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Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo) today announced the launch of the E-30.  Designed with the creative photographer in mind, the E-30 boasts a comprehensive feature set that will appeal to the experienced SLR enthusiast, and at the same time, is easy to use even for a first time DSLR user. 

Positioned between the mainstream E-520 and the professional E-3 models, the new 12.3 megapixel E-30 incorporates the outstanding imaging quality and high-speed performance of the E-3, as well as sophisticated new features designed to expand the enthusiast photographer’s range of creative and artistic expression.  Capturing the shot is fast and easy with the E-30’s direct and intuitive user interface, live preview of both exposure and white-balance, Perfect Shot Preview, Face Detection and Shadow Adjustment functions.

The E-30 is scheduled for release in Australia in January, 2009. Pricing is yet to be announced. The camera’s key features include:

• Live pre-viewable Art Filters and convenient multi-exposure capability with image overlay and non-linear multi-exposure compositing for creative photography
• High speed sensor-based autofocus for responsive Live View AF shooting
  Choice of nine aspect ratios
• Dual axis, variable-angle 2.7 inch HyperCrystal II LCD monitor
• Newly developed 12.3 megapixel high speed Live MOS sensor, new TruePic III+ image processing engine, built in image stabilisation to 5EV  steps for outstanding image quality
• High speed, 11-point full twin cross AF, 5 five frames per second (fps) continuous shooting, 1/8000 sec. maximum shutter speed, 1/250th flash synchronization speed, with Super FP mode flash capability.

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