Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Haruo Ogawa) is pleased to announce that the Olympus OM-D E-M10, Compact System Camera, has received the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Award 2014.

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 has been recognized as the leaders of their respective camera categories at the annual TIPA awards for products and technologies in the field of photography. This year, the OM-D E-M10 won the prestigious award for "Best CSC (Compact System Camera) Entry Level". TIPA is comprised of members from 29 independent photographic publications from 16 countries around the world.

The OM-D E-M10 is the latest model in Olympus Compact System Camera OM-D series, with the cutting-edge technology into a compact and lightweight body. The E-M10 inherits the 16 megapixel Live MOS sensor and TruPic VII image processor respectively from the high-range E-M5 and E-M1 models for the excellent image quality, high-resolution, and high-sensitivity. This model features an ultra-slim design with an excellent operability, and a quick response, high-resolution electronic viewfinder for authentic shooting style. This is a "SUPER PREMIUM SMALL" CSC camera.

The E-M10 has received the "Best CSC Entry Level" award. The TIPA jury comments; "The nicely designed and extremely compact and metal-bodied OM-D E-M10 convinces with great image quality and operation thanks to the TruePic VII processor (inherited from the E-M1), a 16-Megapixel Live MOS sensor, built-in WiFi with QR code scanning technology, a large, 1.4-million RGB dot electronic viewfinder and a tilting 3-inch touchscreen LCD with high 1,039,000-dot resolution. The camera incorporates 3-axis image stabilisation and FAST AF, making this the fastest ever Olympus AF system with 81 target areas covering the entire image. With 8 fps shooting speed, burst rates can deliver up to 16 RAW images and an unlimited number of JPEGs. With continuous AF, the camera delivers up to 3.5 fps."