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Olympus FE-200

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Wednesday 23rd, August 2006

For a wider view, reach for the Olympus FE-200. This ultra-compact, metal clad camera features an impressive 5x zoom lens that stretches from wide-angle - great for landscapes - all the way to telephoto. So, no matter where the photographers are, they can zoom in on the action. And with an intuitive “one button, one function” design and an onboard Help function, the Olympus FE-200 is simplicity itself to use. Photographers using the Olympus FE200 will be able to tackle pretty much anything using its 5x zoom lens (28-140mm equiv. on 35mm camera), from breathtaking panoramas to stunning close-ups. Photos are captured in crystal clarity by the camera’s 6.0 million pixel CCD.

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Olympus FE-190

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Wednesday 23rd, August 2006

Lovers of minimalist design will adore the slender new FE-190 digital camera from Olympus. Measuring just 18.5mm deep, this slim, metal bodied camera can be slipped into a shirt pocket to be taken anywhere. It also features a large 6.4cm LCD screen that makes framing subjects, and viewing shots already taken, a delight. More good news is that the FE-190 has an equally tiny price tag, so it’s easy on the purse as well as the eye! The compact Olympus FE-190 will draw envious glances wherever it is taken and brings a welcome injection of style to the affordable, entry-level class of digital cameras. Hobby photographers will have everything they need to start shooting nice images of friends and family.

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Olympus FE-180

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Wednesday 23rd, August 2006

Olympus introduces the FE-180 camera with 3x zoom that proves that photography is fun. With a no-nonsense “one button, one function” design and a 6.0 million pixel CCD, the Olympus FE-180 makes taking - and printing - even larger size photos a cinch. There’s even an on-screen Help function included, to give easy-to-understand descriptions of camera settings. Life couldn’t be any easier! With this Olympus digital camera, once a shot has been taken you’ll want to show it off. This can be done either on its large 6.4cm LCD screen, or by printing copies to pass around. Prints can be made either at home, by connecting the camera directly to a suitable printer (no fussing around with a PC needed here!), or at countless High Street photo labs.

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Olympus FE-170

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Wednesday 23rd, August 2006

Olympus introduces the FE-170 camera with 3x zoom that proves that photography is fun. With a no-nonsense “one button, one function” design and a 6.0 million pixel CCD, the Olympus FE-170 makes taking - and printing - even larger size photos a cinch. There’s even an on-screen Help function included, to give easy-to-understand descriptions of camera settings. Life couldn’t be any easier! With this Olympus digital camera, once a shot has been taken you’ll want to show it off. This can be done either on its large 6.4cm LCD screen, or by printing copies to pass around. Prints can be made either at home, by connecting the camera directly to a suitable printer (no fussing around with a PC needed here!), or at countless High Street photo labs.

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Olympus PT-023 underwater case

Posted by: Luuk Jurrien Saturday 2nd, October 2004

Olympus showed various solutions for making images under and around the water. When the action moves from the beach to the water, your Olympus digital camera needn't be left behind. The PT-023 underwater case has been specially customised for the C-8080WZ and is waterproof up to a water pressure equivalent to a depth of 40 metres.

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Olympus FL-36 Flash unit

Posted by: Luuk Jurrien Saturday 2nd, October 2004

Olympus introduced the FL-36 Electronic Flash, an external flash unit that joins the existing members of the Olympus electronic flash family. Designed specifically for use with digital cameras, the FL-36 rounds out the comprehensive line-up of "designed for digital" accessories for the E-System Digital SLR cameras and other Prosumer models from Olympus. The FL-36 flash offers the robust and full-featured functionality of the larger FL-50 combined with cost effectiveness.

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Olympus 1GB xD-Picture Card

Posted by: Luuk Jurrien Thursday 30th, September 2004

Olympus announced the development of a 1 Gigabyte xD-Picture Card. As one of the world's smallest storage media for digital cameras and digital voice recorders, the xD-Picture Card is now capable of holding an entire gigabyte of digital images, data, audio and video. As a result, this ultra-compact card allows photographers to capture a greater number of photographic scenes and subjects, and at higher resolution settings, before the card is full and images must be downloaded or the card changed. Designed to Do More: By offering a range of storage capabilities, the 1 Gigabyte xD-Picture Card guarantees that digital camera users' storage requirements will be fulfilled.

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Olympus E-330

Posted by: Ilse Jurrien Monday 27th, September 2004

The eight million pixel Olympus E-300 digital SLR immediately stands out from the crowd. It's much more lean and unconventional form, for an SLR, is the result of replacing the penta prism with a TTL Optical Porro Finder. Combined with full SLR performance, perfect handling and a very tempting price, this model is the ideal everyday companion for ambitious users. Based on the TIPA Award-winning FourThirds Standard, the Olympus E-300 incorporates a Supersonic Wave Filter that ensures dust and other foreign particles do not interfere with the captured image. So photographers have the full freedom to explore every creative avenue, this compact SLR model is compatible with a complete range of system accessories. The optics feature a nearly telecentric construction to draw maximum performance from the camera's Full Frame Transfer CCD. The TruePic TURBO image processor further boosts picture quality and the processing speed. Compact, powerful, versatile and user-friendly, the Olympus E-300 comes in a kit with a 14-45mm ZUIKO DIGITAL zoom. Complemented with its great affordability, the E-300 is assured a large following of both newcomers and existing enthusiasts.

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