Geekanoids: Olympus Announce SP-800UZ and SP-600UZ

Olympus Announce SP-800UZ and SP-600UZ
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Scaling new heights in the compact market, Olympus proudly presents the latest from their ultra-zoom camera series. Equipped with a staggering 30x wide optical zoom covering a 28-840mm* focal length, the 14 Megapixel SP-800UZ makes other contenders pale in comparison. Whether snapping photos or trying out the new HD movie shooting option, a colossal internal memory of 2GB gives you the freedom to capture more. The 3” LCD displays in 16:9 format, which makes sharing the fruits of your labour with friends even more enjoyable. Little sister SP-600UZ also has built-in Dual Image Stabilisation, rendering clean, sharp images. The new [ib] software allows you to effortlessly tag your photos while browsing your albums gets simpler with Photo Surfing.

Making it easy to shoot and easy to share the Olympus SP-800UZ and SP-600UZ are available in Titanium Silver from March 2010 for a retail price of £369.99 and £259.99 respectively.

The Olympus SP-800UZ and SP-600UZ – main features:

30x wide optical zoom (28-840mm*) (SP-600UZ: 15x, 28-420mm*)
Dual Image Stabilisation (combines mechanical and digital image stabilisation)
High-speed 10fps sequence shooting HD movie recording and HDMI technology
14 Megapixels (SP-600UZ: 12 Megapixels)
2GB internal memory (SP-600UZ: 1GB) and SD Card compatible**
Photo Surfing and [ib] software
3” LCD with 16:9 wide format (230,000 dots) (SP-600UZ: 2.7” LCD (230,000 dots))
Advanced Face Detection and Shadow Adjustment Technology
Intelligent Auto Mode (i-Auto) and AF Tracking
Magic Filters, Beauty Mode, In-Camera Panorama
Built-in flash In-Camera Manual
USB charging (SP-800UZ only)

*35mm camera equivalent

**SD is a trademark of SD Card Association

Labels: Digital Photography, News

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