Olympus Air is new wireless camera for Smartphones to compete with Sony

Olympus Air is new wireless camera for Smartphones to compete with Sony

Remember the Sony’s QX lens cameras? Well it seems Olympus is redefining that vision for a portable wireless camera they recently announced the new Olympus Air similar with Sony’s QX Lens but this time it’s an Interchangeable lens. A 56.9mm (width) × 57.1mm (height) × 43.6mm (depth) has the same quality with a DSLR Micro Four Thirds standard

Olympus Air has only been announced for release in Japan, where it’ll go on sale March 6th at a price of ¥33,800 (about $289). A bundle with Olympus’ regular 14–42mm f/3.5–5.6 kit lens will run ¥49,800 ($425).

Here is the technical details:

FormatMicro Four Thirds standard compliant interchangeable lens cameraNumber of pixels / aspect ratioCamera Effective Pixels 16.05 million pixels / total number of pixels about 17.2 million pixels
/1.33(4:3)Imaging sensor4/3 inch LiveMOS sensorImaging screen size17.3mm × 13.0mmLens MountMicro Four Thirds mountRecording mediummicro SD memory card (SDHC / SDXC, UHS-I compatible)
※ movie recording time is recommended Class6 moreStill image recording systemRecord formatDCF, DPOF compliant / Exif support, PRINT Image Matching IIIRecorded image system /
recorded image sizeRAW + JPEG, JPEG
“RAW” 4608 × 3456, “JPEG” 4608 × 3456,640 × 480FocusAF systemHigh-Speed ​​Imager AFFocus modeSingle AF (S-AF) / Manual Focus (MF)
Face priority AF / pupil detection AFSide distance / side 距点 mode81 areaExposure controlSet by the application will changeMetering
(TTL image sensor metering)324 split digital ESP metering, center-weighted average metering, spot metering specified position (single-point)Photometric rangeEV-2–20 (17mmF2.8, equivalent to ISO100)Exposure control methodiAuto, Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, ManualSensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)Auto, LOW (about 100 or equivalent), 200–12800Exposure compensation range± 5EV (1 / 3,1 / 2,1EV step can be selected)
※ live view reflected to ± 3EV, until moving ± 3EVShutterSet by the application will changeFormatElectronic formulaShutter speed1 / 16000–4 secondsContinuous shooting speed”Continuous H” about 10 frames sec
※ focus exposure is fixed in the continuous shooting the first frameThe maximum number of frames capturedAbout 23 frames (at the time of continuous shooting H-10 fps)
※ middle from you might continuous shooting speed drops depending on the shooting conditions
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mmF2.8 when using the
SanDisk Ultra Plus microSDHC ™ UHS-I card model when using our measurement by conditionsMovie shootingRecording methodMOV (Video: MPEG-4AVC / H.264 voice stereo linear PCM / 16bit, sampling frequency 48kHz)Record number of pixels”MOV” Full HD: 1920×1080,30p (29.97fps) 24Mbps (Fine) / 16Mbps (Normal), aspect 16: 9
HD: 1280X720,30p (29.97 fps) 12 Mbps (Fine) / 8Mbps (Normal), aspect 16: 9The longest recording time”MOV” Full HD: about 29min (normal), about 22min (Fine)
HD: about 29min (normal), about 29min (Fine)Movie shooting anti-shakeElectronic image stabilization (multi-motion there)
※ angle of view will change, image stabilization lens availableExposure suppressionProgram AEVoice recording systemWave format compliant (stereo linear PCM / 16bit, sampling frequency 48kHz)White balanceSet by the application will change.White balance modeAuto, Preset (fine weather, shade, cloudy, light bulbs, fluorescent light, water)Color modeColor spacesRGBPicture modeSet by the application will change.Modei-FINISH, Vivid, Natural, Flat, Portrait, monotone, custom, e PortraitGradationAutoMulti-aspectChanges set by the smartphone applicationAspect Ratio4: 3/3: 2/16: 9/1: 1LevelThe presence or absence of the display will change by the applicationDetection2-axisInput and outputUSB / AV / remote terminalMicro USB Multi-connector (USB: USB2.0 Hi-Speed,
USB Battery Charging)Wi-FiIEEE 802.11b / g / nBluetoothBuilt-in (Bluetooth Smart)Use batteryBuilt-in lithium-ion batteryPossible shotsAbout 320 sheets
Toshiba SDHC UHS-I micro SD card EXCERIATM Type1 32GB
when used, by CIPA standardSize56.9Mm (W) × 57.1Mm (H) × 43.6 mm (D)
(not including CIPA standard width × height × depth projections)WeightAbout 147 g
(CIPA compliant battery and including memory card)
about 146 g
(body only)Operating environmentUsable temperature-10 ~ + 40 ℃ (operation), — 20 ~ + 60 ℃ (when saving)Available humidity30–90% (operation), 10–90% (when saving)Major bundled itemsBody, air coupling, USB cable (microB), strap, warranty card

SOURCE : THEVERGE | OLYMPUS