The Camera With Good Mojo - Mju 1000 From Olympus

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Olympus actually just announced an impressive 10 new digital cameras, and you can see all of them at our sister site, Camborg. Most of them are what you might call run-of-the-mill cameras, but there is one that caught our attention, and that's the Mju 1000. This sleek camera packs in 10 megapixels as well as a bunch of photographer-friendly features.

Such features include "fine zoom", which allows you to isolate specific details while taking a picture with a moving background. Also, image stabalization and 30 FPS movie capturing round out the noteworthy specs. Read more

Posted on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus Stylus 710 Review

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LetsGoDigital reviews the Olympus Stylus 710, known in Europe as Mju 700.

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"Anyone with an eye for design looking for a digital camera that will let them take high resolution snapshots with ease will be able to get along with the Olympus Mju 700/Stylus 710. It's an attractive looking camera and I've got sweet memories of the user friendly operation, but I expect more from Olympus.
I expect more innovation from a manufacturer that has been at the forefront of photography for many years. "
Read the full review. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 May 2006 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Olympus Stylus 720 SW is So Tough

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Olympus introduced ten new digital cameras a couple of weeks ago. One of them was the waterproof and shock proof Stylus 720 SW. Olympus runs in Japan a campaign titled Touch New! Myu featuring very cool images showing just how tough the Stylus 720 SW is.

The Olympus Stylus 720 SW is waterproof to a depth of 10 feet. You can drop the camera from a height of 5 feet and nothing should break. As you can see in the photo you can also through it into mud.

The Olympus Stylus 720SW will start shipping on April 20th. Amazon.com takes pre-orders now for $399.99. Read more

Posted on Fri, 3 Mar 2006 13:15:32 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus E-330 Evolt SLR Camera Preview

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Olympus announced the E-330 SLR Camera a couple weeks ago along with 9 other digital cameras. LetsGoDigital got their hands on a pre-production model of the E-330 and published a details preview.

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"The introduction of the Olympus E-330 digital SLR camera is very much welcomed and interesting for future development of new generation digital SLR cameras.
The Live View mode is a very useful feature and the solution of Olympus is offering simply the best of both worlds.
Olympus has invested a lot of their experiences into the new E-330 camera resulting in a rich featured entry-level digital SLR camera with a lot of innovative solutions. 7.5 Megapixels, multi-angle LCD display with Live View mode, and the incorporation of the Supersonic Wave Filter, eliminating the dust problem, are key features to give Olympus every tool necessary to turn the Olympus E-330 into a big success... "
Read the full preview on LetsGoDigital.
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Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 03:31:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Ten New Olympus Cameras Announced

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Olympus announces ten new digital cameras.

There are three new Stylus (mju) cameras Stylus 810, Stylus 720SW and Stylus 700. The Stylus 810 is (photo) a compact 8MP digital camera with 3x optical zoom and 2.5 inch screen.

The new Olympus E-330 is a digital SLR camera with 7.5MP.
Another one is the 7.1MP Olympus SP-320 with 3x optical zoom and also a 2.5 inch screen.

The Olympus FE series features the FE-160, FE-150, FE-140, FE-130 and FE 115. The Olympus FE cameras are mid-range compact digital cameras
More details about all the new Olympus Cameras on LetsGoDigital. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:05:48 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus SP-500 Digital Camera Review

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Our review partner Designtechnica reviews the Olympus SP-500, a compact 6MP digital camera.

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"Olympus is struggling mightily to keep with the digital camera leaders (Kodak, Canon and Sony). Sometimes they win with models like Stylus 800 and E-500 D-SLR while in other instances they fail miserably with IR-500 and M:Robe. Yet you can't blame them for trying; they can't just quit the game or they'll end up in the trash heap of CE companies.
Where Olympus really shines is with its Ultra Zoom digital camera like the new 6-megapixel SP-500UZ, the company's latest 10x optical zoom digital camera (the ancient 2MP C-700 Ultra Zoom was one of the first in the industry). This equals 38-380mm in 35mm terms, a very nice range.
At $379 it's more expensive than the $299 10x Kodak Z740 with slightly less resolution (5MP). It's also a bit cheaper than its other ultra zoom competitors, the $499 5MP Sony DSC-H1 and Canon PowerShot S2 IS with 12x optical zooms and image stabilization.
Kodak's new P850 is a non-image stabilized 5MP digital camera with a 12x zoom that costs $449 while Konica Minolta's 6MP DiMage Z6 with a 12x optical zoom is $399. Looking at these prices, you can see the SP-500UZ has a ballpark price battling it out with some tough competitors. Now does it swing and miss or hit it out of the park? (As you can probably tell, I can't wait for baseball to start again!)"
Read the full Olympus SP-500 Review.
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Posted on Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:01:16 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus Stops Making m:robe MP3 Players

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Olympus gets out of the MP3 player business, which they just entered a year ago with the m:robe line of digital media players.

According to Reuters (via Engadget) Olympus stops not only mp3 players, but also will reduce the digital camera model line-up. Olympus will focus on SLR digital cameras and not anymore on compact digital cameras. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:25:06 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Olympus SP-700

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Olympus announces the Olympus SP-700, a compact 6MP digital camera with a 3 inch LCD screen.

The new Olympus SP-700 digital camera features a 3x optical zoom, VGA 30fps movie recording, 24 modes, 11MB internal memory and xD-Picture card slot. Olympus' SP-700 will be in stores for Christmas.

Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-N1, which was announced yesterday set the bar higher for slim compact cameras with 8MP and also a 3 inch LCD screen. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Oct 2005 02:25:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus E-500 EVOLT Review

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DPReview has what they call a hands-on Preview of the recently announced Olympus E-500 SLR Camera.

The hands-on preview of the Olympus E-500 has tons of details and sample photos, I would call it already a review, but DPReview will actually publish an even more detailed piece on the E-500 soon.

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" This preview is based on a production Olympus E-500, we will complete the full review of this camera as soon as possible, this preview is intended to give you an initial overview of the camera and a chance to see a small gallery of images. "
Read the full review on DPReview. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:55:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MP3 Player Sale: Olympus m:robe MR-100 5GB MP3 Player

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I4U is now able to bring you selected gadgets and consumer electronics at great prices in our new online shop.

With our new store we have some influence on the pricing of the offered products. This way we are able to bring you great deals on gadgets and consumer electronics. We will continue to improve the shop and the product selection in the near future.
The first product we are featuring at a very competitive price is the Olympus m:robe MR-100 5GB Digital Media Player.
I4U News is able to offer this stylish MP3 player for $161.90.
Compare this deal to current offers on others stores. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Oct 2005 03:08:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus E500 SLR Camera

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Olympus announces the E500 SLR Digital Camera.

Due to the Olympus exclusive Supersonic Wave Filter, photos remain unaffected from airborne contaminants and are captured with 8MP quality using the premium Full Frame Transfer CCD.
Olympus E-500 will be offered in a choice of four kits which will be available from November 2005.
More details in the LetsGoDigital Olympus E500 SLR introduction. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:53:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus m:robe MR-F10 MP3 Player Review

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Korean gadget site popco celebrates the recently announced Olympus m:robe MR-F10 mp3 players with beautiful product photos.

Korean sites pay a lot of attention to product photography. The m:robe MR-F10 review is no exception and features several nice views of the Olympus player that makes you want to have one.
I cannot translate the review as the text is on images.
The Olympus m:robe MR-F10 (512MB) sells internationally through YesAsia for $219.99. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Sep 2005 10:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Olympus Cameras: Mju 600, SP-500 UZ, FE-120,...

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Olympus introduces seven new digital cameras and a new printer.

The new Olympus Mju 600 (will be the Olympus Verve 600 in the US, I assume.) features 6MP, 2.5 inch screen, 3x optical zoom and 23 scene modes. Olympus highlights the BrightCapture Technology for better photos in low-light conditions.
More details in the LetsGoDigital Mju 600 introduction.
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Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:23:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Olympus m:robe MR-F10 and MR-F30

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Olympus extends it's m:robe music player line with two new flash memory based players.

The Olympus MR-F10 features a OLED display, plays OGG, WMA and MP3, USB 2.0. It comes in 256MB, 512MB and 1GB configurations.

The Olympus MR-F30 (photo) has a OLED display with more colors, FM-Tuner and photo viewer.
Olympus announced both players in Korea so far.
More details on DAPReview.
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Posted on Mon, 4 Jul 2005 02:17:51 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus Tiny HMD Prototype

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Olympus developed a very small Head mounted display that is meant to be worn at all times.

The HMD is augmenting contextual information on top of what the wearer sees without impairing vision. The projected screen measures 10cm and is 50cm away. The HMD itself measures only 3.2 mm x 3.2 mm x 27 mm and weighs 27g.

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Posted on Tue, 7 Jun 2005 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Olympus Stylus/mju 800 8MP Digital Camera

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Olympus introduces a new 8MP digital camera in its compact Stylus line (known in Europe as mju).

The Olympus Stylus 800 is water-proof and features a 2.5 LCD screen, 3x Optical zoom, xD-Picture Card compatible and 24 shooting modes.
The Olympus Stylus 800 is supposed to hit the market in July with a price of $449.99 - not bad for a 8MP digital camera.

More details on LetsGoDigital and on the Olympus Stylus 800 product page.

Compare Prices for Olympus Stylus Cameras
Compare Prices for Olympus Mju Cameras in the UK

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Posted on Thu, 12 May 2005 01:06:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus CAMEDIA X-600 5MP Digital Camera

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Posted on Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus Stylus Verve S 5MP on Sale

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Posted on Sun, 24 Apr 2005 06:34:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus m:robe MR-100 in New Colors

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Posted on Thu, 14 Apr 2005 01:54:55 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus m:robe Super Bowl Ad Actually Worked

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Olympus had two rather weird and stylish, but not necessarily informative Super Bowl ads last Sunday. Some news outlets critized the Olympus m:robe commercial, but they worked.

Based on a statistic on Super Bowl Ad driven web traffic, published in a ComScore press-release the Olympusamerica.com site gained 363% on traffic. That is the number 3 spot with a big margin towards the number 4 spot. The winner is Budweiser.com and godaddy.com made second place. See the ads again on the Olympus m:robe site.

The m:robe MR-500i music player and digital camera is an interesting gadget, at least Olympus thinks so by spending Super Bowl Ad money on it. The MR-500i starts at $419.00. Find stores here. The m:robe MR-500i is also available on Amazon.com.

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Posted on Wed, 9 Feb 2005 03:55:20 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Olympus m:robe MR-100 Review

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DAPReview has a review of the new Olympus MP3 Player m:robe MR-100.

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"Olympus recently introduced two new mp3 players to compete with the iPod and other high-capacity DAPs, the m:robe MR-500 (20gb) and MR-100 (5gb). For Olympus, a company that's primarily focused on digicams, this is the first jump into digital audio players.
If you just want a simple, easy-to-use player that's gushing with style-points, the MR-100 is perfect. On the other hand, if you want a DAP with loads of functions and features, this ain't it. "
Read the full review. The Olympus m:robe MR-100 starts at $224. See list of stores.

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Posted on Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:38:26 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr