Another manufacturer with a history in film camera production, Olympus now offers a range of compact digital cameras as well as Micro Four Thirds mirrorless system cameras. The mirrorless system models are divided into two lines, Pen and OM-D. The Pen range are more rectangular in shape, resembling rangefinder cameras while the OM-D line follows a more SLR-like design ethic. At one point the absence of a built-in viewfinder also distinguished Pen cameras from the OM-D series, but the introduction of the Olympus Pen-F in January 2016 changed that.
Olympus really kicked-off the trend for in-camera filter effects, known as Art Filters. It has also introduced some of the most useful technologies with features like Hi Res Shot mode enabling the creation of images that have far more pixels than the sensor and Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite mode taking the guesswork out of long exposures.
We help you find the best camera on the market this year We’ve been ruthless in picking the five best cameras on the market right now. The five cameras in this list represent the best you can buy across five different important categories; mirrorless (full frame), DSLR (full frame), DSLR (APS-C), mirrorless (APS-C or Four…
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A custom self-timer lets you shoot a series of images with just one press of the shutter release, we explain all you need to know to use this useful feature
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Olympus has three clever ways of making long exposures easy, we explain all in our simple guide to Olympus Live Composite mode
Read MoreIs the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III both the most user-friendly and sophisticated camera for beginner photographers? We reckon it might be.
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Olympus has announced the OM-D E-M10 Mark III – price tag starting at £629.99 with a mid-September release date – which inherits the E-M1 Mark II’s processing engine and improved noise control.
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There’s no need to worry about a little sand or water with the Olympus Tough TG-5, it’s designed to withstand conditions that would ruin other cameras
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So far, so good with Olympus’s latest waterproof compact camera. We’ve created a gallery of Olympus Tough TG-5 sample images while we get on with our review
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Olympus has registered a new camera in Russia which rumour websites say is likely to be the OM-D E-M10 Mark III.
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The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II has won the Camera of the Year Award at the Camera Grand Prix 2017 award.
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Olympus has announced the latest iteration of its rugged, all-purpose camera, introducing the Olympus Tough TG-5, price tag £399.99 / $449.
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Profoto has announced a collaboration with Olympus and the launch of their first joint product, the Profoto Air Remote TTL-O.
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Olympus is offering savings of $200 on some of its most popular cameras and lenses under its new instant rebate scheme in the United States.
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Professional wildlife photographer Tesni Ward explains which are the best settings for shooting wildlife with the Olympus OM-D E-M1 II
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Olympus has created a bespoke messenger camera bag by Gillis London designed specifically for use with the OM-D E-M1 Mark II.
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In this buyer’s guide we highlight six cameras that we think demonstrate why you don’t always need the latest model to have the best tool for the job.
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