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Fujifilm S100FS, Olympus 1030 SW, GE G2 and E1050, Sony DSC-T300 and Sigma DP1 from PMA

Crave If the Olympus mju 790 was the Steve McQueen of cameras -- rugged, but great-looking -- then the mju 1030 SW is Charles Bronson. We've already Craved a passel of fine cameras, and here we're going to round up some of our favourites from the rest of...

4 February 2008, 13:54

Olympus E-400: Another SLR beats the dust

Crave Like earlier Olympus SLR models, the new E-400 is fitted with a 'Supersonic Wave Filter' to combat this problem. We tested the filter in the Olympus Evolt E-300 and found that it worked very well. Olympus is also promoting the E-400 as "the world's...

Tags: olympus, filter, megapixel, cameras

14 September 2006, 12:21

Olympus E-30: 30-something gets out the vote

Crave Those sneaky scamps over at Olympus. While the rest of the camera world scrambled to punt out entire new line-ups before Photokina had even opened its doors, we thought Olympus had been beaten to the Micro Four Thirds punch by partners Panasonic.

Tags: olympus, panasonic, art, nikon

5 November 2008, 4:00

Olympus SP-570 UZ: Ginormous 20x superzoom

Crave Incidentally, 20x is also the size of the ginormous zoom Olympus has slapped on the new SP-570 UZ. Olympus also claims a 15 frames per second burst rate, but be warned that's at a paltry 1.2-megapixel resolution.

Tags: olympus, megapixel, nature, press

22 January 2008, 10:16

Olympus E-A1: International camera of mystery

Crave Olympus will show off the E-A1, a new dSLR, ahead of the camera's launch early next year. As such, the E-A1 will inherit the E-3's high-speed 11-point autofocus system, and the built-in image stabilisation that Olympus claims will save you up to...

Tags: olympus, face, consumer, dates

22 September 2008, 10:56

Olympus Micro Four Thirds concept: Lounge lizard

Crave Anyone who thought Panasonic had stolen a march on its co-developer should be impressed by the panache with which Olympus has pinched Panny's thunder right back. With the working Panasonic Lumix G1 the first entry into the Micro Four Thirds system...

Tags: olympus, models, lens, entry

22 September 2008, 15:03

Olympus FL-50R Flash: Get the light right

Crave To achieve complete control it helps to have the right kit, and the Olympus FL-50R Flash is packed with options to get that light right. It's seen here attached to our trusty Olympus E-510, the lightweight snapper that's seen the world as our in...

Tags: olympus, signal, adaptor, shadows

27 October 2008, 12:01

Hands-on with the Olympus DS-50 voice recorder

Crave There are some cheap and cheerful options on the market, but the real fun starts when you look above a certain price bracket -- around £250 for the Olympus LS-10. But we've been playing with a smashing alternative from Olympus that can now be...

Tags: olympus, voice, plan, recording

8 October 2008, 10:57

Win an uber-tough compact camera from Olympus!

Crave Those tough-nuts over at Olympus, however, are on to him. They've created the Olympus µ mju 790 compact camera. Pay attention Cravers -- we're announcing more free stuff! It's an ongoing joke here at Crave that one particular member of the team is...

Tags: olympus, mountain, digital living, gadgets

5 September 2007, 10:41

Swarovski-studded Olympus mju 1040: Lipstick on a pig

Crave Say hello, then, to the limited-edition Olympus mju 1040 compact camera. Almost disappointingly, to Olympus' credit the 1040's crystal stripe, comprising 98 crystallised -- sorry, CRYSTALLIZED™ -- Swarovski 'elements', is more subtle than some of...

Tags: olympus, wedding, xd, mju

14 October 2008, 10:54

Hands-on with the Olympus LS-10: 24-bit voice and music

Crave Capturing sound in 24-bit 96kHz WAV format with its sensitive stereo microphones, the new Olympus LS-10 allows for serious high-fidelity recordings and we're extremely impressed with it. AA batteries will give you about 12 hours of juice, but we've...

Tags: olympus, recorder, recording, recordings

13 May 2008, 10:46

Micro Four Thirds vs Samsung: This means war! (eventually)

Crave Olympus and Panasonic have teamed up on the consumer-oriented Micro Four Thirds format, while Samsung is sharpening a rival system. The Micro Four Thirds system is, as the name suggests, a smaller take on the Four Thirds system originally developed...

Tags: olympus, micro, film, mirror

9 September 2008, 11:26

Cashback for Christmas: Camera promotions

Crave Pick up the Olympus E-510 dSLR and Olympus will give you £100 cashback until 31 December 2007. Manufacturer: Olympus The small print is at olympus.co.uk/e510cashback, where you complete the online claim form to register, then print it and send it...

22 November 2007, 11:56

Win a Digital Christmas: Can you find the holly icon?

Crave This week it's the turn of the holly icon, which is the link to another of the prizes in our massive £4,000 tech giveaway -- the Olympus E-400 digital SLR camera. In addition to the Panasonic plasma TV, the Asus laptop and the Olympus dSLR, it...

Tags: lens, christmas, tech, icons

15 November 2006, 12:28

Video reviews round-up: Megapixel madness and sexy laptops

Crave We waited a long time for this dSLR's arrival and our patience paid off in the Olympus E-3 video review. This dust- and splash-proof 10-megapixel camera stands at the top of the Olympus E series, sporting live view and impressing us with its...

Tags: laptops, air, megapixel, olympus

17 March 2008, 16:06