Olympus’ TOUGH TG-820 is the latest addition to the TOUGH line, which sets a new benchmark for Waterproof, Shockproof, Freezeproof, Crushproof and Dustproof performance. Intended to deliver superb image quality even in extreme environments, the TG-10 iHS includes the new iHS (Intelligent, High-Sensitivity and High-Speed) family of technologies. The camera is waterproof to 33 feet, shockproof to 6.6 feet, freezeproof to 14 °F and even Crushproof to a weight of 220 pounds, and dustproof.

Along with the SZ-12, Olympus is launching just another ultra zoom digital camera – the SP-620UZ. Compare to the SZ-12, the SP-620UZ packs a less powerful lens in a less compact body, and that makes the latter more affordable. The 16 Megapixel shooter gets a 21x optical zoom lens with 25mm wide angle, TruePic III+ image processor, and a 3-inch LCD screen. It is the successor to the SP-610UZ.

Olympus launches in Europe the affordable digital camera, the VG-170 featuring the “best-in-class flash”. Like its little brother VG-160, the VG-170 features 14 Megapixel image sensor, a 26mm wide angle 5x optical zoom lens and a 3-inch LCD display. The camera comes with a powerful flash, which is able to light up faces and objects up to fully 15 meters away, and provides the Long Flash Mode that will automatically adjust ISO sensitivity to make sure your camera is set up just right for low light.

Another new compact from Olympus is the VR-340 with 10x optical zoom lens with 24mm wide angle. The affordable long-zoom camera sports a 16 Megapixel CCD image sensor and a 3-inch LCD display with a wide viewing angle. The camera features Dual Image Stabilization, which combines Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speeds to capture crisp, clear images in any situation.

Olympus will release in February the new VG-160 digital camera designed to “deliver point-and-shoot simplicity and quality at a low price”. The 14 Megapixel shooter features a 5x optical zoom lens with 26mm wide angle and a slim body measuring just 19.3mm thick. It includes AF Tracking, Shadow Adjustment Technology and Face Detection functions as well as the Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode that automatically recognizes shooting conditions that match any of 29 built-in scene modes.

Olympus launches the new XZ-1 high-end compact digital camera with “X-treme” features. The compact digicam features a X-factor design offering full manual control in slim, pocket-sized body; X-ceptional image quality with TruePic V image processor; X-cellent low-light performance with a ultra wide angle iZUIKO f1.8-2.5 6.0-24mm lens with 4x optical zoom, as well as X-treme creativity with six art filters.

Olympus introduces a new compact, entry-level digital camera, the VG-110. The 12 Megapixel camera comes with a 4x optical zoom lens with 27mm wide angle and dual image stabilization to reduce image blur. …

Olymous announced a new ultra zoom digital camera, the SZ-10 with a 18x long zoom 28-504mm wide-angle lens. The camera packs a 14 Megapixel image sensor, a 3-inch LCD display. It includes 3 Photo Mode that “captures two shots of a scene from two different angles to create still photos that can be viewed with the added excitement and realism of 3D,” and supports 720p HD video recording.

Olympus SP-800UZ

Olympus announced two new ultra zoom digital camera, the 14 Megapixel SP-800UZ with 30x wide angle optical zoom, like FujiFilm’s HS10; and the 12 Megapixel SP-600UZ with 15x optical zoom.