I’ve posted the Olympus Stylus 550WP aka Mju 550WP Photo Gallery which contains full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Olympus Stylus 550WP aka Mju 550WP review as well.

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Check out my review of the Nikon D5000 digital SLR, the mini-me, less expensive version of Nikon’s D90 SLR, with swivel LCD added to the mix. Visit Nikon D5000 photo gallery as well for full-sized photos taken using the camera. Hit the link for the full review.

This review was written based on a full production, retail unit of the Nikon D5000 using firmware v1.00.

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Olympus announced a new rugged camera today. The Olympus Stylus Tough aka Mju Tough 6010 is an incremental upgrade to the Stylus 6000 launched earlier this year (see our review), featuring just two main changes – an up in megapixel count and new Magic Filter effects

Olympus Stylus Tough 6010
(Rugged compact camera)

• 12 effective megapixels
• 28 – 102 mm (f3.5 – f5.1) 3.6X optical zoom lens
• Rugged design: waterproof to 10 feet, drop proof to 5 feet and freezeproof to 14 degrees
• Sensor shift image stabilization
• 2.7 inch LCD
• Tap control and LCD backlight boost
• NEW: Magic Filters (sounds like Art Filters from Olympus digital SLRs) with effects like Pop art, fisheye, sketch and pinhole
• No manual controls
• Intelligent Auto mode (camera picks a mode automatically), Beauty Fix mode
• VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes xD Picture cards (and microSD cards via bundled adapter)
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available this month for $300
• Comes in your choice of grey, turquoise and red

In other news, for those who are wondering, our review of the Nikon D5000 will be up very soon.

Here’s the Nikon D5000 digital SLR Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Nikon D5000 review for more about the camera.

Visit the Nikon D5000 photo gallery

I’ve just reviewed the Sony Cyber-shot T90, a slim, ultra-compact camera with 12 megapixels of resolution, a 4X stabilized zoom lens and 3 inch touchscreen LCD. I’ve also put up the Sony Cyber-Shot T90 photo gallery, containing full-sized photos taken straight out of the camera. Click the link for the full review.

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Here’s the Sony Cyber-shot T90 Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Sony Cyber-shot T90 review too.

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Samsung announced two pretty basic point-and-snap digital cameras today:

Samsung SL502 and SL720
(Point-and-shoot cameras)

• 12 effective megapixels
• 35 – 175 mm (f3.5 – f5.5) 5X optical zoom lens for SL502
  28 – 140 mm (f3.5 – f5.6) 5X optical zoom lens for SL720
• Optical image stabilization (SL720 only)
• 2.7 inch LCD
• Smart Auto Mode (aka automatic scene mode selection)
• Face, smile and blink detection; face recognition
• Smart Album plays back photos by all sorts of categories
• No manual controls
• VGA (SL502)/HD 720p (SL720) 30 FPS movie mode with sound
• Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
• Uses a lithium-ion battery
• Available in August for $150 (SL502) and $230 (SL720)