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− | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ | + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=251 Mju] and [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/olympus/html/olympus_stylus.php Stylus] in [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's collection]. |
* [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/m_mju.cfm?message=1 Olympus mju], [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/m_mju-limited.cfm?message=1 mju LIMITED] and [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/m_mju-pano.cfm?message=1 mju/Stylus PANORAMA] in the official [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/lineup_chronicle.cfm Olympus Global History]. | * [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/m_mju.cfm?message=1 Olympus mju], [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/m_mju-limited.cfm?message=1 mju LIMITED] and [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/m_mju-pano.cfm?message=1 mju/Stylus PANORAMA] in the official [http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/lineup_chronicle.cfm Olympus Global History]. | ||
Revision as of 01:23, 17 March 2012
Branded as Olympus ∞ Stylus image by Martin Taylor (Image rights) |
The Olympus µ[mju:] (US: ∞ Stylus) was a fully automatic 35mm compact camera introduced by Olympus in 1991. The Stylus was the first model in the hugely successful Olympus mju/Stylus series, selling 5 million on its own[1].
Evolved by camera designer Maitani Yoshihisa[2] from his Olympus XA design, the µ[mju:] was very small and curvy, with an integrated lens cover. It is switched on by shifting the lens cover to one side. The original mju/Stylus was generally available in black, but a LIMITED edition model (50,000 examples) with a metallic silver finish was also released. 1992 saw the release of the Olympus µ[mju:] PANORAMA. This utilized tiny magnets to move a mask in front of the film in the middle of the roll, while keeping the body and basic spec unchanged.
Some versions of the mju actually say µ[mju:]-1 on the front.[3]
The technological specifications of this camera formed the basis of a retro-styled limited edition "concept" camera called the Ecru.
Specifications
- Lens: 35mm, f/3.5 (3 elements in 3 groups).
- Active multi-beam autofocus with 100-steps for a huge range of distances. Pre-focus lock enabled.
- Film format: 35mm DX-coded film, ISO 50-3200.
Olympus µ[mju:] image by ja1vbn (Image rights) |
- Automatic exposure with shutter speeds of 1/15-1/500s.
- Self-timer.
- Film advance: Autowind and rewind.
- Integrated flash with four modes: Auto, red eye reduction, fill-in, disabled.
- LCD with battery check and frame counter.
- Tripod Mount.
- Power: 3V lithium CR123A.
References
mju inside: full of electronics image by S. Erik Bjernhage (Image rights) |
- ↑ Sales claimed by Olympus.
- ↑ The name is given in the Japanese order, with family name followed by the given name.
- ↑ An example from Alf Sigaro on Flickr.
Links:
- Mju and Stylus in Sylvain Halgand's collection.
- Olympus mju, mju LIMITED and mju/Stylus PANORAMA in the official Olympus Global History.