Olympus Debuts New Cameras and Accessories at CES to Ring in the New Year

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Jan 05, 2011, 10:00 ET

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Olympus introduces new products and accessories at the 2011 International CES®, including the new Olympus PEN® E-PL2, the fourth generation of the award-winning PEN® family of compact interchangeable lens digital cameras. This breakthrough camera expands your creative potential with Live Guide II, new in-camera creative features, new auxiliary lenses, a new Close-Up Spotlight (MAL-1) and new Olympus PENPal™ Bluetooth® accessory. The lineup of six new Olympus cameras shines with the XZ-1, an ultra-compact with a built-in ZUIKO® lens for the ultimate in high-quality, high-performance, low-light imaging.

Olympus' new point-and-shoot cameras offer new features including 3D photo mode, Eye-Fi® Card Compatibility and new Magic Filters, adding artistic effects to your videos. They include:

TG-610 and TG-310: Combine legendary durability with the latest technology.
SP-610UZ: Lightweight, 22x wide-angle ultra-zoom camera with HD Video packs fun features and superb image quality in a user-friendly camera.
VG-120: The first in a new line of pocket-friendly, creativity-enabling, and budget-conscious cameras aimed at photographers of all ages and experience levels.

Read the full press releases for each of these products at www.olympuspresspass.com. Follow Olympus on twitter.com/getolympus, like us on facebook.com/getolympus and learn more at youtube.com/getolympus.

Journalists interested in trying the new products can stop by the Olympus table at Digital Experience tonight in Las Vegas. For more information and product images, contact Jeff Hluchyj, Mullen, 617-226-9939, [email protected], or Jennifer Colucci, Olympus Imaging America Inc., 484-896-5719, [email protected], or visit http://www.getolympus.com.

*Specifications and design are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. All trademarks and registered trademarks listed herein are the property of their respective holders, in the US and/or other countries.

SOURCE Olympus