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Olympus’s compact digital camera “OLYMPUS STYLUS SH-50″ was released on February 23, 2013. However they stopped selling it because it was found that some photos taken by the camera had some kind of mark or stain on the output.

Olympus discovered that there was a foreign substance attached to a part near the CMOS sensor and finally solved the issue and now they are ready to start selling “OLYMPUS STYLUS SH-50″ again. It will be available in late June.

For those who already bought the camera, the company will replace the defective model without charge. Below are the serial numbers intended for replacement:

Black: JMG201001 ～ JMG204904
Silver: JMA201001 ～ JMA207204
White: JMN201001 ～ JMN204292

“OLYMPUS STYLUS SH-50″ has optical 24X zoom lens, 1/2.3 inch CMOS sensor (Effective pixels: 1.6 million), and powerful image stabilizer functions of “3-axis photo image stabilization” and “Hybrid 5-axis movie image stabilization”.

Panasonic announced that they will release pocket sized digital camera “DMC-LF1″ (102.5 x 62.1 x 27.9mm, 170g) with 7.1X optical zoom.

It has a finder and F2.0 LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens and features a 1/1.7 inch Mos sensor, 3 inch LCD screen (920,000 dot), and Wi-Fi/NEC functions.

Color: black

PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. is releasing a new compact digital camera with a clean retro design – PENTAX MX-1 – on May 3.

It’s a digital camera with an optical 4X zoom lens featuring a large maximum aperture of F1.8 to F2.5 and 28mm wide-angle coverage (in the 35mm format) and works well in low light situations. A back-illuminated CMOS image sensor is built-in to ensure low-noise characteristics and high-definition images with a sensitivity of ISO 12800 and approximately 12.0 effective mega pixels. Minimum object distance is 1cm away from the lens. It has a 3 inch monitor with adjustable angle.

With “Mode dial” to set 10 different shooting modes, changing settings is fast and easy.

Size: 122.5 x 60 x 51.5 mm
Weight: 391g (including battery and SD card)
Battery: Rechargeable　lithium-ion battery, AC adapter kit (sold separately)