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Olympus Stylus 800

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“With the Olympus Mju Digital 800, Olympus redefines the notion of stylish, high-performance digital photography. Finished in glossy dark blue or silver, the Olympus Mju 800 packs the power of 8 Megapixels into a compact, metal body that’s weatherproof. As well as guaranteeing brilliant images under any conditions, this attractive 3x optical zoom camera also offers options for extended photographic freedom. Thanks to use of the all-new Bright Capture Technology, photographers can now rely on excellent image results that were previously unheard of in extremely low-light situations. The technology also makes it possible to see subjects on the extra-large 6.4cm LCD.”

The Stylus 800 combines an 8.0-megapixel CCD image sensor with Olympus’ exclusive image processor, TruePic TURBO, which significantly enhances image quality and delivers faster overall processing speeds for rapid startup, shutter release and playback. TruePic TURBO enables the Stylus 800 to capture information from all 8.0 million pixels with pixel “micro-smoothing” that delivers clearer and more color-accurate photos, even at lower resolutions. The result is superb high-quality images that are consistently sharp and vivid even in large-format prints. The fast startup of less than one second and nearly instant shutter release time ensures a high-speed response so you are always ready to take great pictures.

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The addition of manual Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority modes, combined with 19 fully automatic pre-set scene modes, gives users versatility and control for optimal performance in any situation. Users can express their creative vision – adjusting the f- stop for detailed portraits with softened backgrounds, or slowing the exposure speed to create the blurred effect of motion – or simply select the appropriate scene mode from 19 choices for point-and-shoot simplicity. In-camera editing features such as Red-Eye Fix, Sepia and Black & White give users the ability to edit photos on the fly. “

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