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Matsushita Electric Industrial and Olympus have formed an alliance to develop digital SLR camera technologies. They aim to produce high-end models for photographers some time in 2006, after releasing concept models early that year, executives said Thursday.
With the E-300, Olympus has lowered the entry price into the digital SLR market even further, creating a hi-tech, high resolution and very compact camera with a list price that undercuts many of the less well-specified compact cameras.
Olympus has announced a new addition to its range of mju cameras, the 5Mp Digital 500 with a 3x zoom.
Olympus has introduced its Easy Imaging Solution, which enables photographers to shoot, store and print digital photos without requiring a computer connection.
Olympus has introduced the 8-megapixel E-300 digital SLR, due for release in December. Like the E-1 the E-300 uses Olympus’ FourThirds technology, employing a 4:3 size CCD.
FujiFilm and Olympus have jointly developed a 1GB version of their XD Picture Card memory card and plan to put it on sale in the first half of next year.
After years of using more or less the same body style for its digital cameras, Olympus now seems to be introducing a completely different look every six months. So, following the new body for the Camedia 5060 WZ last November, the C-8080 WZ debuts with yet another style.
Olympus has announced a new price structure for its E-1 digital SLR camera. An E-1 body now has a recommended retail price of £851 plus VAT, down from £1,199.
As digital photographers become more demanding, we checked out a new batch of 8mp cameras from Canon, Konica, Nikon and Olympus set to vie for your cash.
Olympus has taken the wraps off the C-60 Zoom, a 6.1 megapixel model with a compact size and plenty of creative functions, according to the company.
When Olympus announced the 5.1mp Camedia 5060 Wide Zoom compact digital camera back in September, it seemed like the excellent C-5050Z would just be fitted with a wider-angle lens. Actually it’s a major revision, with a new, fully articulated swivelling monitor, and it’s been tuned for faster start-up and shutter response, too. The lower-cost C-5060Z is still available.
Olympus introduced a variety of new digital cameras to attendees of this week's Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 2004 trade show in the US. The new models run the gamut from point-and-shoot pocket cameras to an 8.0 megapixel model equipped with a wide-angle zoom lens. All the new cameras feature USB support and write to xD-Picture Card flash media.
Several digital camera manufacturers are addressing the common "shutter lag" gripe with new technology designed to speed up the startup and shorten the delay between pressing the shutter and shooting.
Olympus have announced a firmware update service for owners of their E-1 digital SLR, available from January 28. The company claims that the service will provide a simple method for users to keep their firmware up-to-date. To take advantage of the service users must have the latest version of th
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The Camedia E-20P is an upgraded version of the popular E-10 – a curious offspring of SLR and conventional, compact digital-camera. Both models feature a ...
The specifications of this camera will seem vaguely familiar to regular readers of Digit: 3.2 megapixels output (2,048-x-1,536 pixels), a 3:1 zoom lens, compact body, ...
Olympus has been using this compact camera body design for a couple of years, upgrading it with new CCD sensors, lenses and software. The latest ...
