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The Olympus mju 1050 SW is a new rugged digital camera, able to withstand drop-impact from 5-feet (1.5-meters). water resistant down to 10-feet (3-meters) below, and temps as low as -10 C, which is probably as cold as your freezer. A newly-developed TAP control interface lets users trade the press of a button for the tap of a finger to adjust settings and review images. 1050 SW features 10.1-megapixel shooter with 3x zoom and 2.7-inch display. The Olympus mju 1050 SW will be available in several colors; Dolphin Grey, Pacific Blue, Midnight Black or Misty Rose. It will ship late September for £259.99. [PhotographyBlog]

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Olympus has recently come up with an update to their SP-560 UZ by introducing the SP-565 UZ. The 10MP SP-565 has a reduced movie frame rate and ships with a MicroSD adaptor, and 2.5″ LCD, but otherwise looks very similar. The affordable Olympus SP-565 UZ features a 20x wide zoom lens that allows you to zoom in ultra-close to any subject, or back out for an ultra-wide shot – all with a single lens. It also comes with Dual Image Stabilisation to avoid blurs, high-speed 13.5fps sequence shooting, and Advanced Face Detection of up to 16 persons. The Olympus SP-565 UZ with a 20x wide optical zoom will be available in late September 2008 for an RRP of £349.99. [DPreview]

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Olympus has announced a new model to its mju line-up yesterday. Mju 1060 also features the same 7x optical zoom lens as Mju 1010. The camera includes functions such as Advanced Face Detection, Perfect Shot Preview, Dual Image Stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Noise Reduction and also an Intelligent Auto Mode for newbies. The intelligent Auto (iAuto) function detects different scenes and automatically optimize the settings for the shot. The 2.7-inch LCD seen on the Mju 1010 has now been upgraded to 3 inches on the Mju 1060. This is useful for viewing pictures with a group of friends, as well as for framing shots. It is excellent point and shoot camera with long zoom range, but if you already have 1010, there might not be enough motivation to purchase 1060 as a replacement. 1060 has several colors to choose from, like Starry Silver, Midnight Black, Cyan Green and Pink. The Mju 1060 will be available in Asia from end August, but pricing is TBD. [CNET]

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Olympus has announced the addition of FE-370 and FE-360 to its line of FE series digital compacts. The new models, the Olympus FE-360 and FE-370 feature 3x and 5x optical zoom and 8 megapixel sensor. Both also offer Face Detection, Image Stabilization, a number of shooting modes, as well as video capture. The FE-360 will come with a 2.5-inch LCD screen and in silver, black, blue, and pink, while the FE-370 has a slightly larger LCD size of 2.7-inch. In addition, FE-370’s Intelligent Auto Mode makes it easy to take great images – it can automatically detect a range of common shooting scenes and then adjust settings accordingly. The new Olympus FE cameras will be available in September for £129.99 for the FE-360, and £179.99 for the FE-370. [DP-Review]

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Canon has unveiled its new EOS Kiss F DSLR or you can call it the Kiss X2 light. This 10MP DSLR camera is priced at €420. There is no further info about this low end DSLR camera. Stay tuned for more updates. [Akihabara]

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