Olympus has debuted the SP-590 Ultra Zoom, a 12-megapixel point-and-shoot with a 26x wide-angle zoom. The SP-590UZ offers full manual control settings similar to those on digital SLRs, plus the automatic scene modes of a point-and-shoot in a compact body.

The bright, f/2.8-5 lens provides the equivalent focal length of 26-676mm. The compact lens construction combines...

Olympus has released the E-30 digital SLR with powerful in-camera artistic tools, including art filters and multiple exposure settings. The E-30 will lead the E-System lineup above the E-520 as the flagship Olympus DSLR.

The E-30 features a 12.3-megapixel high-speed Live MOS image sensor, advanced dust reduction and in-body mechanical image stabilization, so that every Four Thirds lens is stabilized. The new camera also offers...

Olympus has introduced the shockproof, waterproof and freezeproof 10.1-megapixel Stylus 1050 SW featuring Tap Control. The 1050 SW features the TruePic III image processor, an LED Illuminator to enhance focus and exposure, and Digital Image Stabilization.

The Stylus 1050 SW can be controlled with taps to its top, back or sides, made possible by the camera's 3D accelerometer. For example, to turn on the flash...

Olympus has introduced the 10-megapixel SP-565 Ultra Zoom with a powerful 20x wide-angle telephoto zoom lens, TruePic III image processor and 33 shooting modes. The camera's f/2.8-4.5 lens provides the equivalent of 26-520mm focal length with 100x total seamless zoom (5x digital zoom). The lens construction combines aspherical and extra-dispersion (ED) lens elements to deliver sharpness and clarity.

The camera offers Face Detection to track up to...

Olympus and Panasonic have announced a joint venture in developing the Micro Four Thirds System, a new standard that extends the benefits of the Four Thirds System standard for interchangeable-lens-type digital camera systems by enabling reduction in size and weight. The two companies will work jointly toward commercial production of significantly lighter and more compact...

Olympus has introduced its newest digital SLR, the 13.4-ounce E-420. The 10-megapixel compact DSLR seeks to offer users the power of a DSLR but the ease of use of point-and-shoot cameras.

The E-420 processes images using the Olympus TruePic III Image Processor for clearer photos with low noise. It is built to shoot up to...

The new SP-570 Ultra Zoom digital compact camera by Olympus offers users a 20x, wide-angle optical zoom (26-520mm equivalent), a 10-megapixel resolution and advanced manual controls found in digital SLRs, and the ability to capture in RAW format.

The SP-570 UZ photographs through an f/2.8-4.5 lens with 100x total zoom (5x digital zoom) that combines high-refractive, aspherical and extra-dispersion lens elements. The camera displays images on a...

Olympus has another addition to the Stylus series: the Stylus 770 SW digital point-and-shoot camera. Designed to be shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof and crushproof, the ultra-compact 7.1-megapixel camera is able to withstand a water depth of 33 feet, frigid weather as low as 14 °F, a drop from five feet and 220 pounds of pressure.

The Stylus 770 SW's features include a 2.5-inch HyperCrystal LCD screen, as well as...

Olympus has launched the new SP-550 UZ digital camera, boasting an impressive 18x wide-angle, ultra-zoom lens with a 35mm-format equivalent range of 28-504mm. The camera is an all-in-one, allowing the user to shoot telephoto, wide-angle and macro as close as 1cm. Designed to be compact, it offers full manual exposure control and automatic built-in help guides.

With unique features including the near-D-SLR performance, combining sensor-shift image stabilization and...

Olympus has released its first consumer interchangeable SLR ultra zoom lens, the Zuiko Digital 18-180mm (36-360mm equivalent), as part of its family of interchangeable Zuiko Digital Specific lenses for the Olympus E-System.

The new 10x optical ultra zoom lens offers a long focal length of up to 180mm, providing...