[Imaging Resource] Olympus OM-D EM-1 sensor is made by Panasonic, not Sony

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When Sony invested more than $600 million into Olympus in late 2012 (http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2012/09/28/its-official-sony-to-invest-642-million-in-olympus-two-companies-launching), everyone assumed that would mean that Olympus would be using Sony sensors for most of its cameras. The OM-D E-M5 (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/omd-em5/omd-em5A.HTM) used a Sony sensor, and had some of the best performance for Micro Four Thirds camera available. But Chipworks has discovered something fascinating: the followup OM-D E-M1 (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/olympus-e-m1/olympus-e-m1A.HTM), which had even better image quality than the E-M5, has a sensor that's made by Panasonic, not Sony. (http://chipworks.force.com/catalog/ProductDetails?sku=OLY-E-M1_Pri-Camera) Chipworks specializes in taking apart gadgets, and figuring out where all the...
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