Olympus Mju 1060: high end features with a budget price tag

If you’re after a top spec digital camera, but your budget won’t stretch that far, Olympus could have just what you’re looking for. It’s latest sleek snapper packs in features you’re more likely to find on a high end model, but without the price tag to match so you’ll still be able to afford to go places worth taking some snaps of.

Not only does the Olympus Mju 1060 pack a 10 megapixel sensor, but inside its slim body sits a lengthy 7x optical zoom so you can get close up without having to shuffle your feet. You also get time saving features like face detection and image stabilisation to keep your snaps sharp and blur free.

Top talents
Perfect 10
With 10 megapixels to play with, you’ll be able to blow your photos up large and still not see the dots.

Face this way
Even if you’ve had one too many, you’ll still get stunning snaps thanks to the helping hand of face detection to keep everyone looking their best.

Hold it steady
Even if you’ve not got the steadiest of hands, the image stabilisation tech should be able to counter any judders so you get super sharp stills.

Best price: £228.77 on 10 September 2008

Closest rivals
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 – For hassle free photos with minimal fuss, Panasonic’s Intelligent Auto mode is hard to beat.

Sony CyberShot DSC-W300 – If megapixels is what you’re after over everything else, this sleek Sony packs 13.6 of ‘em into a tiny body.

Canon Digital Ixus 70 – For the ultimate in portability, Canon’s barely there snapper if perfectly pocketable.

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