What is Olympus? - Japanese Electronic Manufacture

Olympus Corporation's Logo

Olympus is a Japanese brand that is quite popular in the world and gained some trust of consumers in different parts of the world.

History

Olympus is founded by Takeshi Yamashita on the 12th of October 1919. Olympus's first innovative camera launched in 1959 under the series of Pen and it was a half-frame camera that allows 72 pictures or photos in 18x24mm format on standard 36 exposure film roll. Olympus's camera lineup is expanded through-out the years and there were many full-frame cameras that got released.

Olympus does hold a market share in the medical and surgical imaging products and industrial imaging type equipment lineup which has been used in different applications and different regions of the world. Olympus owns 5.03% (as of 6th December 2018) stake in the famous Japanese brand Sony, and a few other companies in Japan.

Olympus is publicly traded on Tokyo stock exchange under the code of 7733 and the company is headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Products

Olympus's product line is primarily based on imaging type products for consumers and enterprises.

• Olympus DSLR Cameras
• Olympus Point and Shoot Cameras
• Olympus Mirror-less Cameras
• Olympus Camera Lenses
• Olympus Digital Audio recorders
• Olympus Binoculars
• Olympus Compact Cameras
• Olympus Endoscopes
• Olympus Endosurgery
• Olympus Endotherapy
• Olympus Electronic Microscope
• Olympus NDT Instruments
• Olympus XRF and XRD Analyzers
• Olympus Videoscopes
• Olympus Borescopes