Olympus has announced the new Olympus PEN E-P2 Black Edition – an update to the E-P1 (12.3mp, 3″ live view, anti-shake sensor, 4fps) – it is being made available with the Olympus 20mm Pancake lens in black, FL-14 flash accessory in black, and new “F” lens cap.

Olympus has also announced two new Micro Four Thirds lenses: “M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300 MM F4.8-6.7 (150-600mm equivalent) and M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150MM F4.0-5.6 (80-300mm equivalent), which feature a high-speed, silent autofocus during still shooting and HD movie capture.”

“In the past year, the Olympus PEN family has won a series of high profile awards, including the CEA CES Innovations Award, the EISA Best European Camera and the Red Dot Design Award. Today, meet the newest member of the world-renowned family: the Olympus PEN E-P2 black-on-black kit. For the first time, the PEN E-P2’s stylish retro black metal body is complemented by a black M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 17mm lens and a black FL-14 flash in an exclusive, limited availability kit. Look what you can do with a PEN E-P2 kit. Just like the original, it blends high-quality still images like those taken with a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) with High Definition (HD) video, stereo linear PCM audio recording and In-Camera Creativity inside an ultra-portable body.”

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Amazon UK are selling the ultra compact Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS in black, or only £129 – it features a 3x optical zoom lens, 2.5″ screen, 12 megapixel sensor, face detection, takes SD memory cards, and is one of the smallest digital cameras available with an optical viewfinder:

If this doesn’t appeal to you, then here are some of the other best sellers on Amazon UK this week:

1 – Panasonic Lumix TZ7 – 10mp, 12x zoom, 3″, £179
2 – Panasonic Lumix TZ10 – 12mp, 12x zoom, 3″, £239
3 – Panasonic Lumix TZ8 12mp, 12x zoom, 2.7″, £198
5 – Canon EOS 500D DSLR – 15.1mp, IS kit lens, 3″, HD Video, £503
5 – Sony Cybershot W320 – 14mp, 4x opt zoom, 2.7″ screen, £109

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Sony has announced the new Sony Alpha A55 Digital SLR – it features a 16.2MP High Resolution sensor, Translucent Mirror f/Fast Focus, 921K Dot 3″ Tiltable LCD screen with live view, 3x 18-55mm kit Lens (Equiv to 27-82.5mm), Built-In GPS, Full HD 1080/60i Video, 3D Sweep Panorama Mode, Quick AF for Full HD Movie Capture, 10 Frames Per Second Continuous Shooting, Up to ISO 12800 Sensitivity, anti-shake sensor. Should be available in October, and you can pre-order it from B&H.

“The newly developed Variable Angle Tilt LCD monitor mounting system is also the first on an α series camera to utilize a tilt-and-swivel mechanism. Offering 180° of vertical movement and 270° of horizontal movement, it enables you to comfortably shoot from a wide range of positions and angles. Usable for both vertical-format and horizontal-format framing, it also offers auto-rotation of screen content to ensure correct orientation at all times.”

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Sony has announced the new Sony Alpha A33 Digital SLR – it features a 14.2MP High Resolution sensor, Translucent Mirror f/Fast Focus, 921K Dot 3″ Tiltable LCD screen, 3x 18-55mm kit Lens (Equiv to 27-82.5mm), Full HD 1080/60i Video, 3D Sweep Panorama Mode, Quick AF for Full HD Movie Capture, 7 Frames Per Second Continuous Shooting, Up to ISO 12800 Sensitivity, Beautiful Low-Light Photos Possible, it should be available 4th September 2010, also available for pre-order from B&H.

“Introducing the Sony α55 and α33 – two revolutionary new ultra-compact interchangeable-lens digital cameras that are reshaping the imaging landscape of the future. Featuring a game-changing advance called Translucent Mirror Technology, they offer the lightning-quick speed and precision you need to ‘focus between the moments’. And they do it on a full-time basis, whether you’re shooting high-resolution still photos or Full HD movies. The Sony α55 and α33. Now, at last, the ultimate in interchangeable lens digital camera speed and performance can be yours.”

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