Olympus SZ-20
Olympus SZ-30MR
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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
The iPad 2 was unveiled as anticipated on 2 Mar at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Specifications were in line with virulent speculations prior to the event. What was more uncertain was whether Steve Jobs would helm the launch.
With 350,000 apps on the Apps Store, with 65,000 dedicated to the iPad 2, the tablet will hit US shelves on 11 March and ship internationally on 25 March. The $499 starting price is the same as the original iPad when it was first launched in Apr 2010.
1. Wi-Fi only versions:
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is available in two configurations: one with a 2.3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 and 320GB hard drive starting at S$1,648 ; and one with a 2.7 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 and 500GB hard drive starting at S$2,048.
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Indulging in my own bit of speculation, both schools of thought may not be untrue. We might actuallly see an iPad announcement on March 2 followed by the taking of orders, with deliveries only materialising in June, probably staged out based on country.
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