Ultra High-Definition Digital Video Camera (for all geographical areas)

• Productions of 2006
• Productions of 2005

Octavsion on the chopper!
Aerial shooting using the 8M pixel ultra high-definition digital motion picture camera

On December 21, 2005, Olympus took Octavision to the skies over Tokyo. Organized with the cooperation of mopitec Corporation, a leader in aerial photography, and McRAY Japan, Inc., a world-class digital image production laboratory, this was the world’s first aerial image shoot using an 8M pixel ultra high-definition digital motion picture camera. The camera crew took off in a helicopter from the Tokyo Heliport and spent about an hour in the air shooting scenes of the city below. Images from this shoot have included in a demonstration clip released in late January, 2006.

Octavision mounted on the helicopter

Metropolitan Tokyo from the air

Exhibition at 18th JES Annual Meeting
Demonstrating ultra high-definition image of Octavision in the Olympus booth

Octavision was demonstrated at the Olympus booth at the 18th Annual Meeting of JSES (Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery) held at Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, from December 7 to 9, 2005. The exhibits included the 8M pixel motion picture camera and actual ultra high-definition images captured with the camera. Visitors were impressed both by the stunning high quality of the images as well by the technical expertise that went into developing the system.
Our goal is to bring the unprecedented image quality of Octavision’s 8M pixel technology to as many people as possible and to expand the world of Octavision applications.

Exhibition at Olympus booth

Presentation at InterBee2005
Olympus Octavision system rental service announced

At InterBee 2005 (International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition) held at Makuhari Messe on November 16 to 18, 2005, nac Image Technology., Inc. announced that it would start renting the Olympus Octavision 8M pixel high-definition motion picture camera/recorder system in December 2005. nac has been renting movie cameras for 30 years and is well established in the industry. Its decision to add the Olympus Octavision system to its rental lineup was based on Octavision’s ability to meet demands for advanced digital image production capability with ultra high-definition shooting and recording. The press announcement at the exhibition attracted a big crowd, attesting to the growing interest in equipment that is dramatically expanding the potential of image production.

Press announcement at nac Image Technology booth

Octavision camera attracting public attention

Live transmission at iGrid2005
Octavision cameras used as relay cameras for real-time trans-Pacific distribution of 8M pixel ultra high-definition images

On September 27, 2005, our 8M pixel digital motion picture cameras served as relay cameras for the world’s first successful real-time trans-Pacific transmission of 8M pixel ultra high-definition images. This unprecedented event took place iGrid2005, an international conference held jointly by Keio University, NTT Corporation, University of California at San Diego, University of Illinois at Chicago and Pacific Interface. This experiment was intended to demonstrate the future potential of utilizing ultra high-definition images in academic, educational, medical and cultural applications by distributing them live at the global scale. The opening ceremony was transmitted live and included a comment from President Kikukawa. Olympus is planning to participate actively in this kind of advanced technical study and to continue development of advanced digital image technologies.

Relay broadcasting at Keio University
Olympus 8M pixel digital motion picture camera on the center.
(Left: President Kikukawa, Olympus Corp. Right: Prof. S.Ono, Keio University.)
Image distributed to UCSD

Members of UCSD and Prof. N.Ohta (second from the right, first row)

* The background is an image of Keio University shot with the Olympus camera and projected on the site.

Note) iGrid2005 (International Grid 2005)
An international collaborative demonstrative experiment event, aimed at promoting development of advanced ultra-broadband networking applications. Held every 2 or 3 years since 1998. iGrid2005 was the fourth meeting.

8M pixel digital motion picture camera used to produce the content for the floor-surface image display, the largest ever in the history of international expositions.

At Expo 2005 held in Aichi Japan in March 2005, Olympus participated in the production of the floor-surface image display in the theme theater “Open Your Mind” (General director: Mr. Mamoru Oshii (Photo)) and in the joint pavilion “Mountain of Dreams” with 8M pixel digital motion picture camera and hard disk recorder. (Photo: At Olympus High-Definition Theater in Olympus Hatagaya Center, Shibuya, Tokyo.)

“Open Your Mind” was a joint exhibition by Sekisui House, Ltd., Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Tokai Television Broadcasting, Co., Ltd. and The Chunichi Shimbun.