Olympus announces 3 new digital compact cameras.

Olympus has unveiled 3 new digital compacts. This continues its 2011 trend of releasing new cameras at the beginning of every month.
16M backlit CMOS, 12.5x, 24 - 300 mm

Olympus SZ-20

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Olympus SZ-30MR

14M CCD, 5x, 28 - 140 mm

Olympus TG-810


Having launched seven cameras on 6 January and four on 8 February, Olympus has announced another 3 new models on 2 March. The three models are: TG-810, SZ-20, SZ-30MR.

The TG-810 will be available in Singapore in March but availability of the two new SZ series models have yet to be ascertained.

The three models and their main highlights are listed below:

Model
Date available
Estimated price
Colours
Highlights
TG-810
March 2011
S$540 

Colours:
Black
Silver
Blue
Red
– 14 megapixels CCD.
– 5x optical zoom from 28 to 140 mm (35mm equiv).
– 3” 920k dots TFT LCD display.
– HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) at 1280 x 720 pixels with dedicated REC button. 

Battle-hardened for the rugged adventurer, this jock is:

– waterproof to a depth of 10m
– shockproof against falls from 2m
– crushproof against loads of up to 100kgf
– dustproof, freezeproof; basically abuse-proof.
– equipped with GPS and electronic compass

SZ-20
Avail: TBD
Price: TBD 

Colours:
Black
Silver

– 16 megapixels backlit CMOS.
– 12.5x optical zoom from 24 to 300 mm (35mm equiv).
– 3” 460k dots LCD display.
– HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) at 1920 x 1080 pixels with dedicated REC button. 

For the avid traveller and sports fan, this compact has large zoom, high sensitivity sensor and good for high-speed continuous shooting. Additional features include:

– Hand-held starlight mode combines 4 exposures to eliminate blur and noise in low light.
– Smart Panorama captures up to 360-degrees.
– High-speed continuous shooting of 7 (full-size) or 15 (5 megapixels) photos per second.

SZ-30MR
Avail: TBD
Price: TBD 

Colours:
Black
Silver

– 16 megapixels backlit CMOS.
– 24x optical zoom lens from wide angle of 25 to 600 mm (35mm equiv).
– 3” 460k dots LCD display.
– HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) at 1920 x 1080 pixels with dedicated REC button. 

Has everything the SZ-20 has, and more. Zooms twice as far. Multi recording shoots 1080p HD movies and full resolution photos simultaneously.

Common features Features that the 3 new cameras share (and together with many other recent Olympus models) include: 

– 8 Magic Filters for in-camera special effects for stills.
– 6 of them available in movie recording.
– 3D photo shooting.
– Multi Picture format for 3D photos.
– Pet mode for auto-detecting dogs and cats.
– Auto Release when dog/cat faces the camera.
– Eye-Fi card compatible.

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