OM SYSTEM PEN Announced with Electronic Viewfinder, Dust and Drip Resistance
The PEN line, which began with a 1959 film camera, now carries the OM SYSTEM name for the first time, a shift that follows OM Digital Solutions taking over Olympus's imaging business in 2020.
Key Facts
- OM Digital Solutions announced the OM SYSTEM PEN, the first PEN series camera to carry the OM SYSTEM brand name, with a release scheduled for late October 2026.
- The OM SYSTEM PEN is the first camera in the PEN series with dust and drip resistance, rated IPX1 when used with a compatible lens.
- The OM SYSTEM PEN pairs the TruePic IX image processing engine with a roughly 20.37 million pixel Live MOS sensor and 5-axis in-body stabilization rated up to 5.5 stops at the center.
- The OM SYSTEM PEN launch campaign runs from September 9 to November 5, 2026, offering buyers a choice between an ARTISAN&ARTIST leather strap or a digital gift card worth up to 10,000 yen.
- The M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 III lens bundled with the OM SYSTEM PEN covers a 35mm-equivalent 28-84mm range and carries IPX1 drip resistance.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
OM Digital Solutions announced the OM SYSTEM PEN, the first camera in the PEN series to carry the OM SYSTEM brand name. The mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera is scheduled for release in late October 2026 and is the first PEN model with dust and drip resistance, rated IPX1 when paired with a compatible lens. It keeps the rangefinder-style design of earlier PEN cameras and adds an electronic viewfinder. The camera pairs the TruePic IX image processing engine with a roughly 20.37 million pixel Live MOS sensor and a 5-axis in-body stabilization system rated up to 5.5 stops at the center. It includes Color and Monochrome Profile Control presets that mimic film looks, plus Computational Photography functions such as handheld high-res shots, live ND, focus stacking, HDR, and multiple exposure. Autofocus covers 121 all-cross phase detection points with AI subject recognition for people, dogs, and cats. OM Digital Solutions also opened a launch campaign running from September 9 to November 5, 2026, offering buyers of the body, the 14-42mm lens kit, or the double zoom kit a choice between an ARTISAN&ARTIST leather strap or a digital gift card worth up to 10,000 yen.
The M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 III zoom lens bundled with the camera covers a 35mm-equivalent 28-84mm range, offers a maximum magnification of 0.53x, and carries the same IPX1 drip resistance as the body. The camera ships with a BLS-7 battery rated for about 410 shots per charge, sold separately at 8,800 yen, with a matching BCS-7 charger at 12,650 yen. OM Digital Solutions also updated its OM Image Share app to version 1.5, adding a Profile Library that reads color and tone settings from photos saved on a smartphone and registers them as camera presets.
The camera offers four color presets (Film Rich Color, Film Vivid, Film Soft Tone, and Standard Natural) and four monochrome presets (Film B&W, Film IR, Film Low Contrast, and Standard Monotone), adjustable through a profile control switch on the front of the body. A dedicated CP button calls up computational photography modes including handheld high-res shots, live ND (ND2-16), focus stacking, HDR, and multiple exposure. Other features include 16 art filters, Starry Sky AF, pro capture recording up to 30fps, and OM-Cinema1 and OM-Cinema2 video picture modes. The Japan-market model displays Japanese only.
The launch campaign, open from September 9 to November 5, 2026, gives buyers of the body, the lens kit, or the double zoom kit a choice between an ARTISAN&ARTIST leather strap or a digital gift card worth up to 10,000 yen. Applications close November 19, 2026, and straps ship from December 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.