1 November 2001

Total shipments of mju: series of cameras reached 20 millions.....

Information from Olympus Japan.

15 October 2001

CAMEDIA C-3100ZOOM
CAMEDIA C-3020ZOOM

Affordable full-featured compact digital camera.
3-megapixel CCD, 3X optical zoom lens.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 23 Nov 2001/63, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus Europe.

13 September 2001

CAMEDIA E-20

Digital SLR camera.
5-megapixel, 2/3-inch CCD.
Large aperture, 4X optical zoom lens.
Interlaced/progressive scanning system.

Availability/price(in Japan) : mid Nov 2001/220, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

CAMEDIA C-40ZOOM
CAMEDIA D-40ZOOM

Ultra-compact digital camera.
4-megapixel CCD.
2.8X optical zoom lens.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 19 Oct 2001/99, 800Yen

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Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.


CAMEDIA C-2
CAMEDIA Brio D-230

An upgraded version of CAMEDIA C-1.
2-megapixel CCD, 36mm (equivalent) lens.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 28 Sept 2001/42, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

26 June 2001

Olympus Europe's turnover on digital cameras reaches that of analogue cameras .....

Information from digitalkamera.de.

20 June 2001

CAMEDIA C-4040ZOOM

Compact digital camera with a 4.13 million pixels CCD.
F1.8 super bright 3X zoom lens.
Noise reduction system.

Availability/price(in Japan) : late July 2001/115, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

15 June 2001

i snap

APS compact camera.

It is a camera for teenagers to take snapshots.
The final design was selected after conducting group interviews to teenagers in London, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.

i snap has already become a popular camera in countries outside Japan.

The small and light body is in translucent pearl white color with a vivid blue color bar from the side to the top. It can be easily held by both hands. The lens, viewfinder and flash are orderly located within the design motif of a blue circle.

Availability/price(in Japan) : late August 2001/10, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus Europe.

13 June 2001

mju:- ZOOM WIDE 80 DELUXE

For the Asian market only.

35 mm compact camera.
An upscale version of mju: - ZOOM WIDE 80.
Automatic color-balance flash and panoramic photography capabilities are added.

Information from Olympus Japan.

5 June 2001

CAMEDIA C-100
CAMEDIA D-370

Compact digital camera.
1.31-megapixel CCD.
35mm (equivalent) pan focusing lens.
A newly developed long-life battery circuit.

Availability/price(in Japan) : late Jun 2001/32, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.

8 May 2001

CAMEDIA C-1ZOOM
CAMEDIA Brio ZOOM D-150

Compact digital camera.
1.31-megapixel CCD.
3X, 38-115mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens.

Availability/price(in Japan) : mid Jun 2001/49, 800Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

CAMEDIA C-200ZOOM
CAMEDIA D-510ZOOM

Compact digital camera.
2.11-megapixel CCD.
3X, 35-105mm (equivalent) optical zoom lens.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

27 April 2001

Plan of a new digital SLR system announced at Kodak e-Revolution 2001

A new digital SLR camera with interchangeable lenses.
4/3 inch, 5.1-megapixel CCD from Kodak.
A new lens mount will be developed.

Initial launch includes:
5 lenses, high capacity power source, grip system, storage system (MO type),
wireless communications system, macro system, viewer system.

To be formally announced at 2002 PMA (Feb) and for sale by Photokina 2002 (Sept).
Price of the body and a lens will be 200, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus America.

21 March 2001

CAMEDIA C-700 Ultra Zoom

Compact digital camera with a 10X optical zoom lens.
Very compact design.
2.11-megapixel CCD.
Planned monthly production of 30,000 units.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 21 Apr 2001/75, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

6 March 2001

CAMEDIA C-1
CAMEDIA Brio D-100

A new line of low-priced compact digital camera.
1.31-megapixel CCD, 35mm (equivalent) lens.
Planned monthly production of 80,000 units.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 24 Mar 2001/38, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

January & February 2001

CAMEDIA C-990ZS

Improved version of C-990ZOOM digital camera.
Low temperature, poly-silicone type LCD display.

Availability (in Japan) : 10 Mar 2001

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).


Strategic Alliance with Kodak in the Area of Digital Camera Technology

Information from Olympus Japan.


i ZOOM 3000

APS compact camera with a 3X zoom lens, attractive pricing.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 3 Mar 2001/39, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).

mju:-II 170VF
mju:-II ZOMM 170

35mm compact camera with a 4.5X zoom lens.
mju: series 10th anniversay model.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 3 Mar 2001/50, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).


Citia 160
SUPERZOOM 160

Smallest 35mm compact camera in the 160m zoom class.
Outstanding cost performance.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 3 Mar 2001/43, 500Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
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SUPERZOOM 120 SF
VIEW ZOOM 120

35mm compact camera with a 3x zoom lens.
Large, bright, Smart Viewfinder.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 9 Feb 2001/32, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).

Also available VIEW ZOOM 80.


i 100AF
i-10

APS compact cameras.
New body design.

i 100 AF information from Olympus Japan.
i-10 information from Olympus Japan.

New models information from Olympus Europe.


i 200AF

APS compact camera.

Information from Olympus Europe.

21 November 2000

CAMEDIA C-3040ZOOM

Compact digital camera with a 3.3 million pixels CCD.
F1.8 super bright 3X zoom lens.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 8 Dec 2000/99, 800Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus Europe.

CAMEDIA C-2040ZOOM

Compact digital camera with a 2.1 million pixels CCD.
F1.8 super bright 3X zoom lens

Availability/price(in Japan) : 8 Dec 2000/74, 800Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).
Information from Olympus Europe.

2 August 2000

mju:-II 115VF

35mm compact camera with a 3X zoom lens.
Viewfinder is 33% brighter.

Availability/price(in Japan) : early Sept 2000/48, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).

July 2000

C-211 ZOOM

Digital camera with built in digital printer, using Polaroid instant print film.

Information from Olympus America.

15 June 2000

C2100 Ultra Zoom

Digital camera with a 10X optical zoom lens.
Image Stabilization System.

Availability/price(in Japan) : early Aug 2000/138, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
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C-990ZOOM

Digital camera with a 3X optical zoom lens.
2.11megapixel, quick responsive shooting.

Availability/price(in Japan) : 30 Jun 2000/open price.

Information from Olympus Japan.
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Information from Olympus Europe.

9 May 2000

i ZOOM 75 VF-E

Compact APS camera with MRC function added.

Availability/price(in Japan) : early Jun 2000/55, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).

May 2000

C-3000ZOOM

Compact digital camera with a 3.3 million pixels CCD.
3X zoom lens.
Reduced buffer memory and supplied accessories.
Competitive pricing .

Information from Olympus America.
Information from Olympus Europe.

April 2000

In the 1999 worldwide digital camera market, the shipment of CAMEDIA digital cameras has increased 72%.
Even under strong competition, Olympus' share advanced from 22% to 24%.
(Information from The Olympus Pursuit, Vol.19 No.2 2000)

8 February 2000

i ZOOM 2000

Compact APS camera with a 2X zoom lens.
Outstanding cost performance.
Availability/price(in Japan) : mid Mar 2000/29, 000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).

27 January 2000

C-3030ZOOM

Top-of-the-line compact digital camera with a 3.3 million pixels CCD.
Large-aperture 3X zoom lens.
Availability/price(in Japan) : late Mar 2000/125,000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan.
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C-960ZOOM

High cost performance compact digital camera.
With a 1.3 million pixels CCD and a 3X zoom lens.
Availability/price(in Japan) : early Mar 2000/open price.

Information from Olympus Japan.
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13 January 2000

[mju:] ZOOM 140 VF

Compact 35mm camera with a 3.7X zoom lens.
Release Confirmation Finder is added.
Availability/price(in Japan) : 10 Feb 2000/69,000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).

12 January 2000

C-21T.commu

Digital camera with communication capability.
Images can be sent through a mobile phone.
Availability/price(in Japan) : late Feb 2000/998,000Yen.

Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).

January 2000

C-860L

Affordable digital camera with newly added manual functions.

Information from Olympus Europe.
Information from Olympus Japan.
Information from Olympus Japan (in Japanese).