OM Digital Solutions
Japanese optical products company
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OM Digital Solutions Corporation (OMDS) (OMデジタルソリューションズ) is a Japanese manufacturer of opto-digital products for business and consumer use, branded OM System. The company acquired the camera, audio recorder and binocular product divisions of the manufacturer Olympus in January 2021.[2]
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Native name | OMデジタルソリューションズ |
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | October 9, 2020 |
| Founder | Olympus Corporation |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shigemi Sugimoto (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Cameras, Camera lenses, voice recorders |
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Number of employees | c. 2,000[1] (2021) |
| Website | https://www.om-digitalsolutions.com |
History
On 30 September 2020, Olympus announced that it had entered into an agreement with financial investor Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) to transfer the Olympus Imaging division to a newly established wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus.[3] This subsidiary was named OM Digital Solutions.[4] On 1 January 2021, 95% of the shares in OM Digital Solutions were transferred to OJ Holdings, Ltd, a specially established subsidiary of JIP. Olympus retained ownership of the remaining 5%.[2]
In 2021, OM Digital Solutions reported that all its products would be rebranded from Olympus to OM System.[5] The new name is a reference to the Olympus OM system.[citation needed]
Products
Initially, the company continued production of products that were launched under Olympus ownership. The first product launched by the newly formed company was the Olympus PEN E-P7 in June 2021. In February 2022, OMDS introduced the OM System OM-1 Micro Four Thirds camera to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Olympus OM-1.[6] In November 2022 OMDS released the OM System OM-5, a successor to the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, and in February 2025 introduced the OM System OM-3,[7] a retro-styled Micro Four Thirds camera with the same sensor as the OM-1 Mark II.[8]
