OM Digital Solutions Corporation (OMDS) (OMデジタルソリューションズ) is a Japanese manufacturer of opto-

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products for business and consumer use, branded OM System. The company acquired the camera, audio recorder and binocular product divisions of the manufacturer Olympus in January 2021.

History

On 30 September 2020, Olympus announced that it had entered into an agreement with financial investor Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) to transfer the Olympus Imaging division to a newly established wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympus. This subsidiary was named OM Digital Solutions. On 1 January 2021, 95% of the shares in OM Digital Solutions were transferred to OJ Holdings, Ltd, a specially established subsidiary of JIP. Olympus retained ownership of the remaining 5%. In 2021, OM Digital Solutions reported that all its products would be rebranded from Olympus to OM System. The new name is a reference to the Olympus OM system.

Products

Initially, the company continued production of products that were launched under Olympus ownership. In February 2022, OMDS introduced its first new product, the OM System OM-1

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camera to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Olympus OM-1. In February 2025, OMDS introduced the OM System OM-3, a retro-styled

camera with the same sensor as the OM-1 Mark II. File:OM System OM-3 28 feb 2025a.jpg, OM System OM-3 File:OM System OM-5 22 nov 2022a.jpg, OM System OM-5

References

External links

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