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

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in January 2021.

History

On 30 September 2020, Olympus announced that it had entered into an agreement with financial investor

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(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 The Olympus OM System was a line of 135 film, 35mm single-lens reflex cameras, photographic lens, lenses and accessories sold by Olympus Corporation between 1972 and 2002. The range was designed by Yoshihisa Maitani, chief designer for Olympus, a ...

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 The OM System OM-1 is the flagship mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by OM Digital Solutions on the micro four-thirds system. It is the first high-end digital camera made by OM Digital Solutions after its acquisition of the imagi ...

Micro Four Thirds The is a standard released by Olympus Corporation, Olympus Imaging Corporation and Panasonic in 2008, for the design and development of mirrorless interchangeable lens digital cameras, camcorders and Camera lens, lenses. Camera bodies are availab ...

camera to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original

Olympus OM-1 The Olympus OM-1 is a manually operated 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) professional camera, part of the Olympus OM system. It was manufactured by Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., later Olympus Corporation, in Japan between 1972 and 1988. History The ...

. In February 2025, OMDS introduced the

OM System OM-3 The OM System OM-3 is a retro-styled mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by OM Digital Solutions on the Micro Four Thirds system. It is styled on the original Olympus OM-1 35mm camera. It is the first new product line introduced by O ...

, a retro-styled

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

File:OM System OM-5 22 nov 2022a.jpg,

OM System OM-5 The OM System OM-5 is a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera with a Micro Four Thirds mount, announced by OM Digital Solutions OM Digital Solutions Corporation (OMDS) (OMデジタルソリューションズ) is a Japanese manufacturer of o ...

References

External links

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