Olympus have released updated firmware for it’s super-zoom digital camera the SP-570 UZ. Ver 1.1 improves the responsiveness of zooming as well as a Swedish language update.

Download the update from Olympus here

Olympus has released a version 1.2 firmware for their flagship model digital SLR, the Olympus E3. The firmware update “Improves the consistency of Auto White Balance (AWB)”.

For more information on how to upgrade to the new firmware, click here.

 Olympus have upgraded the firmware on their FE series cameras including the FE-270, FE-290, FE-310, FE-330 and FE-350.

The upgrades address the following fixes and improvements:

• The camera’s stability improves during operation
• Changes have been made to the Korean version

click here to go to the Olympus firmware update page that has the downloads and instructions.

Along with the newly-launched Olympus E-520 Digital SLR is another new Zuiko lens, this time covering the ultra-wide zoom range of 9-18mm, which on the Olympus 2x crop sensor represents a 35mm equivalent range of 18-36mm. It features 13 elements in 9 groups with a Dual Super Aspherical (DSA) front element, is 73mm long, and weighs in at 280 grams.

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Olympus Australia have launched the E-520, the replacement for their highly-popular E-510 model Digital SLR camera. Olympus Australia had this to say about the new E-520:

“The exciting new Olympus E-520 represents a significant performance upgrade with an extensive range of important new hardware and feature improvements, providing the digital SLR photographer with even better imaging quality and wider creative flexibility.”

• 10 Megapixel
• AF Live View
• Image Shift Stabilisation
• Face Detection and Shadow Adjust
• Dust Reduction
• 2.7″ LCD Screen

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Olympus has announced 5 new firmware updates for their Mju digital cameras. The Mju 840, Mju 850SW, Mju 1010, Mju 1020, Mju 1030SW.

Some of the improvements include:

• Recording to microSDHC when in movie mode.
• Continuous recording to TypeH/TypeM+ xD cards in 640×480, 30fps until card is full.

To download the firmware, please CLICK HERE.

Olympus have flagged three firmware updates for their Zuiko Digital lenses. The updates provide an improvement to the AF system when used with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Digital SLR Camera. The lenses are:

• ZUIKO DIGITAL  ED 25mm F2.8
• ZUIKO DIGITAL  ED 14-42mm F3.5-5.6
• ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6

Go here for information on the updates

 Olympus has released a firmware upgrade for two of their 14-42mm Zuiko & 40-150mm Zuiko lenses. The firmware upgrade enables the full features of the E-420 to be used with the 14-42 & 40-150mm lenses.

Upgrading is carried out using the Olympus Master software, you can find more details about it here.

Olympus Australia have announced the latest addition to their Digital SLR line up - the E420 - a 10 megapixel entry level camera featuring -

• 10mp Live MOS sensor 
• Face Detection 
• Liveview
• Truepic III image processor
• 230K 2.7″ LCD
• 3.5fps
• Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction

Also being released to coincide with this is the extremely compact and light weight ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm 1:2.8 lens.

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Most of the 2008 line up Olympus digital cameras are now shipping with a microSD to xD adaptor meaning users can capture more than 2gb worth of photo’s on a single card as the adaptor has been tested to work with Sandisk’s 4gb & 6gb microSD.