Despite denying persistent rumors that it would exit the camera business, Olympus is doing exactly that. The company has announced that will sell its camera business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) ...

Olympus resurrected the design of the classic OM series of SLR film cameras but the market simply wasn't big enough to help the camera division to turn a profit. Sad news from Japan where the ...

Olympus is getting out of its 84-year-old camera business. The Japanese imaging company, which makes most of its money from medical equipment, announced Wednesday it will sell its camera business to ...

It’s not every day that a major camera company touts a brand-new flagship product, but that’s the agenda for the new Olympus OM-D E-M1. And there’s a good reason. Olympus baked the the technology of ...

Olympus cameras will now be called OM System cameras. OM System SHARE Olympus’ long and storied history of making cameras came to an end late last year when its imaging division was sold off to Japan ...

Olympus is getting out of the camera business. Dogged by persistent whispers that it was preparing to give up the ghost — which until now it had vehemently denied — Olympus is finally selling its ...

The OM-5 is the first leftover Olympus camera to be branded OM System, and I get sad looking at it The lightweight micro four-thirds camera has a familiar-sounding 20-megapixel sensor and a new ...

In trying to come up with a name for the new brand, OM System looked to Olympus' past for inspiration. Reading time 2 minutes Last year, Olympus announced it was getting out of the camera business.

New Olympus software for MacOS will let you use your camera as a webcam for video chats and conferences. There's also a version for Windows. Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, ...

A new official Mac app means that you can now use Olympus cameras as Mac webcams. Specifically, one of five OM-D models. With most of the world’s meetings and half the world’s schooling taking place ...

Another film camera that came across my desk recently is the Olympus OM-4. This camera came along at the peak of film photography, first being sold in 1983. I’ve always liked the style of Olympus ...

In a fascinating move, the investment firm that bought Olympus' camera business is about to buy electronics giant Toshiba as well. Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) purchased the Olympus Imaging ...