Olympus Prosumer E-30 DSLR First Details & Specifications Leaked [New 12.3 Megapixel, Four Thirds DSLR]

In what appears to be a leak, first details concerning a new four-thirds, prosumer DSLR camera from Olympus – referred to as the Olympus E-30 – have surfaced on the net and, whilst the details leaked can in no way be deemed as offering a particularly detailed insight into the E-30’s full capabilities they do, at least, offer a tantalising insight into a DSLR that, interestingly, Olympus curiously never actually mentioned directly at this years Photokina event (though they did hint that they were working on a prototype which, one could assume, now transpires to be the E-30).

Of the few details that have surfaced, the 12.3 megapixel Olympus E-30 is billed as offering an 11 point autofocus system similar to that featured on the somewhat more lofty E-3, image stabilisation applied to the sensor as well as the E-30’s lens, ISO sensitivities ranging between ISO100 – ISO3200, burst shooting of up to 5 frames per second (up to a total of 12 RAW captures or up to memory capacity if shooting in JPEG file format) and a swivelling ‘Live’ LCD screen and, if the report is to be believed, will initially ship as either a body only for around $1299 with an upgraded 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 Zuiko lens being released in sync with the E-30’s availability which will set your back an additional $600.

Again, we should stress that these initial details concerning the E-30 are yet to be confirmed officially by Olympus and, interestingly, Crave’s page – duly credited as the source – has since been removed, but, if the leak rings true, the E-30 is billed as shipping sometime in January ’09.