New from Olympus

Almost on the ropes a short time ago, Olympus has regrouped and has come out fighting. They should change their name to Phoenix. There has been a flurry of developments and among the new cameras introduced this new compact stands out. It's the Stylus SH1 IS. A new high quality compact.

Along with the announcement of their new TOUGH TG-3, Olympus released a new compact super-zoom with some very appealing features. The new SH-1 IS sports some high end specifications, such as  a 24x optical zoom lens with a 5-axis mechanical image stabilization; the first  ever for a compact camera. Not bad for a company that almost folded.

It also has the identical TruePic VII image processor found in their OM-D line of ILCs, a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS image sensor, built-in Wi-Fi, a feature that has become a necessity these days and full 1080p HD video recording at 60p. The housing  is a chic and rugged aluminum-alloy frame.
Go to olympus.com for the full press release.