Bloomberg: What Oly takeover company would want

"...camera revenue tumbled in the past three years, it still sells three times as many endoscopes as all its competitors combined, data compiled by Bloomberg show."

“The endoscope business is the jewel for Olympus,” said Koichi Ogawa, chief portfolio manager at Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. in Tokyo, which manages about $28 billion in assets. “The company is attractive to many companies who want to start or expand their medical-equipment business.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-20/olympus-37-less-than-medical-unit-seen-luring-bidders-real-m-a.html