The Olympus E-5 will be officially announced on September 15

The long-awaited Olympus E-5 is finally on its way. Olympus is scheduled to hold an event on September 15 at 2:00 PM in Taipei, where Yuji Ogasawara, Director of Olympus (Japan) Marketing Support, will be present to introduce the new functions and features of the E-5 and answer questions from the media.

Olympus did not announce the specific name of the new machine on the poster, but it is almost certain to be the E-5. Regarding the specification parameters of the E-5, there are also some grapevine information out:

Waterproof (magnesium alloy) body

12.1 megapixel sensor

ISO 100-6400

It can shoot 720p HD video

The shooting speed is 6fps

You can take still photos that include sound

Supports external stereo microphone

3" 920,000 pixel LCD display

11:00 autofocus, all cross focus

CF and SD card slots

Built-in wireless flash