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The third Olympus E-System D-SLR E-500 |
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During the past decades, OLYMPUS has introduced new trend-setting products in various application areas. These products were developed through worldwide cooperation.
What follows is a brief overview to give you an idea of the wide range of product in the fields of imaging, voice, endoscopy, microscopy and diagnostics that have been introduced over the years.
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1920
Introduction of the ASAHI 600x microscope
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1930
MC metallurgical microscope developed.
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1936
Developed ZUIKO lens for photography. Bellows-type Semi-OLYMPUS with ZUIKO lens, the first OLYMPUS camera, introduced. ZUIKO brand name adopted for all OLYMPUS camera lenses.
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1940
OLYMPUS SIX introduced.
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1948
OLYMPUS 35, Japan´s first 35mm camera with a lens shutter system, introduced.
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1955
Release of OLYMPUS WIDE leads to a wide-angle camera boom in Japan. Marketing operations begin on measuring equipment.
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1959
OLYMPUS PEN half-frame camera introduced.
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1960
Winter & Ibe introduce their first Cystoscope and Resectoscope.
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1963
OLYMPUS PEN F, the world´s first half-frame single lens reflex camera, introduced. GTF gastrocamera with fiberscope introduced.
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1969
The ZUIKO PEARLCORDER, the world´s first Microcassette Tape recorder, introduced.
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1971
ACA automatic clinical analyzer introduced. VANOX universal research microscope introduced.
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1972
OM system announced and OM-1 released, establishing OLYMPUS as the pioneer in the development of compact SLRs.
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1974
BH system microscope introduced.
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1975
OM-2 SLR with TTL (through the lens) direct metering introduced.
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1978
OM-10 SLR and XA 35mm compact cameras introduced.
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1979
Microcassette transcriber introduced.
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1980
Acoustic microscopes and ultrasonic endoscopes introduced. Laser optical pickup system introduced.
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1981
XA2 wins Grand Prix in the Japan Ministry of International Trade and Industry Good Design Awards.
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1983
PK7000 automatic blood testing system introduced. AFL QuickFlash fully automatic compact camera introduced.
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1984
HITE600 automatic electrophoresis system introduced.
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1985
Ion deposition printer introduced.
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1986
Endoscopic Video Information System introduced. Olympus autoclavable Arthroscope.
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1987
Magneto-optical disk drive introduced.
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1988
Introduction of the transcriber T2020 with micro- and minicassette systems.
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1989
Olympus Winter & Ibe introduce their first autoclavable Arthroscope.
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1996
Introduction of the new endoscope line for urology, gyanecology and surgery OES 4000. CAMEDIA C-800L/400L digital camera announced.
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1997
D1000: Digital voice recorder introduced at Cebit '97. First digital SLR cameras C-1000L and C-1400L. Research stereo microscope system SZX introduced.
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1997
Introduction of the first autoclavable Videolaparoscope.
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1998
AU 400 automated chemistry analyzer. I-Zoom 75 new series of Advanced Photo System cameras.
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1999
First digital cameras with more than 2 million pixels (C-2000 Zoom, C-2500L) Digital printer, scanner and accessories. Eye-Trek face mounted display first introduced into the market.
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2000
BX2 series of laboratory and research microscopes launched.
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2000
EVIS Exera endoscope system launched.
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2002
Xd card introduced for use in digital cameras.
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June 2003
FourThirds system presented: Olympus and Kodak created the FourThirds System, a new standard for the next generation digital SLR camera system.
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2004
EndoALPHA entered the European market and the first fully integrated OR was installed in Hospital Cliníc, Barcelona – the beginning of the Operating Room of the future!
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September 2003
Olympus E-1 System launched. It is the first camera system based on the FourThirds standard. All components and accessories of the Olympus E-System have been optimised to provide the quality results expected in the professional world.
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March 2005
Latest in mobile entertainment presented: m:robe music players mr-500i and mr-100. With eye-catching design and 20GB storage the mr-500i unites the magic of music with the power of pictures by combining a portable audio player with a digital camera.
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