Feb 8 2010
Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo) is pleased to announce the µ-5010, the world's slimmest camera to feature a 5X zoom lens with wide-angle shooting and HD movie recording capability. Release is scheduled end of February 2010.
µ-5010 Camera
Main Features
- HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) recording on SD/SDHC card
- 1GB built-in memory that enables photo-surfing on the 2.7-inch high-resolution LCD panel using new [ib] PC software
- Combining the world's slimmest body with a high-magnification optical 5X zoom and 26mm wide angle shooting
Olympus's "µ Series" compact digital cameras combine slim, stylish designs with outstanding high-magnification zooming performance. Boasting a high-magnification 5X optical zoom lens with wide-angle shooting capability in an ultra-slim body, the new µ-5010 is the world's slimmest camera to feature this level of power.
The µ-5010's impressive zoom capabilities are supported by a 14-megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD that works together with the high-resolution lens to capture brilliant, high-definition images featuring natural, lifelike colours and impeccable details, accurately reproducing the subject throughout the image area. A built-in "DUAL IS" image stabilization based on high-sensitivity shooting and CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism compensates for image blur due to camera shake by adjusting the direction of the CCD.Together, these features open a new world of possibilities to compact digital camera users.
HD movie (MPEG-4 AVC / H.264) recording
Extended HDTV (1280 x 720 pixels) movie recording is possible thanks to the advanced MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 movie compression format. Compatible with the SD/SDHC memory card, movie recording can be started and stopped at the touch of a button.
Photo-surfing
Made possible by the incorporation of a 1GB memory, photo-surfing allows you to download favourite pictures from your PC back to your camera, search desired pictures according to recording information such as "date", "iAUTO" and "scene mode", and view them on the camera. It's just like the camera version of netsurfing. With the provided [ib] software, users can create image collections based on various criteria such as who is in the picture or where it was shot.