I had the pleasure of attending the press launch of the shiny new Olympus E-PL1 in London yesterday - and what a feature-packed little camera it is! The whole idea behind the latest in Olympus' Micro Four Thirds range is to make photography accessible to everyone, regardless of their ...

World’s most powerful zoom in a compact camera [gallery columns="4"] Shoot and share with Olympus SP-800UZ and SP-600UZ Scaling new heights in the compact market, Olympus proudly presents the latest from their ultra-zoom camera series. Equipped with a staggering 30x wide optical zoom covering a 28-840mm* focal length, the 14 Megapixel SP-800UZ makes other contenders pale in comparison. Whether snapping photos or trying out the new HD movie shooting option, a colossal internal ...

Olympus µ TOUGH-8010 and µ TOUGH-6020: extreme photography [gallery columns="2"] When the going gets tough, the tough get going, so the saying goes. And that’s certainly true of the Olympus µ TOUGH-8010 and µ TOUGH-6020. Whether you soak them, drop them, or freeze them, these 14 Megapixel action cameras just keep on performing, taking outstanding pictures and HD movies. Up to 5x wide zoom brings you right to where the action is, ...

Four high-tech and user friendly models join series New Olympus FE cameras: a colour for every mood Hamburg, 7 January 2010 – Four new cameras in a kaleidoscopic range of colours join the Olympus FE series. Perfect for quality hounds on a budget, the 14 Megapixel models are jam packed with technology. But that doesn’t mean they are difficult to use: these beauties ...

New models join the µ classic line-up Small size, big zoom: the new Olympus µ series Hamburg, 7 January 2010 – Ultra-slim yet bursting with power, Olympus’ latest pocket cameras are ready for their close-up. The new stylish models have retained the original µ series size, but their zoom power and features have grown exponentially. Fitted with up to 10x wide optical zoom ...