Knutivars

Is it, really? 1. The sensor floats on a moving block so the body can’t act as a heat sink - That might be true - though - Olympus DID know about the sensors capability and cooling requirements when designing the body - they *might* have some design to the body/sensor in order to help with heat dissipation. 2. Finer points of the information seem ‘made-up’ - That might be nitpicking on some marketing material that's anyway is going to be overflowing with buzzwords. 3. Rumor says 240fps yet the hardware can’t do it - Some other users have already pointed out the video released by Olympus themselves with 240p on the E-P5 - though not in 720p. 4. 4K would be a key selling point of the next model, why give it away for free in a firmware update? - yeah - it would. However - The E-M1 is their PRO model - and a new pro model should not come after 1 year - Olympus have much longer interval between their PRO models. So far - olympus PRO cameras; OM-1, OM-2, OM-3, OM-4 (some of the om models with "minor upgrades - OM-Xn and OM-XTi), E-1, E-3, E-5, OMD E-M1. I do not expect another model for at least 2 years. - so keeping the current model up to date will keep it in market longer until they have a solid new camera. - it actually DOES make sense. 5. 4K requires hardware support, it can’t be added by software only I absolutely agree. ..., but Olympus KNEW about the capabilities of the sensor when they created the camera.., and they KNEW about the other hardware requirements for better video and even 4k when they created it. - so the question is - did they do anything about it? Olympus allways claims they put stills over video - they wanted to create their perfect camera - and they released the E-M1 with allmost the same video as all the other models. They also said "Now we're going to focus on video" - so - if they added the needed hardware (e.g. introducing thenew TruePic processor, +++) - all they really need to is to work on software to enable it. Like manufacturers of GFX cards - some cards can be "unlocked" to perform better - the hardware is already in place - just need the software to utilize it. That's why this is actually plausible. Unlikely - yes, but plausible. ... so my conclusion is; the rumor mill is NOT outrageous, but does its job - publishing rumors - even some with low probability. Olympus users have been shouting for better video for years - now after the E-M1 it seems like they've focused on it (finally), and firmware ups are on its way. 4k? Maybe not (but hoping). Better 1080? I strongly believe so.