Olympus is bringing its connected 'Air' camera to the US. Announced in Japan earlier this year and shown off previously in concept form, the Air consists of the same 16MP Four Thirds sensor found on the company's E-M10 as well as a Micro Four Thirds lens mount, using your smartphone or tablet as its display. It's similar in spirit to the Sony Alpha QX1, but with a smaller body, Bluetooth connectivity, and several unique shooting modes.
To keep the Air as small as possible, Olympus had to forgo the sensor-shift IS and anti-dust system found on its 'regular' ILCs (although it can use the in-lens stabilization on Panasonic lenses that offer this feature). It also uses an electronic shutter rather than mechanical, which allows for a max shutter speed of 1/16000 sec. The Air can be attached to your smartphone via a 'clamp' (even the giant Galaxy Note 4 fits) or it can be handheld, put on a tripod, or virtually anywhere that's within range of your smartphone's Wi-Fi.
The Air initiates a Wi-Fi connection to a mobile device using Bluetooth LE, which later allows the user to power on the camera simply by opening the OA.Central app. Feature-wise the Air has a host of auto modes, including a 'genius' feature that detects subjects and provides six different creative versions of that scene. Also included are Art Filters, Photo Story (a kind of digital collage), and Clips (which combines short movies into one).
More advanced features include full manual exposure controls, Raw support (though those files must be transferred to your computer via the Air's microSD card), manual focus, and an ISO range of 100-12800. The Air can take up to 23 photos at 10 fps (16MP, normal quality) and record 1080/30p video.
In addition to saving photos to its built-in microSD card or your smartphone, the Air is also fully integrated with Amazon Cloud Drive*. Photos can be immediately stored in the cloud instead of filling up your phone's memory.
The built-in battery is rated to 320 shots per charge, and a MicroSD card slot is offered for storage. The Air is provided with an open-source API, and Olympus claims that in Japan at least a dozen apps have been created by the community for it.
The Olympus Air will be sold for $299.99 without a lens, and $499.99 with the 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ lens. The OA.Central app will be available from the Apple, Google, and Amazon app stores.
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