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Over on 43rumors Ale suggested the O-MD model below the E-M5 coming in September+ would be a bold move for Olympus.

I'm thinking it will be Micro Four Thirds first camera with either Android or similar operating system...Why? Has to be something bold,Samsung Nx are doing Android with Nikon and Polaroid doing so in point and shoots.The E-M5 has largely been bought by male, older ( I haven't said old) consumers and it would follow Olympus use of insight marketing. Also the female photography enthusiast is still not been effectively targeted and I think Olympus will now target this segment...

What bold move do you think Olympus is going to make with the new O-MD's??
 
That's the notice I'll be posting if Olympus were dumb enough to switch to Android. A bug ridden, malware infested abomination of an OS, further crippled by fragmentation and the shoehorning that follows.

I can't believe with all the money and private data that's been stolen by Android malware that people still use it, let alone defend it and promote it.

-Najinsky
 
Olympus have been saying for a long time that the OMD is the new line, and they suggested two new bodies, one below the EM5 and one above it, interesting times ahead for sure.
 
Integrating WiFi and/or apps into cameras is something that a lot of vendors are now doing, but I don't think it is being done right (yet). I recently used an NEX-6 and the implementation of costly apps that should have been features included with the camera, along with the app store by Sony is just horrible. I own an OM-D and am very happy with it, I would like to see some improvements in the ergonomics department, rather than an operating system that makes your camera more like a smart-phone. That's not to say that would be a bad idea, but it would have to be properly implemented unlike what Sony did with their latest NEX models.

I would like to see a pop-up flash that you can bounce off the ceiling (not a detachable one), bigger buttons, a beefier grip (without having to spend $300 on an additional grip), improvements on the C-AF, improvements on the video recording, some magic that would improve the ISO performance.

As far as something bold... how bold? I can go crazy and say that (I don't know if this is even possible) the nex OM-D would have an APS-C size sensor while still be able to use micro4/3 lenses... that would be phenomenal!

I hope they do not go up on MP count because that would introduce more image noise at high ISOs.

Whatever it is, now I am very interested in finding out!
 
There is a new OMD coming this fall. It will have some new technology in it. It is not going to be a model in the OMD line below the E-M5, but one above the E-M5. It is going to have a new kit lens. At least this is what an informed person told me.

I really don't think it will have the Android operation system. I will think it will have WIFI and have a newer version on the WIFI firmware that first is being introduced with the E-P5. The WIFI connectivity is really in the WIFI and works really well with mobile OS sytems like Android and iPhones. Only thing that seem kind of dumb is that camera control by WIFI only works with camera in i-Auto mode. o if you have very good connectivity with what you have with your current firmware, why add Android to it and I am an Android fanboy.

Dave
 
YouDidntDidYou said:
YouDidntDidYou wrote:

Over on 43rumors Ale suggested the O-MD model below the E-M5 coming in September+ would be a bold move for Olympus.
I'm thinking it will be Micro Four Thirds first camera with either Android or similar operating system...Why? Has to be something bold,Samsung Nx are doing Android with Nikon and Polaroid doing so in point and shoots.The E-M5 has largely been bought by male, older ( I haven't said old) consumers and it would follow Olympus use of insight marketing. Also the female photography enthusiast is still not been effectively targeted and I think Olympus will now target this segment...
What bold move do you think Olympus is going to make with the new O-MD's??

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Android ? Bold ? well maybe from a marketing perspective, but hardly a bold move (or even a move at all) in terms of core photographic capability.

How about PDAF or some other means of making the AF system distance aware. Couple that with an EVF that is always (or almost always) monitoring the scene through the lens and they can rival DSLRs for sports & wildlife.

Android though. I can just visualise someone walking along with eyes glued to the touchscreen on the back of their camera surfing the net or playing some violent beat em up game, never looking left or right or up from the screen. A superb way of missing every photographic opportunity that will ever occur. Brilliant marketing because the image quality or focusing ability simply won't matter any more. In a few generations they could remove the imaging sensor altogether so that they can make them cheaper than a cell phone, completely turning the tables on Nokia & Samsung.

Regards

John
 
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Najinsky wrote:

That's the notice I'll be posting if Olympus were dumb enough to switch to Android. A bug ridden, malware infested abomination of an OS, further crippled by fragmentation and the shoehorning that follows.

I can't believe with all the money and private data that's been stolen by Android malware that people still use it, let alone defend it and promote it.

-Najinsky
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Android was originally designed for cameras.

I'm sure Olympus will put safe guards in and a thoughtful skin over it, if the new lower tier O-MD does have Android.

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DLBlack said:
DLBlack wrote:

There is a new OMD coming this fall. It will have some new technology in it. It is not going to be a model in the OMD line below the E-M5, but one above the E-M5. It is going to have a new kit lens. At least this is what an informed person told me.

I really don't think it will have the Android operation system. I will think it will have WIFI and have a newer version on the WIFI firmware that first is being introduced with the E-P5. The WIFI connectivity is really in the WIFI and works really well with mobile OS sytems like Android and iPhones. Only thing that seem kind of dumb is that camera control by WIFI only works with camera in i-Auto mode. o if you have very good connectivity with what you have with your current firmware, why add Android to it and I am an Android fanboy.

Dave
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Adding Android would be a good move, it will attract more of the mobile phone users that are already familiar with the style of interface, a bit like windows 8, not that I`m a fan.
 
I love my E-M5.

One of the features I like best is that it is just a camera - a few bells and whistles - but in essence it is JUST A CAMERA.

As new technology grows, so much is being merged together electronically. Maybe it's my age, but I prefer keeping it simple.

Just my two cents.

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Maria
 
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Panasonic Lumix have always on pre-autofocus setting since the GH1


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Focus Tracking (that works).

Bigger battery, that lasts longer.

Bigger, better placed buttons.

Still have a removable grip, that way those that like a smaller body can have one, maybe have a couple of different sizes, a small one like the current grip and a deeper one for those with larger hands. Only the cheapskates that begrudge paying out for one seem to complain about it.

A spot focus square that stays put when the camera is turned on/off.

How about a sensor that can be cleaned at home or in your local camera shop rather than as it is now, needing to go back to Olympus to be cleaned and re-charged?

All of the above would be fantastic, but I could live with half of them. :P
 
"Also the female photography enthusiast is still not been effectively targeted and I think Olympus will now target this segment..."

Olympus will "now" target? What were all the Pens target to? It should be "Macho" cameras time now!

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The OMD is the photo flagship, not a consumer gizmo. When there is a follow on, it will likely extend the serious photo capabilities that made the OMD so popular. And it will be uprated, not a lesser model. Oly already has the EPL and EPM to cover the low end.

PDAF on sensor for fast ZD AF and CAF.
1/8000 shutter
Larger EVF
Larger battery grip with more buttons.
Maybe a boost to 20mp.
A decent zoom. Redo the 12-50, drop the macro and power zoom, and focus on IQ. Or just retool the 12-60 in native m43 - why mess with a winner?

And change the name. Two acronyms is confusing. Call it the OMD2, or do something really classy like a titanium version, the OMD2Ti.
 
The least thing I need on a camera is Android.
 
tgutgu said:
tgutgu wrote:

The least thing I need on a camera is Android.

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Thomas
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How about an Olympus skinned version? You wouldn't even know it was there and yet your phone could control and communicate with it, so long as you had a proper phone and not one of those Apple excuses. :P

You'll have devs hacking it allowing things to be changed like the focus square size and a full colour histogram and so on.

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You Must Be 10% Smarter Than The Equipment You're Operating
 
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PAUL TILL said:
PAUL TILL wrote:
PAUL TILL said:
Najinsky wrote:

That's the notice I'll be posting if Olympus were dumb enough to switch to Android. A bug ridden, malware infested abomination of an OS, further crippled by fragmentation and the shoehorning that follows.
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Spoken like a true Apple fanboy. :P
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As a former IT consultant with around 35 years of experience with a plethora of computers (embedded systems, mobile devices, home computers, PCs, Macs, Minis, Mainframes, gadgets and toys) I'd consider the fanboy comment to be a compliment to Apple. They do work very hard to get things right, and succeed more often than they don't.

But in this case, it's not fanboyism, it's simple common sense. Android is the ultimate spyware disguised as an OS, and given away free to ensure global penetration. Google publicly said as much when they first bought it.

Unfortunately, this makes it the perfect vehicle for malware, with no one responsible for safeguarding the user except the user. And that's a model for disaster.

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www.androidpolice.com

-Najinsky
 
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