It's been quite a while since Olympus released its latest true DSLR camera onto the market, but it seems that the wait is finally over, as the company has decided to out the E-5 model, which leverages just about all of the recent technological developments achieved by Olympus.

So, the E-5 camera achieves the highest image quality of any Olympus camera by pairing a 12.3 megapixel High-Speed Live MOS Sensor with a TruePic V+ image processing engine that boasts new "Fine Detail Processing" technology for greater detail in the photograph, optimized to maximize the performance of the Zuiko Digital Lenses.

Another improvement is the 270-degree swivel LCD, a 3.0-inch dual axis swivel HyperCrystal LCD panel with 920,000 dots that makes it easy to frame High Definition (HD) videos and still images at any angle from low to high and side to side to ensure accurate composition.

To prevent image blur caused by camera shake, the E-5 camera employs in-body Mechanical Image Stabilization to compensate for camera movement up to 5 steps EV and delivers blur-free images taken with any of the ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available for the camera.

The E-5 camera has a Twin cross type (fully biaxial) 11-point AF sensor, based on proprietary Olympus micro-sensing technologies, that features a houndstooth pattern phase detection sensor layout employing micro-lamination technologies to achieve superior real-world performance.

The 11 AF target points on the E-5 can be selected to work individually or dynamically in combination with adjacent target points.

Olympus' new DSLR also features a built-in Dust Reduction System that eliminates spots from photos with the exclusive Supersonic Wave Filter, while also coming equipped with an internal Digital Level Sensor that detects the camera's pitch and roll with indicators in the optical viewfinder, on the control panel and during Live View operation.

Another interesting, yet familiar presence (after all, we've had the chance of testing no less than three Olympus DSLRs up until now) is represented by the ten in-camera Art Filters including new Dramatic Tone.

For the first time, photographers can use Art Filters in all shooting modes, program auto, shutter priority, aperture priority and manual modes and movies with expanded control.

Plus, both still and movie capable, the E-5 camera offers HD video in an E-System DSLR for the first time, being able to record 720p video at 30 frames per second.

Furthermore, photographers can capture stereo sound quality by plugging any microphone with a standard 3.5mm jack into the camera's stereo microphone terminal, since the built-in microphone only records monaural audio.

The E-5 camera's sealed lightweight "thixomold" magnesium alloy chassis is completely splashproof and dustproof for optimal performance, while the imager also sports a durable shutter mechanism with the lifespan of 150,000 exposures, a large optical viewfinder that provides a 100 percent accurate view and a memory card slot working with both CompactFlash Type I UDMA and SD cards (SDHC/SDXC compatible).

The Olympus E-5 DSLR camera will be available in October 2010, the estimated pricing for the body alone being set at a hefty 1,700 US dollars.  

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