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The White Stuff
Hitting the slopes this winter? Here are a few basic rules to consider to avoid the kind of ski holiday photos where the snow & sky look great, but the skier is just a dark silhouette. More

Olympus User is the official magazine for the Olympus UK Camera Club. Find out about the benefits of becoming a full member. More

NEW: SP-550 UltraZoom
Get up close and personal in a whole new way. This 7.1 Mega pixel camera packs incredible 18x optical zooming power plus a broader wide-angle view. Dual Image Stabilisation protects against blur, ensuring your images are pin-sharp. More

NEW: µ[mju:] 770 SW
The world’s first compact camera that’s waterproof to 10m, shockproof against falls to 1.5m and crushproof to an unbelievable 100kg! Available in midnight Blue, titanium grey and mocca brown.
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NEW: µ[mju:] 760 SW
So say hello to the perfect combination of style and substance. 7.1 million pixels and 3x optical zoom packed in a slim and stylish weatherproof* metal body. Including Dual Image Stabilisation for perfect images in any shooting conditions.
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DSLR Software updates for Macs
■ Revisions for OLYMPUS Studio 1.52 ■
The display of image properties has been improved for the E-400. WB setting has been corrected for shooting with "Camera Control". More

■ Revisions for OLYMPUS Viewer 1.52 ■
The display of image properties has been improved for the E-400. More


 

The MAUSB-300 USB reader/writer is a rather nifty storage solution that’s small enough to carry around in your pocket, holds large amounts of photos and accepts XD picture cards. We have 20 to give away.
Email newsletter@olympus.uk.com with 'MAUSB-300' in the subject line before the 10th Feb 2007.

Olympus Sponsor 2007 Rally Cross Open Championships
Olympus are this years Associate sponsors of the 2007 Rallycross season. To celebrate we have 10 pairs of tickets for the February 11th meeting at the Croft Circuit to giveaway. To enter, mail the answer to the following question before
Feb 8th, to trademarketing@olympus.uk.com adding “Rallycross Tickets” to the subject line:
Q: What are the 4 divisions within the Rallycross Open Series?

Olympus Sketchbook
Submit an 8 image digital 'sketchbook' to Digital SLR User magazine and swin an E-400 camera and 14-42mm lens and/or a European trip for two to shoot the next months sketchbook. Open to DSLR users only. Terms and conditions apply.More






RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year Awards
Attracting over 10,000 entrants, this years Olympus sponsored competition prooved a difficult task to judge. Best overall photo, pictured above, went to Teah Higgs. See winning photos

Win one of 25 copies of the RSPCA Young Photographer's calendar, email newsletter@olympus.uk.com before the 10th Feb with 'orang utang' in the subject field.

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Recycle old Tape machines now!

Up to £50 trade-in against your old tape dictation machine when you buy an Olympus Pro-line Voice recorder. More

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New additions to the DS range of digital voice recorders
The new smart range of DS voice recorders, the DS-30, DS-40 and DS-50 enable you to listen to MP3 and AA (Audible content) files. Up to 1GB of integrated memory - over 275 hours of recording in LP mode.More

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The 'covetable and attractive' SP-510 UZ wins Digital Camera Buyer's Excellence Award for having a "super zoom at a super price" and overall being "a wonderful camera that would suit enthusiasts of all levels." Read review 

 
Not to be outdone, the
E-400 wins Pocket-Lint.co.uk's Hot Product Award. Read review

 

Top Photographer
Mortan Hvaal is one of the world's best documentary photographers. Shots taken whilst he accompanied a private security unit in Iraq are telling of a dangerous and unstable country.
Olympus profiles him.
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