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.