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