Olympus and Panasonic join forces to develop Micro Four Thirds standard

By David Rasnake | 8/5/2008

Olympus and Panasonic have revealed details about a joint venture that has the potential to change the advanced compact camera landscape: Micro Four Thirds.

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Head to Head: Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd vs. Olympus SP-570 UZ

By David Rasnake | 7/16/2008

Kings of the mega-ultrazoom realm, the Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd and the Olympus SP-570 UZ square off in this month's Head to Head comparison.

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Adobe Camera Raw 4.5 beta now available

By David Rasnake | 6/27/2008

Adobe has made a candidate version of its latest Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop available via the Adobe Labs website.

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Olympus provides white balance fix for E-3 in firmware update

By David Rasnake | 6/12/2008

Olympus has added a new firmware version for its E-3 professional DSLR to its international support site.

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Olympus E-520 First Thoughts

By David Rasnake | 5/13/2008

The Olympus E-520 is the latest DSLR to join the manufacturer's lineup, offering some generally light upgrades to the E-510's basic platform. Even though it's not a major overhaul of the manufacturer's 500-series model, when word of the new camera's impending launch came down from Olympus, we jumped at the chance to take a pre-production E-520 out for a spin. Based on several days of shooting with the new model, we bring you a hands-on look at this brand new piece of kit from Olympus.

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E-520 to join Olympus's DSLR lineup this summer

By David Rasnake | 5/13/2008

Olympus named an heir to its popular E-510 DSLR this evening with the release of the Olympus E-520. The 10 megapixel E-520, which shares its sensor and processor with its predecessor, features improved live view including the addition of face detection technology, a more advanced in-body image stabilization system, Olympus's Shadow Adjustment Technology to compensate for wide dynamic range shots, and a larger 2.7-inch LCD.

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Olympus SP-570 UZ First Thoughts

By Howard Creech | 4/29/2008

Olympus largely pioneered the long zoom point-and-shoot digicam with the introduction of the 10x zoom C2100 in 2000, and their ultrazoom digital cameras have been built on that pedigree ever since. The folks at Olympus clearly believe that size does matter, and the new Olympus SP-570 UZ features the longest zoom lens currently available on a fixed-lens camera - a whopping 20x f/2.8-f4.5 optic that goes from the 35mm equivalent of 26mm to 520mm. That extraordinary zoom range makes the SP-570 UZ the current record holder in the extended-zoom arena.

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Digital Camera News, 3/27/08

By David Rasnake | 3/27/2008