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Olympus Eco-Products : OLYMPUS E-1 Digital SLR, an interchangeable lens type digital single lens reflex camera

Featuring 4/3 image pickup and an interchangeable lens mount, the OLYMPUS E-1 Digital SLR 1) saved energy and resources. The new "Four-Thirds System is advocated by Olympus.

Major Features as ECO-products

Implementing lead-free soldering and environmentally conscious lead-free glass. We achieved the first ECOLEAF certification in the field of digital single-lens reflex camera.

1) Eco-product certification applies only to the OLYMPUS E-1 Digital SLR unit.

Lead-free Zuiko Lens Series
Lead-free Zuiko Lens Series
Use of Lead-free Lenses
Lead-free lenses are used for all types of optical lenses and prisms.
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Mercury-free Backlight Source for Liquid Crystal Display
A white LED is used for the backlight source of liquid crystal monitors to save energy and eliminate mercury.
Resource Saving, Using Secondary Batteries for Power Supplies
Resource-saving lithiumion batteries, rechargeable 500 times, are used.
Use of Lead-free Soldering Lead-free Circuit Board
Lead-free Circuit Board
Lead-free soldering with tin and zinc is used for major electrical circuit boards. We plan to selectively use lead-free soldering with tin, silver, or copper based on the thermostable reliability of the surface- mounted component.

Data on Environmental Impact Assessment under LCA

Eco-label, ECOLEAF (Type3)

Eco-label, "ECOLEAF" (Type3)

ECOLEAF is used to disclose product environmental information managed by an external organization of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI: http://www.jemai.or.jp/english/index.cfm). ECOLEAF is managed, based on international standards. Type3 labeling computing environmental product load, based on LCA discloses quantitative data. Products are quantitatively evaluated for environmental consciousness using this data. The OLYMPUS E-1 Digital SLR first achieved the Type3 ECOLEAF label for digital single-lens reflex camera. 2)

2) Camera and accessories. Interchangeable lenses and other separate accessories are not included.



Position of Environmentally Conscious Products

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