To provide a better experience, Olympus has created the STYLUS SH-50, a new premium, compact long zoom camera that's equipped with 5-Axis Video Stabilization, 3-Axis Image Stabilization for stills and Full 1080p HD Video.

ENGADGET: Olympus SH-50 iHS touts 5-axis video stabilization in a compact, $300 camera (update: hands-on pics)

Heavy HDD use gave us 40dB, while accessing HDD and spinning up a Blu-ray took this to a deafening 50dBA. Luckily, once a disc was loaded and running, sounds from the drive ceased almost completely and overall system noise remained close to the idle level while actually playing a movie -- the Samsung SH-123L was impressive in that respect.

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The STYLUS SH-50 iHS is a true hybrid optimized for anyone looking to record virtually blur-free memories of any important milestone frozen in time or full of vivid motion.

ENGADGET: Olympus SH-50 iHS touts 5-axis video stabilization in a compact, $300 camera (update: hands-on pics)

Alternatives like Hitachi's SH architecture have long since fallen out of favor, and x86 is still a non-factor.

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