The Olympus LS-20M Camcorder

We have previously reported on how the Cisco has killed off the Flip Camera Line, and there are a lot of cameras that followed its model. There are still a lot of similar cameras being made like the Samsung Multi-Proof W200. Heck, there was even that "lost" camera, the FlipLive. Now Olympus ...

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Olympus SP-600UZ Digital Camera Review–Older But Still Valuable

It's back into the digital camera fray we go, folks, and this week we lead off with the Olympus SP-600UZ, a somewhat older model that's still got plenty of features and will deliver them up at a price you'll find surprisingly palatable given what all you get here. The Olympus SP-600UZ is a twelve megapixel camera ...

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Olympus XZ-1 picks up Red Dot gong

Awards can be pretty subjective, and not necessarily does an Academy Award winning movie mean it is the best, and neither does a Grammy winning artist churn out the most enjoyable tunes. We guess the same can be said for the Red Dot award, where it has been given out to different gadgets for different ...

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Olympus XZ-1 Digital Camera Review–Professional Grade

This week we're going to hit the digital camera market, and as is always the case with a field this wide, you're going to have a lot of choices in a lot of different categories. And today, we'll start off by tackling one of the bigger names in camera, the Olympus XZ-1, a camera with ...

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Olympus Releases Firmware Updates for E-5, E-PL2 & XZ-1

Olympus has just come forth today to let us know that a new firmware update is available for download for several of their cameras including the E-5 DSLR, D-PL2 Micro Four Thirds and the XZ-1 compact digital camera. Unfortunately, if you were looking for some killer features to be added here it doesn't seem that you're going to ...

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Olympus reveals new cameras

Olympus has just revealed two new cameras, both of which look quite impressive: SZ-30MR (left) is the first camera that can record 1080p video and 16 MP stills -- at the same time. It can also record two videos at the same time, with different filters and focal lengths. TG-810 (right) is a rugged camera that ...

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Olympus Shows Off SZ-30MR Capable of Simultaneous 16 megapixel Still and 1080p Video Capture

Olympus has just come forth today to show off one of their latest digital cameras dubbed the SZ-30MR, pictured above. Before we get into the nitty gritty stuff make note that the biggest selling point of this camera is the fact that it's capable of capturing 16 megapixel still images while also capturing 1080p video. Apart from the ...

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Rumor has it Olympus Compacts coming on March 2nd

We all know that Olympus puts a lot of hard work into their cameras with the Tough TG-610 Waterproof Digital Camera or the SP-800UZ Camera Review. There are some rumors going around that Olympus is planning on dropping some new cameras on March 2nd. In a related story, there are some recent Olympus ...

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Olympus Announces SZ-10, VG-110, VR-320 & VR-330 Digital Cameras

Olympus has just come forth to announce a myriad of digital cameras dubbed the SZ-10, VG-110 VR-320 and VR-330. We'll cut to the chance and tell you that the SZ-10 will be shipping in March for $249.99, the VG-110 this month for $89.99, the VR-320 for $199.99 in February and the VR-330 for £159.99. First up is the SZ-10 which ...

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Carl Zeiss to Produce Micro Four Things Lenses

If you're any sort of self respecting photography enthusiast you've undoubtedly heard of Carl Zeiss. This company has been around since 1846 producing some of the finest optical systems the world has ever seen, but you probably already know that. What you may not have known is that Carl Zeiss has just signed on to produce lenses for ...

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