Olympus Air, a lens that is coupled to our smartphone

Olympus has introduced new products and one of them is the Olympus Air, mobile accessory that offers quality interchangeable lens camera, very much in line with what Sony offers the Sony QX. It is a lens that attaches to your smartphone and communicates wirelessly with him through the official app. The body of the accessory integrates a 16 megapixel sensor with TruePic VII image processor, slot for MicroSD and a physical shutter button. On it you attach any lens mount Olympus Micro Four Thirds Olympus although in this case shows what an M-Zuiko 14-42 mm. The idea of this type of photographic accessories is to bring the quality that offers interchangeable lens camera to your smartphone, offering immediacy in sharing or edit images, without us having to download them to your computer. We tell you all about the new Olympus Air accessory.

 The boom of smartphones has affected traditional photography, especially compact cameras. Since nobody takes a pocket camera when you can make good pictures with mobile . However, the image quality on a smartphone is limited by lenses and sensors compact. Quality and versatility with an accessory like the Olympus Air the best of both worlds combined. As mentioned, incorporates a Live MOS sensor of 16 megapixels, ready to take pictures in low light. Also included MicroSD slot and own battery, so it must be charged separately. It has a fast focusing system which is operated by simply tapping the mobile screen, as we would to take a picture with the camera device. Its shutter is very fast, up to 1 / 16,000 seconds, and allows shooting burst images up to 10 fps. The body provides the option of applying a digital zoom of three increases, but it is best to stick to the optical zoom lens offering coupled to not lose quality. Speaking of the lens, which shows Olympus is an M.Zuiko with a focal length of 14-42 mm and a variable aperture of f / 3.5-5.6. However, you can attach any lens Micro Four Thirds Olympus range. Thus the possibilities are expanded, allowing macro lenses, wide angle or telephoto.

 The Olympus Air works with Android and iOS features an offer eight applications to create effects, share, video clips and more. Olympus has created a kit SDK for developers to create their own applications, so that the offer will be extended over time. For now includes Central OA, which is the initial application to connect the Olympus Air with the smartphone. The Japanese company has devised a very simple system that includes scanning a QR code to connect. It also comes with other applications such as for the Mode dial, Art Filter manual mode to add artistic effects or Photo Story to capture a scene from different angles. So far only been announced in Japan, but we will look to hunt more details if you pass through Europe.

Olympus Air, a lens that is coupled to our smartphone