Olympus latest patent surfaced over the web that clearly shows Olympus is planing to develope its own Smartlenses in near future, however the concept is now new If we look at the Sony and Kodak smart lenses,
Patent Details
Explanation and self-interpretation of the patent literature
Patent Publication No. 2014-175729
- Published 2014.9.22
- Filing date 2013.3.6
Olympus patents
- And switches the operation mode in response to physical contact
- Contact time of the shooting mode, when the non-contact switch to utilization mode of the image is cut wireless communication
- Selecting an application to be used in accordance with the contact position
We have already seen the Sony and Kodak smart lenses, Sony recently announced the QX30 and QX1 lens module .., the Sony Alpha QX1 features 20MP APS-C sensor and a E-mount that grabs all the E-mount lens that, a BIONZ X processor, and the QX1 also supports RAW files and the Sony QX30 features 20.4MP 1/2.3-inch sensor packed with a 30X optical f/3.5-6.3 zoom lens and features sensor shift image stabilization.
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