Olympus SP-560 UZ with Wide Angle 18X Optical Zoom

The Olympus SP-560 Ultra Zoom digital camera ($450) has an 18x optical zoom lens ranging 27 to 486 mm (that's 35 mm equivalent). that's not all this chunky funky camera has going for it.

It features some of the newest attributes of Olympus cameras out this fall, including face detection and perfect shot preview, where you can view several different exposure, metering and white-balance options at once. It's got sensor-shift (mechanical) image stabilization as well as digital image stabilization. For people who want it, it also offers full-manual control.
This 8-megapixel camera will be available in October.