Olympus Stylus 9000

The popularity of compact cameras is quickly on the rise.  There are 2 great sales going on for the Olympus 9000 and the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS, with great zoom capability!

Olympus Stylus 9000 Review

Olympus has just shipped us the new Olympus digital camera Stylus 9000.  It is one of the smallest mega-zoom cameras on the market today.  The zoom starts at 28mm and goes all the way to 280mm!  All of that in an ultra compact body.  This is the smallest Stylus yet with this kind of zoom power.  Panasonic has a couple of models out there that will give the 9000 some competition in this segment, but this camera is very impressive.  The shutter lag is very minimal and the flash recovery seems above average Olympus is now including a micro sd memory card adapter with this and most of their lineup, so you aren’t stuck using the proprietary XD card format that is exclusive to Olympus and Fuji.  Micro SD cards are very available and very resonable on price.

Best Sale Price Olympus 9000

There is a new feature on this and other new Olympus models called the “Beauty Mode” that smooths out complection to give people a more pleasing look.  Sounds gimmicky I know, but I’ve tried it and it really does work.

When you are doing your digital camera comparisons, don’t miss this one!  It looks like it will be a great camera for those wanting a lot of zoom in a pocket sized digital camera.
12 Megapixel, 10x Optical Zoom, 2.7″ LCD, Optical Image Stabilization

Upon Further Review

What we like:  The optical zoom is fantastic with 10x and a 12 resolution.  The camera is light relative to its competitors.

What we didn’t like:  This camera is relatively thick at 1.2 inches.

The verdict:  The features are definitely in line with the price.  Any discounted prices are the way to go, added value.