilization, large HyperCrystalTM LCD screen of 2.7 inches and Preset Shooting Modes. The unique in-camera panoramic photo shooting capability enables to stitch three images together to create one amazing panoramic picture, for a larger panoramic image Olympus Master Software 2 can be used which stitches up to 10 images together.Stylus 820 will be available at an estimated Street Price of $249.99.