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Olympus pushed out the Mju (that’s the Stylus over here) 1020 in a lackluster pre-PMA update back in January, but the company is trying to spice up the 10.1 megapixel shooter with a trio of custom skins designed by Romanian artist Matei Apostolescu. The skins are bundled with a special white-bodied 1020 and are apparently available now, but you’ll have to act fast — only 5,000 are being produced. Check the other two designs after the break.

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Basically just pre-PMA upgrades to existing models all around, Olympus just loosed nine new shooters. Almost all feature “HyperCrystal” or “HyperCrystal II” displays (not to be confused with hypercolor, dudes), facial recognition, OIS, high ISO modes, and a bunch of other stuff that every other camera company does now. Here’s the quick rundown.
FE series (February)

• FE-310 - 8 megapixel, 5x zoom, 2.5-inch LCD
• FE-340 - 8 megapixel, 5x zoom, 2.7-inch LCD
• FE-350 - 8 megapixel, 4x zoom, 28mm wide angle lens, 3-inch LCD

Mju / Stylus series (February)

• Mju 840 - 8 megapixel, 5x optical, 2.7-inch LCD
• Mju 850 SW - 8 megapixel, 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD, waterproof to 3m
• Mju 1010 - 10.1 megapixel, 7x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD
• Mju 1020 - 10.1 megapixel, 7x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD
• Mju 1030 - 10.1 megapixel, 3.6x zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, waterproof to 10m

SP series (March)

• SP-570 UZ - 10 megapixel, 20x wide angle zoom, OIS, 2.7-inch LCD

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