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Olympus DP-20: The first digital voice recorder made for people who grew up with cassettes

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/8/2010 - 03:36] - 3 - Voice Recorder

Behind this ordinary title, Olympus is hiding the fact that their new DP-20 digital recorder has been designed for people above 60 years old. Wits “unique” design including a large and easy to read Screen as well as 3 big button on its[...]

Olympus DP-20: The first digital voice recorder made for people who grew up with cassettes

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Olympus new compact FE-5050 point and Shoot

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/8/2010 - 04:19] - 0 - Cameras

Not the most existing Point & Shoot announced today, but quite an interesting product none the less. The FE-5050 comes with a 14Mpix Censor, a 5x Optical Zoom and 26mm wide angle lens, Six Magic Filters, a 2.7” LCD, VGA video reco[...]

Olympus new compact FE-5050 point and Shoot

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Olympus new 14Mpix µ-7050

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/8/2010 - 03:47] - 0 - Cameras

Olympus released in Japan several new models yesterday including the µ-7050, a 14Mpix camera with Olympus TruePicIII image engine, a 7x optical Zoom with a 28mm Wide lens, Dual IS, 720p HD movie mode (Mpeg-4 AVC/H.264) with a dedicated[...]

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Olympus new 11mm thin thick PCM Record shipping next month

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/7/2010 - 05:19] - 0 - Voice Recorder

Olympus is adding 2 new MP3 & PCM Recorded to its catalog with the V-75 and V85. Available in a slim body of only 11mm thin and with a total weight of 51g, our new digital voice recorder can record in PCM, WMA, MP3, as well as offe[...]

Olympus new 11mm thin thick PCM Record shipping next month

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Olympus PEN E-P2 gets Silver-ized, available this month

By Akihabara News Team - [10/5/2010 - 03:33] - 0 - Cameras

Launched last year in November and only in all-black, the Olympus E-P2 Micro Four Thirds camera will this time be available in Europe in Silver color, too. It is priced at €799 ($1,016) including M. Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens.

Olympus PEN E-P2 gets Silver-ized, available this month

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Jailbreak your DSLR with Nintendo DS Open Camera Controller

By Akihabara News Team - [15/3/2010 - 05:40] - 0 - Cameras

The brainchild of the folks at HDR Labs in conjunction with Steve Chapman from the infamous Gentle Giant Studios, this cool hacking tool, the Open Camera Controller (OCC) rose out of their need to break free of the limitations of their[...]

Jailbreak your DSLR with Nintendo DS Open Camera Controller

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[CP+ 2010] Olympus µTOUGH-8010 resistance test

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [12/3/2010 - 02:19] - 0 - Cameras

Introduced back in February the Olympus µTOUGH-8010 is the maker’s latest waterproof and shockproof point and shoot. Capable of resisting drops up to 2m, temperatures below 10°C and of resisting surface pressures up to 100kg… Any[...]

[CP+ 2010] Olympus µTOUGH-8010 resistance test

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Olympus 2010 Line-up unveiled in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/3/2010 - 05:44] - 0 - Press Conference Cameras

Already introduced during the last PMA in the US, the Japanese manufacturer Olympus decided to give to the Japanese press the pleasure to discover in flesh their latest model during a nicely well organized event here in Tokyo. Nothing [...]

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Olympus new Voice-Treck PCM Record is powerful yet cheap

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/2/2010 - 04:43] - 0 - Voice Recorder

Announced to be sold within February 2010 (well this month), the new V-82 Voice-Treck, a PCM (16bit/44.1kHz) voice recorder with 8GB of internal memory, will be proposed in Japan at around 15000 Yen. If you do not care much about its P[...]

Olympus new Voice-Treck PCM Record is powerful yet cheap

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Olympus PEN series new E-PL1 compact camera, “a consumer-friendly multimedia package”

By Akihabara News Team - [3/2/2010 - 04:46] - 1 - Cameras

After the E-P1 and E-P2 , now we welcome E-PL1 to Olympus’s PEN series Micro Four-Thirds compact digital cameras. E-PL1 boasts having HD video recording, 12MP sensor and interchangeable sensor and more in one compact body (4.51″ W x 2.[...]

Olympus PEN series new E-PL1 compact camera, “a consumer-friendly multimedia package”

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Full-spec 10X zoom with wide angle! µ-9010 Compact Digital Camera To Be Released

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/2/2010 - 04:36] - 0 - Cameras

The µ-9010 is Olympus High-end compact camera with 2GB of internal memory, a 14Mpix Censor, Dual IS, HD 720p video recording capabilities and 10x optical zoom, the µ-9010 is definitely a nice camera that should really find its place in[...]

Full-spec 10X zoom with wide angle! µ-9010 Compact Digital Camera To Be Released

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µTOUGH-8010, from Olympus sports a new Dual IS.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/2/2010 - 04:22] - 0 - Cameras

The waterproof, shockproof Olympus µTOUGH series has now a new camera in its line-up with the µTOUGH-8010. Featuring a 14Mpix censor a Dual IS and a 5x optical Zoom, our camera is now stronger than ever thanks to Olympus new Double Wat[...]

µTOUGH-8010, from Olympus sports a new Dual IS.

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Olympus new 15x and 30x Zoom SP-600UZ and SP-800UZ

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/2/2010 - 03:56] - 0 - Cameras

Olympus announced Worldwide its 2 new SP-600UZ and SP-800UZ bridge. With a 15x optical Zoom our 12Mpix SP-600UZ features a 2.7” LCD monitor, dual Image Stabilization, AF Tracking, Face detection and 720p video recording. Now if the 15x[...]

Olympus new 15x and 30x Zoom SP-600UZ and SP-800UZ

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As tough as you are: the µ TOUGH-3000

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/1/2010 - 04:12] - 0 - Cameras

Behold the new always ready for adventure, the shiny new µ TOUGH-3000, capable to support a fall from up to 1.5m high, being used under water up to 3m deep and be left in the freezer up to -10°C, this of course without even a scratch… [...]

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New Olympus FE cameras: a colour for every mood

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/1/2010 - 03:49] - 0 - Cameras

Four new cameras in a kaleidoscopic range of colors join the Olympus FE series. Perfect for quality hounds on a budget, the 14 Megapixel models are jam packed with technology. But that doesn’t mean they are difficult to use: these beau[...]

New Olympus FE cameras: a colour for every mood

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Small size, big zoom: the new Olympus µ series

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/1/2010 - 03:37] - 0 - Cameras

Olympus released 4 new µ series with the µ-5010, µ-7030, µ-7040 and µ-9010. If each of them has different specifications (see below) they over are all 14Mpix, can record HD Movie, as up to 2Gb of Internal memory, Photo Surfing and in-C[...]

Small size, big zoom: the new Olympus µ series

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Olympus Voice Recorder PJ-10 does it all !

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [17/12/2009 - 04:13] - 0 - Voice Recorder

Well almost, but anyway, Olympus’ latest voice recorder a.k.a PJ-10, which will be sold in Japan next January at around 20 000 Yen, is your average 2GB voice recorder (MP3 and WMA) offering a WMA up to 135h of voice recording in [...]

Olympus Voice Recorder PJ-10 does it all !

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Olympus Pen E-P1, clad in Swarovski dress for the Ball ?

By Akihabara News Team - [25/11/2009 - 05:18] - 0 - Cameras

All right, we know that in Romance languages such as Italian, French or Spanish, CAMERA is a word with feminine gender. But in this case, there arises the inevitable question: Was it really absolutely that necessary to emphasize that? [...]