Olympus E-520

The E-520 is the follow-up to Olympus' popular EVOLT E-510 digital SLR, which was introduced in March of 2007. The E-510 featured a 10 Megapixel CCD, sensor-shift image stabilization, dust reduction, full manual controls, and live view on its 2.5" LCD.

What's new on the E-520 Pretty much the same stuff that you'll find on the recently announced E-420. Those items include:

• Larger, 2.7" LCD display (versus 2.5")
• Contrast detect autofocus (with select lenses) and face detection with live view
• Faster continuous shooting speeds (3.5 vs 3.0 fps)
• New vertical and horizontal panning IS modes
• Shadow Adjustment Technology brightens dark areas of your photos
• Perfect Shot Preview lets you see the effects of exposure compensation and white balance settings on your subject before you take a photo
• Wireless flash control

As you can see, the E-520 is more of an evolution of the E-510, rather than something radically different. Olympus has dropped the EVOLT moniker from their D-SLRs, as well.

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Olympus SP-560 UZ

The SP-560 UZ is an elegant, compact digital camera — it's ideal for intermediate and advanced digital photography fans who crave power and versatility. Its superior optics, 18x optical zoom and lightweight, portable design make it the perfect point-and-shoot camera for sports, outdoor and travel photography. The SP-560 UZ's Dual Image Stabilization technology provides an effortless 2-in-1 anti-blur solution for crisp, clear images in any situation. As if all that wasn't enough, the SP-560 UZ also sports the new Face Detection technology, which recognizes and tracks faces within the frame to help you capture sharp, brilliant portrait photos. Get superior image quality with a high-resolution 8-megapixel CCD. Make large prints without ever losing any detail.

Olympus SP-570

Adding to its stellar Extended Zoom lineage, Olympus has another hit with the SP-570 UZ. The camera lends users creative power with its manual control options, but with dual image stabilization and face detection technology, the SP-570 UZ takes pristine photographs. And the 20x optical zoom of the SP-570 gives the camera more range than many of its competitors. Excellent performance coupled with creative flexibility makes the SP-570 UZ a model to seriously consider.
Quick Specs: 10 Megapixels, 20x Optical Zoom, Image Stabilization, AA Batteries

Olympus E-3 SLR

In Oct. 16, 2007, Olympus today launched the 10.1 megapixel E-3 digital SLR, the follow-up to the E-1. Olympus claims its new 11-point biaxial cross type autofocus system focuses faster than any other camera currently on the market. Other features include dust reduction, weatherproofing, mechanical image stabilization, a large magnification optical viewfinder, and a swiveling 2.5-inch Live View LCD screen. The Olympus E-3 body will retail for $1,699 when it is available next month.
The Olympus E-3’s autofocus system is its most touted feature. The twin cross type (fully biaxial) 11-point autofocus system is based on proprietary Olympus technology that uses a tooth-pattern phase detection sensor. Each of the 11 sensors has two data points, combining for a total of 22 data points to focus on both the horizontal and vertical axis. A second layer has 11 more cross focus points for an additional 22 data points, totaling 44 autofocus points readable by the sensor.

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