| Olympus to build digital camera parts factory in Vietnam
Japan's Olympus Corp. (TSE:7733) has announced that it will construct a digital camera parts plant in an industrial park in southern Vietnam. Slated to come onstream in October 2008, the facility will begin operations with 500 workers. It will primarily produce digital camera lenses, but will also make endoscope devices and accessories starting in spring 2010. Olympus expects to spend roughly 5 billion yen (US$45 million) on the project. Source: Business in Asia Today - Nov. 16, 2007 published by Asia Pulse
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Camera answers need for speed
Olympus revs up auto-focusing speeds with the E-3, a single-lens reflex (SLR) digital camera loaded with an 11-point focusing sensor that can accurately capture fast-moving scenes. Designed for serious digital photographers, the 10-megapixel camera boasts a live image sensor, a 1/8,000-second shutter speed and a continuous shooting pace of five-frames-per second. The dust-resistant, splash-proof camera has a swiveling 2.5-inch live view display screen, manual focusing options, an optical viewfinder with 1.15x magnification and an image stabilizer that works with the camera's optional lenses. The Olympus E-3 Digital SLR will go on sale in November for $1,700. www.olympusamerica.com Laptop tools keep essentials in easy reach .
Hoya Q2 profit down on memory disks, LCD equipment
TOKYO, Oct 29 - Hoya Corp posted a 4.5 percent fall in quarterly operating profit, hit by sluggish sales of liquid crystal display-making equipment and a delay in the production of advanced glass disks used in hard disk drives. Hoya, which acquired digital camera and medical equipment maker Pentax Corp earlier this year, benefited from brisk sales of optical lenses for digital cameras and higher sales of glass used in the production of semiconductors. .
Five good digital cameras
Sure Snaps describes five choices if you're considering a camera purchase for the holidays. PANASONIC DMC-FX12 LUMIX This digital camera features an optical 3x zoom (35-105mm, on a 35mm film camera equivalent) Leica DC lens with f/2.8 brightness, a 7.2-megapixel CCD and a large, 2.5-inch LCD rear display. Camera movement is the biggest cause of blurry images. Lumix cameras feature sensors that detect subject motion and automatically adjust the ISO to assure a faster shutter speed to reduce blur. Shutter lag, a common lament of photographers, has been lessened with a 0.005-second delay that allows continuous shooting. It uses a SDHC/SD memory card. Suggested retail price: $199. .
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