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This article refers to a Japanese camera maker. For other meanings, see Olympus (disambiguation). Olympus can refer to: Home of the gods in Greek mythology: see Mount Olympus Japanese optics company: see Olympus company An extinct volcano on Mars and the largest known mountain in the solar system: see Olympus Mons Loose confederation of individuals in Fayetteville, AR from 1994-2000. ...
Olympus Corporation (オリンパス株式会社 Orinpasu Kabushiki-Gaisha) is a Japanese company specializing in optics and imaging. Olympus was founded in 1919, and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is named after "Olympus", the home of the gods in Greek mythology; see: Mount Olympus. Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ...
A company in the broadest sense is an aggregation of people who stay together for a common purpose. ...
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Imaging refers to the science of obtaining pictures or more complicated spatial representations, such as animations or 3-D computer graphics models, from physical things. ...
1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō listen, literally eastern capital), is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu in Japan. ...
Official language Japanese Capital Tokyo Largest City Tokyo Emperor Akihito Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Area - Total - % water Ranked 60th 377,835 km² 0. ...
This article focuses on the monotheistic concept of a singular God. ...
Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ...
This article refers to a mountain in Greece. ...
Olympus has a history of groundbreaking camera and lens design. Their famous Zuiko lenses, first produced in 1936, were often years ahead of their time. Their camera designs have often been revolutionary.
The first highly successful camera system from Olympus was the PEN system, which were very small and used a half-frame format, meaning you could take 72 shots on a standard 36 exposure roll of film.
The PEN system design team was led by Yoshihisa Maitani. The design ethos behind the PEN system led to the creation of the OM system, a full frame professional 35mm SLR system designed to compete with Nikon and Canon's best sellers. The OM system took the camera world by storm, being much more compact than its competitors and boasting a string of innovative design features. Eventually the system included 14 different bodies and approximately 60 lenses.
However, Olympus did not move into the autofocus market in the way their competitors did, and this ultimately led to their decline as a maker of professional camera systems. Their compact cameras have retained their great popularity, though, and in recent years their digital cameras have won great acclaim. Olympus is a supporter of the Four Thirds System standard for digital SLR camera design and development, and the Olympus E-1 is currently very highly sought-after. The Four Thirds System is a standard for digital SLR camera design and development. ...
The Nikon Coolpix 950 Casio Exilim Digital photography, as opposed to film photography, uses an electronic sensor to record the image as a piece of electronic data rather than as chemical changes on film. ...
The single-lens reflex camera, more commonly known by the abbreviation SLR, uses a mirror placed between the lens and the film to project the image seen through the lens to a matte focusing screen. ...
A camera is a device used to take pictures (usually photographs), either singly or in sequence, with or without sound, such as with video cameras. ...
Design as a process can take many forms depending on the object being designed and the individual or individuals participating. ...
Technology development is the process of research and development of technology. ...
The Olympus E-1 was the first DSLR designed from the ground up for digital. ...
See also The following is a partial, alphabetically-sorted list of products manufactured under the Olympus company brand. ...
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