Category Archives: Olympus

First picture of the upcoming Olympus OM-D camera

By PR admin | Published: January 20, 2012

On the first leaked picture of the Olympus OM-D camera we can see two of the dials on the top plate (previously reported here). The new camera is expected to be announced on February 8th, 2012. The price is expected to be around $1,100.00 in the US.

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Is this the Olympus OM-D camera?

By PR admin | Published: January 18, 2012

I just received this picture of the Olympus OM-D. I don’t have the original source, nor do I know if this image is authentic (maybe the reader who sent it can provide me with some more details by using this contact form). Here are some of the expected OM-D camera specs:

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Olympus Corporation updates

By PR admin | Published: January 18, 2012

The latest Olympus headlines: Panel clears audit firms of Olympus scandal blame Olympus sues 5 auditors seeking up to 1 bln yen Olympus shareholder sues execs for firing ex-CEO TPG willing to invest $1 billion in Olympus Samsung may consider alliance with Olympus Toshiba set to propose tie-up with Olympus Toshiba denies report it will […]

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More Olympus OM-D specs

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

Some more rumored Olympus OM-D specs: ISO range: 200 – 25600 EVF with 610,000 dots The built-in flash will have a GN=10 (Guide Number) 5-axis shake reduction Fast AF & 3D tracking The Olympus OM-D design will have mainly straight lines Total of 3 dials around the shutter release button plus another small button. On both […]

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Olympus OM-D rumored specs

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2012

Here are the first specs of the rumored Olympus OM-D camera: The design of the new OM-D camera will look similar to the classic OM series 1.44M dots EVF which will simulate the pentaprism designs New technologies have been introduced to compensate for camera shake and AF Two colors will be available: black and silver Weather […]

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The latest patents from Olympus and Canon

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2012

Olympus filed patent 2012-3077 in Japan for a 6-24mm f/2.7-6.1 (28-112mm equivalent) and a 6-30mm f/2.4-6.8 (28-140mm equivalent) lenses:      

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Olympus starts new “Oh My Goodness” teaser campaign for their upcoming OM-D camera (updated)

By PR admin | Published: January 14, 2012

The back cover of next week’s Amateur Photographer magazine reportedly has a full page teaser ad by Olympus about their upcoming camera. The campaign slogan is “Oh My Goodness” indicating than their product announcement may be related to the old Olympus OM system. The text says something like  “the latest Olympus classic in a long line of design […]

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Other cameras to be announced at PMA@CES 2012

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2012

Here are some more leaked cameras that are going to be announced at PMA show next week: Samsung: six new cameras WB850F ($349) with 16MP BSI CMOS sensor, 21x optical zoom, 3-inch AMOLED screen, 1080/30p FullHD video and GPS. The DV500F model will have dual screens ($299). No word about the NX-20. Casio will introduce the Exilim […]

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Japan patent update: vari-angle LCD screen from Olympus and organic sensor from Fujifilm

By PR admin | Published: December 22, 2011

Olympus filed a patent in Japan (2011-259166) for a vari-angle LCD screen that can be flipped to pretty much any camera side/angle: In addition to the US patent for an organic sensor, Fujifilm filed a similar patent in Japan (2011-253861). Here are some more details from the Japanese patent application (Google translation):

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Better translation of the interviews with camera manufacturers about their future products

By PR admin | Published: December 21, 2011

Here is a better translation of the key points from the interviews with several camera manufacturers about their future plans (thanks Erik): Olympus Working on a new mirrorless camera that is very “Olympus-like”, but not PEN. The viewfinder is the key. E-5 replacement is in the works. Canon Does a mirrorless camera really need exchangeable lenses? Can […]

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