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Cameras 4 out of 5Olympus Stylus XZ-10 review
At first glance the Olympus Stylus XZ-10 looks like a shrunken-down version of the comapny's top-spec XZ-2 compact. But it's both more and less than that: this middling advanced compact is a curious mix of high-spec - thanks to raw capture and the inclusion...
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CamerasHands-on: Olympus PEN E-P5 review
The Olympus Pen E-P5 is all about its pro-spec quirks and build quality charm. The successor to 2011's E-P3, the latest Olympus Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera has a mixture of headline features to set it apart from the ever-busying crowd....
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CamerasOlympus Stylus XZ-10 pictures and hands-on
Ahead of its official announcement, Pocket-lint was whisked away - to the outskirts of the Mojave desert, no less - to have a play with the forthcoming Olympus Stylus XZ-10. This brand new, high-end yet amateur-targeted compact camera takes on much of...
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Cameras 4 out of 5Olympus Stylus XZ-2 (white) review
When Olympus announced the Stylus XZ-2 last year we did wonder why there was no white version - as per the XZ-1 release - to complement the black version. C'mon, everything has a white version these days. READ: Olympus XZ-1 review Patience, it would seem,...
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CamerasOlympus Tough TG-2 waterproof compact camera pictures and hands-on
The Olympus Tough TG-2 looks set finally to elevate the tough camera concept to new heights. When we first saw the original TG-1, complete with its f/2.0 maximum aperture lens at the widest angle setting, we liked where the concept was going but found...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Olympus PEN Mini E-PM2 review
There's a lot of choice in Olympus's Pen range. The E-PM2, also known as the Pen Mini, is the baby, and smallest, model of the company's compact system camera range. But small size doesn't mean small features; like both the E-PL5 and even top-tier OM-D...
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Cameras 5 out of 5Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 review
The Olympus E-PL5, otherwise known as the "PEN Lite", is the fourth iteration of the E-PL series. It's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride since this Micro Four Thirds series' conception: we've had moments of brilliance such as the retro design; but brilliance...
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CamerasOlympus Pen E-PL5 pictures and hands-on
As well as the E-PM2's announcement, Olympus has also lifted the lid on the latest Pen Lite, the Olympus Pen E-PL5. As with its other Pen cousin, Pocket-lint had a play around with a pre-production model ahead of its official announcement. The E-PL5 finds...
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CamerasOlympus Stylus XZ-2 pictures and hands on
High-end compact camera fans pay attention: Olympus has updated the XZ-1 with the brand new Olympus Stylus XZ-2, and Pocket-lint was on hand to have a play with a pre-production model of this supped-up compact. Amid the flurry of large-sensor compacts...
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Cameras 3 out of 5Olympus Tough TG-1 review
Olympus has been on the tough and waterproof camera tip for a long time now. Its range of mju and Tough cameras has often delivered in the rugged stakes, but lacked higher spec features to make for a really attractive prospect. Can the latest Olympus...
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CamerasOlympus TG-1 pictures and hands-on
Competition in the tough camera arena is fiercer than ever. This year we have models from Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Pentax, Panasonic and alternatives from Olympus itself. The TG-1 is pitched as Olympus's "flagship" tough camera and we got our hands on...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Olympus SH-21 review
Billed as the ideal point-and-shoot camera for travellers, the Olympus SH-21 is designed for versatility: it’s just about small enough to fit into your jacket or trouser pocket, features a 12.5x optical zoom equivalent to a 24-300mm lens, can record...
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Cameras 4.5 out of 5Olympus OM-D E-M5 review
Olympus’s latest Micro Four Thirds release - the OM-D E-M5 - builds on the brand’s heritage. Like the digital PEN (E-P) series that came before it, the OM-D is a digital reimagining of the original Olympus OM series - a 35mm film camera series that...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Olympus SZ-14 review
The travel zoom compact is still proving popular and Olympus is building a raft of small-bodied, big-zoom, low-cost cameras for 2012. Setting sail in the wake of the SP-620UZ ‘Ultra Zoom’ we reviewed a few weeks back (16 megapixels and 21x optical...
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Cameras 3.5 out of 5Olympus SP-620UZ review
In recent months we’ve witnessed super zooms or "bridge" cameras straying into the luxury bracket. We’ve seen the Leica V-Lux 3 and Fujifilm X-S1 for example, matching semi-pro DSLRs for cost and many of their specifications. Though, like the aforementioned,...