Olympus PEN E-P1 Firmware Update

Olympus have released Firmware 1.1 for the Olympus E-P1, along with updates for their Olympus kit lenses that improves auto-focus speed. The new Olympus PEN E-P1 is a DSLR that fits in your pocket - you can find out how it performed in our review, and our sample photo gallery.

The E-P1 is the world's smallest digital camera with changeable lens, it features the same size sensor as other Olympus Digital SLRs (meaning much better image quality with all the low-noise benefits of a DSLR), but with a camera body and lens size much more in like with a compact point and shoot. It is available for £549 (body only) or with a 17mm lens (34mm equivalent, with viewfinder £749), and 14-42mm 3x zoom lens (28 - 84mm equivalent, £656). It's also available with both lenses for £849 for the 14-42mm Black & 17mm Silver Pancake Lenses & VF-1 External Optical View Finder Kit with Silver body. The camera features dust reduction, a 12.3 megapixel live view sensor, 720p video recording (1280x720) with stereo sound and HDMI out, anti-shake sensor, 3" screen, 3fps shooting, SDHC support, and ISO100 - 6400.

Read our Olympus PEN E-P1 Review
View our Olympus PEN E-P1 Sample Photo Gallery
Olympus PEN E-P1 Unboxed at Recently Reviewed

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More Olympus PEN E-P1 Links:
Information: Serious Compacts London Launch, Olympus Press Release, Olympus Product Page, Hamburg Press Release (DPNow),

Previews: BandH, JessopsTV, DPReview, LetsGoDigital, DCResource, Four Thirds Photo, Imaging Resource, MacWorld, Digital Camera HQ, Edmond Terakopian, TOP,

Sample Photos: Photography BLOG,

Sample Videos: Youtube, DPReview

Ricoh R8 Firmware Update v1.22

Ricoh have released and updated firmware for the new Ricoh Caplio R8. The R8 is a 10 megapixel update to the R7 - it features a newly designed body available in black or silver, a wide angle 7.1x optical zoom lens (28 - 200mm equivalent), image stabilisation, ISO 1600, 2.7" screen with 460k pixels, and a 1cm macro mode. The camera is available in Silver, Two-tone Silver and Black or Black for £188:

The firmware update provides: Improved accuracy of white balance. - Firmware Download Link

Read our Ricoh R8 Review
View our Ricoh R8 Sample Photo Gallery

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