14 DAY TRIAL // Olympus has really managed to establish itself as one of the top innovators in the field of digital cameras over the past few years, and now, it seems that the company's working on a new camera that will make HDR photos a whole lot easier to take.
We're not sure just how many of you have ever tried out HDR functions, but those of you who're interested in the matter probably know already that, in order to obtain a high-dynamic range (HDR) image using their cameras (not computer rendering), users need to combine several shots (typically, standard, under and over – exposed versions of the same photo).
However, according to 43Rumors, it seems that Olympus is actually working on a technology that will allow camera owners to obtain photos delivering a much better level of detail in dark areas without taking multiple shots in order to do so, but just a single one.
Of course, the same end-result is also obtained today by cameras delivering built-in HDR functions, the process of combining the under and over-exposed photos being done right within the camera, but if such a technology will in fact be developed, we reckon that the actual processing times will seriously decrease.
Plus, those users who manually combine HDR photos will certainly find such a technology to be immensely helpful.
However, the same source reveals the fact that this is just of the many surprises Olympus has in store for the future, the company also working quite hard on other interesting pieces of technology, such as sensor shift with rotation, a new type of battery grip with integrated audio-video inputs and outputs, etc.
Naturally there's still no word on the exact moment these features will make it to real, commercially-available camera models, but given the fact that Olympus was one of the first companies to implement the micro four thirds format, as well as many other attractive novelties, we're quite sure that this single-shot HDR feature will also find its way into various devices in the near future.