In July 2009, Olympus launched the mirrorless interchangeable lens digital camera “OLYMPUS PEN” series to answer the user’s expectation of camera users, “more expressive, high-quality pictures with lighter, smaller and easier system camera”. Meanwhile, there are user needs for “immersed in shooting with a viewfinder” or “shooting in severe environments”. In order to fulfill such user’s demands, in March 2012 we launched the “OM-D E-M5” that has several new technology, (1) the new EVF system, (2) the high-quality 16M pixel new Live Mos image sensor, (3) the FAST AF system, (4) the dust- and splash proof design of the magnesium body, (5) the world’s first 5-axes image stabilization, and so on. We will explain details of the new technology “the first 5-axes image stabilization system”.
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