Olympus Imaging Launches New Compact Digital Camera Featuring 10X Zoom

Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo) is pleased to announce the µ-9010, a compact digital camera featuring a 10X zoom with wide-angle shooting and HD movie recording capability. Release is scheduled end of February 2010.

Main Features

1. HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) recording on SD/SDHC card
2. Large-capacity 2 GB built-in memory with photo-surfing capability using new [ib] PC software
3. 14-megapixel CCD and high-performance "DUAL IS" image stabilization for high-definition reproduction

Olympus's "µ Series" compact digital cameras combine slim, stylish designs with outstanding high-magnification zooming performance. As the new flagship of the µ Series, the µ-9010 epitomizes these capabilities, incorporating Olympus's latest optical technology to deliver astonishing 10X optical zooming performance from 28mm wide-angle to super telephoto.
The µ-9010's impressive zoom capabilities are supported by a 14-megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD that works together with the high-resolution lens to capture brilliant, high-definition images featuring natural, lifelike colours and impeccable details, accurately reproducing the subject throughout the image area. A built-in "DUAL IS" image stabilization based on high-sensitivity shooting and CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism compensates for image blur due to camera shake by adjusting the direction of the CCD. Together, these features open a new world of possibilities to compact digital camera users.

HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) recording
Extended HDTV (1280 x 720 pixels) movie recording is possible thanks to the advanced MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 movie compression format. Compatible with the SD/SDHC memory card, movie recording can be started and stopped at the touch of a button.

Photo-surfing
Made possible by the incorporation of a 2 GB memory, photo-surfing allows you to download favourite pictures from your PC back to your camera, search desired pictures according to recording information such as "date", "iAUTO" and "scene mode", and view them on the camera. It's just like the camera version of netsurfing. With the provided [ib] software, users can create image collections based on various criteria such as who is in the picture or where it was shot.

Source: http://www.olympus-global.com/en/global/