Olympus SP-800UZ 30x Ultra Zoom Announced

Olympus has announced the new Olympus SP-800 Ultra Zoom - the camera features a huge wide angle 30x optical zoom lens with a massive 28mm - 840mm equivalent zoom. It also features a 14 megapixel sensor, anti-shake sensor, 3" screen, 720p HD video recording, AF tracking, SD / SDHC card support and should be available in March - you can pre-order it from Amazon UK. (via Engadget)

"Olympus today unveils two full-featured SP ultra-zooms cameras – the SP-800UZ, the world's smallest 30x wide-angle optical-zoom, and the 15x SP-600UZ – that are easy-to-use and sure to get you closer to the action, whether you're capturing still images or High-Definition (HD) video. Travellers want powerful zooms without the bulk. The sleek, titanium-colored SP-800UZ and SP-600UZ are as small as they come, packed with a variety of new features that deliver a superior imaging experience far and wide: HD Movie and HDMI control, in-camera panorama and Magic Filter to expand creativity, as well as AF tracking to keep subjects in focus automatically."