Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus SP-810UZ

Photography Blog has tested a camera from Olympus with an incredible long zoom range. The camera is called Olympus SP-810UZ and comes with a 36x optical zoom lens that starts at 24mm and ends at 864mm.
But is the camera able to capture pictures of good quality?

Some key features for the Olympus SP-810UZ camera:
-36x optical zoom lens (24-864mm)
-14 megapixel image sensor
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD movie mode
-10 Magic Filters
-SDXC card compatibility

Photography Blog ends up giving the SP-810UZ a “Highly Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4.5 stars out of 5 possible. The digital camera scores highest on value for your money, ease of use and design, while it scores a little lower on image quality and features. If you are looking for a camera with such a zoom range, this one from Olympus should definitely be one the list among the cameras you should try and maybe buy.
Read the full review of the Olympus SP-810UZ 36x zoom camera here.

Olympus VR-310

Photography Blog has reviewed a cheap travelzoom camera from Olympus called Olympus VR-310. This Olympus camera has 14 megapixels and a useful 10x optical zoom lens starting at 24mm.

Some key features for the Olympus VR-310 camera:
-14 megapixel image sensor
-10x optical zoom lens (24-240mm)
-3″ LCD screen
-720p HD movie capture
-Dual image stabilization
-Magic Filters

Photography Blog ends up giving the VR-310 a pretty poor review with an “Average” rating and an overall score of 3 out of 5 possible stars. The digital camera scores highest on value for your money, while it scores a bit lower on image quality, features, design and ease of use. The price on this camera from Olympus is pretty low, but that does not help when the image quality is poor. It might be worth putting some extra money into getting a better camera.
Read the full review of the Olympus VR-310 budget travelzoom camera here.

Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12mm f/2

Photography Blog has tested a new high grade lens from Olympus that they have made for the Micro Four Thirds system. The lens, called Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12mm f/2, and has a full metal body, built-in depth of field and distance indicators, in addition to enhanced multi-layer lens coating and very light weight.

Photography Blog ends up giving the Olympus lens a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 out of 5 possible stars. The 12mm lens scores highest on image quality, features and design, a little lower on ease of use, while it scores lowest on value for your money. Olympus has created a great little lens that is able to photography excellent pictures, but the price tag might be a bit high for many photographers.
Read the full review of the Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12mm f/2 lens here.

Olympus SZ-30MR

Photography Blog has tested a new digital camera from Olympus. The camera is called Olympus SZ-30MR and comes with a new function called multi-record mode that lets you take still photos while recording video.

Some key features for the Olympus SZ-30MR:
-16 megapixel image sensor
-24x optical zoom lens (25-600mm)
-Image stabilization
-3″ LCD screen
-1080p Full HD movies with stereo sound
-Multi-record (MR) mode
-Magic Filters

Photography Blog ends up giving the SZ-30MR a “Recommended” rating with an overall score of 4 stars out of 5 possible. The Olympus camera scores highest features, a little lower on design and value for your money, and lowest on ease of use and image quality. If you are an amateur photographer that want the multi record function, this might be your choice, but if you are more of an enthusiast you might elsewhere because there is little manual controls and no RAW-format with this Olympus digital camera.
Read the full review of the Olympus SZ-30MR digital camera with multi-recording function here.