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Olympus Patent - Hybrid Image Stabilization System

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We have heard that Olympus said they have reached the physical limits of camera image stabilization till date. But they didn’t stopped yet, According to the latest patent (Pub. Date: Jan. 19,2017 ) they are working on improving the hybrid image stabilization system camera.

Patent Details
CAMERA SYSTEM, BLUR CORRECTION METHOD THEREFOR, CAMERA BODY AND INTERCHANGEABLE LENS
Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Pub. Date: Jan. 19,2017
Filed: Jun. 14, 2016
Pub. No.: US 2017/0019600 Al

Description from patent document (Translated from Japanese)
A camera system including an interchangeable lens and a camera body, in which the camera body includes: a Roll blur correction range setting unit that sets a blur correction range in Roll directions of the camera body to be 81 when the interchangeable lens mounted on the camera body cannot perfonn blur correction (in the Pitch directions and the Yaw directions) or that sets the range to be 82 (“,81) when the interchangeable lens can perfonn blur correction; a PitchYaw blur correction range setting unit that sets blur correction ranges in the Pitch and Yaw directions of the camera on the basis of the set blur correction range in the Roll direction; and a blur correction ratio calculation unit that calculates a blur correction ratio of each of the interchangeable lens and the camera body when both of them perform blur correction.

IS Olympus

From the patent image (above) you can clearly see olympus is working on improving Lens and camera Image Stabilization correction and calculation unit that is connected to Blur correction Micro Computer.

Olympus is pioneer in making Hybrid IS system based camera and lens units. Olympus E-M1Mark II camera was announced on September 20th, 2016. The IS system working inside the camera is industry best. Many photographers does reported the the camera when combines with some specific lenses gives you 6 stops of shake correction.  Also look at this article here.

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List of best prime and Zoom lens for Olympus E-M1 Mark II by DXO Mark Lab

Olympus OMD E-M1 Mk II lenses

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Today DXO Mark published the list of best zoom and prime lenses for the astonishing Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera. The Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera features excellent core specification and some online reports also said that the camera can provide camera shake upto 6 stops in certain condition.

To me the Olyumpus E-M1 Mark II camera is the best still Micro Fourthird camera available today, no one can compete the specification of the E-M1 Mk II for now.

The well Know DXO Mark Lab published the list of best lenses available for Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera, just have a look.

Best Prime and Zooms for the Olympus E- M1 Mark II

Best Prime lenses for Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera image

Best prime lenses available for Olympus E-M1 Mark II

The three best primes:

Olympus E-M1 Mark II best zoom lenses image

Best ultra wide zoom lens for Olympus E-M1 Mark II

The three best zoom lenses:

 

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Olympus E-M1 Mark II at DXO Mark Lab

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DXO Mark tested out Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera and it topped the chart of test scores and become the #1 4/3 format camera ever tested at DXOLAB.
The lowlight performance of the E-M1 Mark II camer even crossed out the Sony made IMX269 sensor score that is being used inside in Panasonic GX8 camera. The Low light performance of the camera is as good as Nikon D500 camera and way better then Canon 80D is we believe the test scores of the LAB.

Olympus E-1 Mark II vs. Sony A6500

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While comparing with Sony A6500 the scores of the E-M1 Mark II camera look bit inferior to the A6500 camera. But, still the test score of the E-M1 II looks very promising.

Olympus E-1 Mark II vs. Canon 7D Mark II

Olympus E-M ark II camera showing a big difference in test scores when compared with 7D Mark II camera. Despite of having a smaller sensor

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While many Canon users complain DXO give biased results when they test a Canon camera, but Canon itself never issued a statement related to that. It’s also true that DXO Mark test results are used today by many comparison engines worldwide. Hence, they have a big impact on overall camera sales worldwide.

and a final look with Nikon D500

E-Mark II vs D500

Olympus E-M1 mark II test scores are very close to Nikon D500 DSLR. It’s true that Olympus set’s up a new standard of 4/3 format sensor.

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Source DXOMarkLab

Olympus stylus 2 Coming Soon ?

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New digital camera registered by Olympus in Taiwan and its Code name is IM005. The registration date was of January 9 2017 and we my see a new camera announcement from Olympus in Q4 of this year.

Now if we look at the battery specification that is LI-92B, battery used inside compacts. Possibly Olympus is working on successor of the successor of Olympus stylus 1, TG-4 or may be  SH3.

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Olympus Stylus discontinued – Source B&H

If we are talking about compact camera then you should know that the stylus 1 Model is already discontinued and it was announced on October 9 2013. It was one of the most popular compact camera of Olympus featuring a 10X compact zoom lens with constant F2.8 Aperture.

The next camera may have a 1 inch sensor to compere against other trending compacts of today, we will update you soon if we get any new information.

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Olympus Camera Timeline

List of Olympus Camera Announced 2024 – 2018

Olympus camera announcements from 2024 to 2018:

Year Camera Name Date Sensor Size Resolution
2024 OM System OM-1 Mark II Early 2024 Four Thirds 20 MP
2023 OM System Tough TG-7 September 13, 2023 1/2.3″ 12 MP
2022 OM System OM-5 October 26, 2022 Four Thirds 20 MP
2022 OM System OM-1 February 15, 2022 Four Thirds 20 MP
2021 Olympus PEN E-P7 June 9, 2021 Four Thirds 20 MP
2020 Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV August 4, 2020 Four Thirds 20 MP
2020 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III February 12, 2020 Four Thirds 20 MP
2020 Olympus OM-D E-M10 IIIs November 17, 2020 Four Thirds 16 MP
2019 Olympus OM-D E-M5 III October 17, 2019 Four Thirds 20 MP
2019 Olympus PEN E-PL10 October 17, 2019 Four Thirds 16 MP
2019 Olympus Tough TG-6 May 22, 2019 1/2.3″ 12 MP
2019 Olympus OM-D E-M1X January 24, 2019 Four Thirds 20 MP
2018 Olympus PEN E-PL9 February 7, 2018 Four Thirds 16 MP

This table includes key details like the date, sensor size, and resolution for the major Olympus cameras announced between 2018 and 2024

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Olympus E-M1 mark II Doesn't need a Tripod

Olympus E-M1 Mark II donot need Tripod image

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Yeah it’s true that the recently announced Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera doesn’t need a tripod while shooting in handheld mode during night for longer exposure.

You will be very surprised to know that the Olympus E-M1 Mark II camera claims to have 6.5 stops of image stabilization that clearly means you can use this camera to capture handheld lonerexposure night shots.

To test the Olympus claim of 6.5 stops of image stabilization system the thephoblographer.com team has decided to put the camera under acid-test and find out that the reality behind the claim.

Olympus E-M1 Mark II Handheld of 15 Sec

During the test they used two lenses –

  • Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 and
  • Olympus 300mm F4

The Olympus 300mm F4 lens when paired  with the Olympus E-M1 mark II camera delivered sharp images upto 1/4 sec of shutter speed which is really awesome considering 300mm focal length at F4 aperture.

Olympus E-M1 mark II Doesn't need a Tripod

Olympus E- M1 Mark II camera paired with the 12-40mm Lens and the settings was – ISO 800, Aperture F13 and Exposure 15 sec. Image Credit Belongs to Chris Ganpat of thephoblographer.com

The Second and the most decisive test done with the 12-40mm F2.8 lens. The lens output was super sharp upto 15 sec of exposure. That is really a masterpiece of innovation without a doubt.

The Olympus E-M1 mark II camera is one of the best Mirrorless M4/3 camera we have ever seen. Olympus E-M1 Mark II is world first camera to shoot 20MP images from a M4/3 sensor in a RAW format and you will get AF tracking at 20fps mode. You can see the announcement article here.

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source – thephoblographer

Olympus E-M1 Mark II Price Leaked

Olympus E-M1 Mark II - Hybrid Sensor

Finally the price of Olympus flagship finally leaked, the price in US will be less compared to Japan. The camera will arrive on 2nd Nov 2016.

  • OM-D E-M1 Mark II body
    • Reservations start date: November 2, 2016
    • Release Date: 2016 late December
    • Retailers Price: 235,440 yen (tax included) Conversion in Dollar: $2242.94
  • Power Battery Holder HLD-9
    • Release Date: 2016 late December
    • Suggested retail price: 32,500 yen (excluding tax)
    • Retailers Price: 28,080 yen (tax included) Conversion in Dollar: $267.51
  • Waterproof protector PT-EP14
    • Release Date: 2016 late December
    • Retailers Price: 145,800 yen (tax included) Conversion in Dollar: $1388.98
  • Macro flash STF-8
    • Release Date: 2016 late December
    • Suggested retail price: 65,000 yen (excluding tax) Conversion in Dollar: 619.23

Take a look at the Olympus E-M1 Mark II announcement article.