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Olympus may be the target of Samsung, Sony, Fujifilm and Panasonic, but that doesn't mean it is doing that well for itself.
In fact, the Japanese company has reported highly unfavorable financial results for the year 2011.
Even with strong camera sales (up 7.2 percent on year), and the top BCN ranking for 20... |
13 February 2012
10:41 GMT |
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After all sort of leaked specs and images bombarded the Web in these last few weeks, Olympus has finally brought forth the OM-D E-M5 retro-looking interchangeable lens camera that uses the company’s own Micro Four Thirds sensor format.
The first thing that one notices when taking a look at the new OM-D is just... |
8 February 2012
14:01 GMT |
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After Panasonic, Canon and Nikon have all announced their rugged camera options for 2012, it’s now Olympus’ turn to show us their own take on the matter.
Called the Tough TG-820, the 12MP snapper comes in a variety of colors and Olympus says it’s not only waterproof to depths up to 10 meters but also sho... |
8 February 2012
13:00 GMT |
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Olympus’ newly released OM-D E-M5 might pack all the flexibility and features that one needs, but for those of you looking for a much simpler camera, the company has also introduced the SP-620UZ.
Like all super zooms, the most important asset of the SP-620UZ is its 21x lens, enabling it to reach focal lengths ... |
8 February 2012
11:04 GMT |
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With just a few more hours left until the Olympus OM-D becomes official, more details about this camera have emerged.Just like before, these new specs were uncovered by 43 Rumors, which learned from a "super European source."According to this latest info, the OM-D could sport a "super fast" autofocus and 3D tracking ... |
7 February 2012
11:52 GMT |
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Olympus’ retro-looking OM-D interchangeable lens camera has been pictured on our website quite a few times until now, but recently a new image of the camera showing all its details has been posted online by Amazon. The picture was uploaded on the retailer’s Japanese website, where it was spotted by 43rum... |
6 February 2012
17:31 GMT |
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With just a few more days to go until the Olympus OM-D becomes official, the first picture of this keenly awaited camera made its way to the Web.
While it definitely doesn’t reveal too much, the image does show the top part of this retro-looking mirrorless snapper, which is said to include a 16MP Micro Four Th... |
3 February 2012
15:21 GMT |
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After a debunked rumor about possibly acquiring Olympus' camera business, Samsung is reported to be seeking ties with the company for its other assets.
In short, Samsung wants a partnership with Olympus, reportedly because of the latter's expertise in making medical equipment.
It is not alone in that ei... |
1 February 2012
09:51 GMT |
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Back in the day when film was king and nobody had ever heard of digital, the compact Olympus OM-1 was one of the most popular SLRs around.Fast forward to our times and most of us seem to have forgotten about this small, but powerful, camera, most outside Olympus that is, as the company wants to revive this brand with... |
18 January 2012
08:56 GMT |
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Olympus is working on a waterproof camera with interchangeable lens, but it won't, unfortunately, manage to bring it out in time for CES 2012.
In fact, there is little chance that the product was ever meant to be showcased there.
After all, it will only be formally introduced in the second week of February, or... |
4 January 2012
03:14 GMT |
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There seems to be quite a bit of activity on the photo and video camera market lately, as Olympus has now joined rivals Sony and Panasonic with a new product, namely the PEN Mini.Summer is always the season of tourists, meaning that cameras are one electronic product that usually see a sales rise in this period. ... |
26 August 2011
09:02 GMT |
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Introduced at the end of June, Olympus has now announced US availability and pricing for the PEN Lite E-PL3, the company's first Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera with a tilting LCD screen.
Just as the rest of its PEN siblings introduced in June, the E-PL3 is built using a Live MOS sensor with a r... |
28 July 2011
05:27 GMT |
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Olympus has recently announced the introduction of the SP-810UZ point-and-shoot snapper that comes with an 36x (24-864mm equivalent) zoom lens, advertised by the company as offering the world's longest optical zoom in a compact camera.
The SP-810UZ is the successor of the SP-800UZ and brings a new series of f... |
28 July 2011
04:26 GMT |
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Olympus has recently updated its popular line of PEN interchangeable lens cameras to feature three new models that all carry similar specs and were designed to cater to the needs of both hobbyists and advanced photographers alike.
The news came as a bit of a surprise as everybody expected Olympus to release just t... |
30 June 2011
04:39 GMT |
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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 f... |
4 March 2011
09:35 GMT |
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Beside the new Tough camera we've talked about yesterday, Olympus also brought to the market two other new models, the SZ-30MR and the SZ-20, both of which offer some pretty impressive zooming capabilities, while retaining a fairly compact form factor.The first model we'll talk about as follows is the SZ-30... |
3 March 2011
08:28 GMT |
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Without a doubt, Olympus' Tough cameras have really managed to make a name for themselves, due to their enhanced level of resilience when subjected to adverse external conditions, and now, the camera maker is back with yet another product of this type, the TG-810.However, the TG-810 really manages to stand out f... |
2 March 2011
09:47 GMT |
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After announcing the entry-level VG-120 model back at CES 2011, Olympus decided to offer users an even more affordable compact digital camera and introduced the VG-120 camera, targeting roughly the same market segment and coming at a price point even customers on a very tight budget will certainly find to be quite in... |
9 February 2011
03:39 GMT |
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Beside the slim ultra-zoom camera we've already talked about in a previous article, Olympus decided to also push onto the market two new additions to its VR Series, namely models VR-330 and VR-320, both of which built on the platform of the VR-310 model, introduced back in January, during CES 2011.The two camera... |
8 February 2011
16:21 GMT |
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While Olympus brought plenty of interesting new products at CES 2011, that's not stopped them from pushing even more attractive cameras onto the market, one of the latest novelties brought forth by the company being the SZ-10 digital camera, that offers ultra-zoom capabilities and quite a few other extras in a v... |
8 February 2011
15:31 GMT |
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After talking about all of the new digital cameras introduced by Olympus at CES 2011, it's time to check out the very last addition to the company's lineup, namely the VG-120 compact digital camera, an entry-level model that, despite of its affordable price point, packs some pretty interesting imaging funct... |
12 January 2011
04:47 GMT |
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Olympus is quite well-known for its ultra-rugged Tough series of compact digital cameras and, at CES 2011, the company decided to add two new products to this lineup, namely the TG-610 and TG-310 Waterproof, Shockproof and Freezeproof models.Without a doubt, the main selling point these new camera models have in stor... |
10 January 2011
04:59 GMT |
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Beside the E-PL2 pocket DSLR we've already talked about yesterday, Olympus brought plenty of other interesting surprises at CES, including here a brand-new ultra-compact premium camera, the XZ-1 model.The XZ-1 sports a new functional design called X-factor Style, that delivers full manual controls in a slim, sty... |
7 January 2011
05:51 GMT |
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Rumors regarding the incoming release of the next PEN model from Olympus, the E-PL2, have been floating around the Internet for quite a while now, but it seems that the company has finally decided to officially unveil it at CES 2011.As some of you might known, the E-PL2 represents the fourth generation in the Olympus... |
6 January 2011
04:50 GMT |
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The compact camera market is set to receive an important number of new additions at CES 2011, Olympus, Sony and Panasonic, all preparing new models with advanced features for the fair, Olympus' XZ-1 even packing a 3-inch OLED display.
According to sources cited by 43rumors, the XZ-1 has the same 1:1.63 size 1... |
30 December 2010
03:50 GMT |
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Since CES is almost ready to start, the rumor mill is spinning at light speeds, the latest piece of information we've managed to come across being related to the latest addition to Olympus' lineup of mirrorless interchangeable lens digital cameras, namely the E-PL2 model.A successor to the E-PL1, which we&#... |
29 December 2010
06:01 GMT |
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Mobile phone maker Motorola is reportedly preparing the release of at least two new high-end smartphones that would run under Google's Android operating system, designed for the airwaves of the two largest wireless carriers in the United States, namely AT&T and Verizon Wireless.We already knew that Motorola was... |
25 November 2010
05:26 GMT |
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While we've seen plenty of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras being rolled onto the market over the past few months, we hadn't heard anything of interest in a while from Olympus, the first company to have outed a micro four thirds pocket DSLR, the already famous PEN E-P1 (and it successors, the E-P2 an... |
16 November 2010
10:48 GMT |
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The Japanese mobile phone market is one of the oddest, but also the most advanced technologically in the world. Unfortunately, it's not one of the most eco-friendly, as it turns out Sharp decided to give its Touch Wood concept a go.The new device is made of cypress timber, which means that every handset will hav... |
8 November 2010
06:27 GMT |
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God of War III is set to be released on March 16 exclusively for the PlayStation 3 gaming system for Sony, marking the end of the Kratos saga, which has spanned three main games, spinoffs and hardware platforms. But already the people behind the title are talking about offering more content for those fans of the seri... |
9 March 2010
16:21 GMT |
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Sony has sent word that God of War III, one of the most expected PlayStation 3 exclusive videogames arriving in 2010, has received a final release date for March 16. We knew that the game would be coming out at some point in spring since the 2009 edition of E3, but only now is the company committing to a clear date, ... |
29 January 2010
08:35 GMT |
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Several years into the business, Olympus America Inc. has recently launched its new product, the X-Suit NIR® biliary metallic stent, designed specifically for increased comfort, flexibility and radial support.The main purpose of the new device is to relieve some of the pain that pancreatic, liver and bile duct ca... |
1 June 2009
10:31 GMT |
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Compact digital cameras equipped with touchscreen displays are not exactly something very new, but what happens when the amateur photographer is trying to shoot something in very difficult conditions (as for example, in winter, while wearing gloves)? Generally, the results are less than satisfactory, but that will ce... |
25 August 2008
14:31 GMT |
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Olympus has refreshed today their DSLR lineup by introducing the new E-520, which is basically the "old" E-510 with some improvements and a new, appealing and affordable Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 ultra-wide angle lens. The new digital single lens reflex camera now offers some of the features found in the E-42... |
13 May 2008
09:35 GMT |
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Our previous E-430 report might have been a rumor, but Olympus' quiet release of the E-420 is as real as it gets. The new camera stands as the smallest DSLR in the world, its minute dimensions allowing to fit into a purse or a jacket pocket.Powered by a 10.0 Megapixel Live MOS sensor and a TruePic III image proc... |
5 March 2008
04:38 GMT |
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Even though the PMA08 event is over, the rumor mill has not run out of wind as there are images and specs of a possible future Olympus DSLR circulating on the Internet. Although the company has a new range of digital single lens reflex cameras aimed at various market segments, and by new I mean 2007-2008, it would se... |
14 February 2008
04:40 GMT |
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Since CES 2008 is over, manufacturers are now focusing on the next important upcoming event, the PMA (Photo Marketing Association International) 2008, scheduled to take place during January 31- February 2 in Las Vegas. By focusing you should understand releasing tons of models that improve on existing ones and add ne... |
22 January 2008
06:01 GMT |
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It seems like the portable recorder niche looks more and more attractive for electronic goods producers...Olympus, a manufacturer with a strong tradition in photo cameras and a medium one in professional audio, decided it was time to take the next step. The result of the engineering and design strives is called th... |
7 January 2008
09:11 GMT |
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The release of the new E-3 flagship model was also accompanied by some new lenses and hot-shoe strobes, Olympus aiming at offering a new complete solution to professional photographers. Olympus has four new lenses and a converter, but what's quite appealing is the fact that three of them have the silent wave dri... |
17 October 2007
05:50 GMT |
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Olympus has finally taken the wraps off its new flagship model, the E-3, previously known as the E-P1. Thanks to the presentation "accidentally" leaked in July, we knew what to expect from the latest DSLR coming from the well-known manufacturer. The Olympus E-3 comes with a 10-megapixel Live MOS Image Sensor that com... |
17 October 2007
03:49 GMT |
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Microsoft has announced a new broad patent cross-licensing agreement with Olympus. Neither of the two companies disclosed the financial terms of their agreements. The only details made available by Microsoft were related to the fact that its patents will be implemented into technology going in digital cameras, digita... |
16 October 2007
03:15 GMT |
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One of the richest and most varied histories in the world is that of Greece, along with that of Egypt and Japan... And many others, but for now we'd better stop listing. All we care now is about Greece...Well, since we're on this subject, history really doesn't matter much, especially when many see in ... |
7 September 2007
09:05 GMT |
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It appears that Olympus' next advanced/professional DSRL will not be the E-P1, as rumored here. The company struggling to popularize the four-thirds format has unveiled its new flagship model, called the E-3. There's no press release, so information on the new camera is scarce. However, rumors say that we m... |
29 August 2007
05:35 GMT |
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Half a year after the last major compact revamping, Olympus has new models featuring some of the latest trends in photography, or at least in point and shoot photography. Let's start with the zoom monster, the SP-560, successor of the first 18x optical zoom camera, the SP-550. Basically it's the same camera... |
24 August 2007
11:56 GMT |
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It sounds kind of Greek to me, but it seems that Olympus is a worldwide known Japanese company, specializing mainly in optics and imaging. I still cannot understand why it began producing dictaphones, since it initially specialized in microscope and thermometer businesses.Recently, as it needs to expend its businesse... |
26 July 2007
05:57 GMT |
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Leaked information can be accidental or a shrewd marketing trick aimed at raising the interest in a particular product. In Olympus' case, it seems that the first assumption is valid. A 27-page marketing presentation detailing the company's roadmap for their next professional DSLR, the E-P1, was posted on tw... |
16 July 2007
04:08 GMT |
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Olympus is expanding its standard lineup with another telephoto lens aimed at the four thirds system, which also includes the award winning and wickedly expensive Super High Grade series. The lens in question is the new Zuiko Digital ED 70-300mm F4.0-5.6, a good solution for owners of E510s and E410s, but with limite... |
26 June 2007
09:05 GMT |
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You can't say that the guy who managed to nab next month's issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly is a hero. It's only natural that the one who gets his hands on something like this for the first time should share it with the world, not expecting any thanks in return, but we thank him/her anyway, for the ... |
3 May 2007
09:46 GMT |
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Olympus has launched a pair of new digital cameras: X-775 (pictured) and X-785. Both come with similar mid-range specs: compact metal body, a 7.1 megapixels resolution, along with a 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, a 2.5-inch LCD, 15 shooting modes and LEXAR 512 MB xD memory card. Here's a complete list of the ... |
26 April 2007
03:16 GMT |
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Although they are losing ground on the DSLR market to producers like Canon, Nikon, Pentax and even newcomer Sony, Olympus is not ready to quit the battlefield.The makers of the four thirds system are preparing the launch of three new DSLRs aimed at replacing the professional E-1, the semi-pro E-500 and the entry-leve... |
5 March 2007
05:12 GMT |
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