Last update 19 June’09 – Review and Sample Photos @ CNET Asia
Olympus Stylus 7000 announced on January 7, 2009 and is a dual image stabilized 12 megapixel compact digital camera that features 7x optical zoom, portrait mode softens shadows and smoothing wrinkles and blemishes, face detection, 3 inch hypercrystal LCD, ISO range from 80 to 1600, intelligent auto mode, and camera dimensions are 3.8″W x 2.2″H x 1.0″D (96.4mm x 55.9mm x 25.3mm) and it weighs 4.7oz (132g) without batteries and memory card.
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CNET Asia
“The most bothersome problem, though, is the lens — not so much in terms of its quality, which is pretty good, but its range. It’s not a wideangle and it’s not long enough to be a superzoom. It has a numerical advantage (7x versus 5x) over the 5000, but that’s not much in real terms and you’ll typically pay more money.”
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Cameras.co.uk
“With the 7000 you get extra zoom in a smaller body. It takes a decent picture too. There are few pitfalls, but few points to get really excited by either. If you are looking for a extra zoom for your snapshots, take a look.”
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MacWorld
“The Stylus 7000 certainly delivers in terms of style, ease of use, and a creative feature set. The 12 megapixel resolution extends the reach of an already hefty 7x zoom, but there is some compromise with image detail.”
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Photoxels
“The Olympus Stylus 7000 is well designed, fast in operations and very enjoyable to use. Image quality gives results that are good enough in good light for most snapshooters, but more advanced photographers would prefer at least one quality level up. But for a point-and-shoot easy to use digital camera, this ultra compact with its powerful 7x optical zoom lens will be attractive to many.”
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London, 7 January 2009 – The popular Olympus µ series is once again setting the standard for cameras that combine graceful design with practical innovative features. Confirming Olympus’ status as the leading developer of opto-digital technology, the new models feature compact optical zooms, with magnifications ranging from 5x in the µ-5000, 7x in the µ-7000, to an incredible 10x in the µ-9000. All three cameras feature 12 Megapixel CCDs and a host of features that guarantee brilliant results, including Dual Image Stabilisation to reduce the effect of camera shake, and a remarkable Beauty Mode that smoothes out the completions of people, knocking years of their age! With sleek metal bodies in a range of colours, the Olympus µ-5000 will be available at the end of January, while the µ-9000 and µ-7000 in stores mid February 2009.
µ-7000
The µ-7000 is the happy choice for photographers who like taking photos of their family and friends. Its versatile 7x optical zoom (37-260mm*) is great for group shots and portraits and with Advanced Face Detection, up to 16 faces can be automatically identified in single photo. For the happiest results of all though, select Smile Shot and the µ-7000 will even detect when subjects are smiling and take the photo at just the right moment. A huge 7.6cm/3.0” HyperCrystal II LCD makes framing photos a doddle and allows everyone to see their picture at the same time. The µ-7000 comes in three colours: Starry Silver, Midnight Black and Ocean Blue.
People will love having their photos taken by these sleek and sexy cameras, as µ-9000, µ-7000 and µ-5000 all feature a new Beauty Mode that smoothes out imperfections in the subject’s skin as the photo is taken, for a flawless-looking complexion that knocks years off their age.
The new models have a number of other common features too, including Intelligent Auto Mode, which automatically identifies which of five often-encountered types of scenes the photo being taken matches. In-Camera Panorama Mode is also included so that sequential photos can be combined in-camera to create dramatic wide panorama photographs.
Handling and navigation on the new cameras is easy thanks to illuminated buttons and all models are compatible with xD-Picture Cards and microSD Cards**. The Olympus µ-5000 will be on sale from the end of January, while the µ-9000 and µ-7000 will become available in mid February 2009.
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