Olympus announces a small superzoom compact (no m43 news today)
When the sources sent me the info that there would be a small announcement I didn’t think it would be that small 
Event the 60mm macro hasn’t been officially released (even if Amazon displayed the 60mm lens on their server).
Olympus announced the new Olympus SP-820UZ superzoom compact camera. More info at ePhotozine.
UPDATE: Just want to make it clear that sources only told me about a “small announcement coming”. When I got the Amazon 60mm brochure it was my guess that it may be related to the 60mm macro. I was wrong 
As I told you before the bog Mirrorless stuff is going to be announced in mid September! Same for Panasonic!
who
10 months ago |I like the design oft the camera. That would be a nice mft Body.
Jens
10 months ago |+1
ulli
10 months ago |-1
ED
10 months ago |So no leaked specs or rumors before that??
tyler made
10 months ago |Ugly camera. Hope it shoots better than it looks (doubtful).
dau
10 months ago |Ironically it resembles the g5 more than anything…
don knizi
10 months ago |Maybe it was planned to release the 60mm macro lens today but they read 43rumors and realised that their brochures have to be reprinted (the unfortunate grasshopper shot)
Sunny
10 months ago |Oh. That´s embarassing for the sources of a (m)ft platform!
admin
10 months ago |My fault. The sources only said it’s a minor announcement. And than I found that link on Amazon. Thought this would be the stuff.
caver3d
10 months ago |Oops, admin, what happened?
spam
10 months ago |Another dumbed down superzoom from Olympus, no wonder they don’t do well in this category. Olympus used to make some of the best superzooms, but they started removing features after the SP-570UZ. SP-800UZ lost the viewfinder and later models have been much the same.
Esa Tuunanen
9 months ago |Yep, we can trust consumerism to spoil every product it touches.
Digital camera market was at its peak around 2003-2004 with widest product variety.
Since that there’s been only downhill with more and more of “Me too!” products of only few basic types.
keru
10 months ago |Pfffffffft WTF Olympus ? Where is the 60mm Macro !?
Danonino
10 months ago |Well thats so boring that Im gonna drench my camera-sorrows in liquor tonight… I want something new and exciting!
Matthias
9 months ago |Like a 14-54, 12-60, 50-200, 100-300 for mFT
Willy
9 months ago |Is this the first Olympus with automated panorama function?
Would be great if EM-5 and others could have upgraded firmware to do this!
st3v4nt
9 months ago |I doubt Olympus will release the updated firmware that add feature. I think they prefer updating the camera with minor feature. Updating firmware not generating revenue while updating camera did. So there will be EM-6, EM-7, EM-8, EM-9 and so on.
Bart
9 months ago |Most actual features are not implemented in firmware, rather, the firmware only controls those features by setting parameters and activating them. Without this, cameras would need much more powerful processors (resulting in more battery drain, heat production and cost).
Hence, changing the behavior of a feature is usually possible as long as the parameters involved can be changed, but actually adding substantial features is usually not possible.
Darryl
9 months ago |My XZ-1 has automated panoramas.
Narretz
9 months ago |Didn’t I say that admin is often a little too optimistic?
nik
9 months ago |no swivel lcd? wth
Oliver
9 months ago |On mirrorlessrumors.com I saw a picture of the new Sony NEX6 > probably smaller and cheaper than the NEX7. I hope Olympus is going to release an under-1000-euro-PEN with evf. THAT´S something they need to compete with the rivals in the camera market. Not a me-too-cam.
Dan Smith
9 months ago |I would be great if a manufacturer released a camera that created panorama images just by moving the camera in a circle, then up an increment vertically, a nd the same, much like the current app available for Apple IOs system called 360.