Olympus is reportedly considering a number of significant restructuring strategies, which may bring the company to find a buyer for its consumer camera division. The Japanese company is currently reviewing its business structure in an attempt to survive an accounting scandal that is believed to involve as much as $4.9 billion in hidden losses. Several […]
Olympus is a virtually unnoticed move has rolled out a new ultrazoom camera in the US. The SZ-11 builds on its predecessor with a longer-reaching but potentially dimmer 20X, f3-6.9 lens. The more current entry gets a larger 16-megapixel sensor (up from 14) as well as a higher ISO 3,200 sensitivity. Both share 720p video […]
Olympus on Wednesday set out pricing and launch dates for some of the extra photography hardware from its PEN line remake. The middle tier of the cameras, the E-PL3 or PEN Lite, will ship for $700 when mated to either the 14-42mm zoom lens or the 17mm pancake. It won’t arrive body-only but will have […]
Olympus brought its attention back to point-and-shoot today with its answer to the rapidly escalating fight among ultrazoom cameras. The SP-810UZ reaches an extremely long 36X (24-864mm) optical zoom, supposedly the longest for a non-interchangeable camera, even as the body itself gets smaller. The lens still musters an f2.9-5.7 aperture range and, along with better […]
Olympus has quietly sent out invitations to a special event in Taiwan on June 30 that should bring out three new cameras. Along with the E-PM1, the camera builder is expected to introduce the E-PL3, a replacement for the E-PL2 that would add a tilting LCD, as well as an E-P3 that would keep the […]
Olympus is has announced a high-quality stereo field recorder the ability to shoot HD video, marrying better-than-CD audio to HD video. The LS-20M features up to 1080p (at 30 frames per second) video recording along with up to 24-bit/96kHz sound, along with other features. The HD camera can also be set to record at 720p […]
Olympus has brought out three new cameras that each promised a step up even from last month CP+ launches. The SZ-20 and SZ-30MR both have 16-megapixel, back-illuminated CMOS sensors that are at once low-light friendly but also capable of shooting 1080p video. The SZ-30MR uses dual processors and can record full-quality video and photos at […]
Unveiled at CES this year, the Olympus E-PL2 is now available for purchase at Amazon and Olympus’ own site. The $600 camera will replace the E-PL1 and gets a new sensor, a higher ISO setting of 6,400, a new 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 kit lens and in-body image stabilization. The PenPal accessory has the ability to store […]
Adobe has released final versions of the Lightroom 2.4 and Camera Raw 5.4 updates. Both updates bring additional raw file support to 31 camera and camera back models including the Canon EOS 500D, Nikon D5000 and 18 Hasselblad models. Newly Supported Camera and Camera Back Models: Canon EOS 500D (Digital Rebel T1i /Kiss X3 […]
Olympus has announced the anticipated release of its new Micro Four Thirds camera the EP-1. Four Thirds cameras are designed to combine the still image quality of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) with the A/V quality of both a High Definition camcorder and high-end audio recorder, the E-P1 is made to be a […]
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