<p>2013 was a great year for Olympus. Rejuvenated by an investment from Sony, the company launched some seriously impressive products. Key among these was our Professional Camera of the Year for 2013, the flagship Olympus E-M1 mirrorless camera, but the bright-lensed Stylus 1 enthusiast zoom -- a camera we're currently in the process of reviewing -- has also garnered much praise and publicity. During the Consumer Electronics Show, Imaging Resource publisher and editor-in-chief Dave Etchells met with executives from Olympus to discuss these and other products, share reader questions, and get a feel for where Olympus sees things headed in the future.</p><p>Taking part in the interview were Setsuya Kataoka, General Manager, Product Development Dept 1, R&D Division, and Masaomi Tomizawa, General Manager, Imaging System Development Dept 1, System Platform Technology R&D Division, both of Olympus Imaging Corp. in Japan. Serving as translator was Dan Kato, Senior Manager, Trade Marketing, Olympus Imaging America Inc.</p><p>Dave Etchells/Imaging Resource: The Stylus 1 is a very interesting camera to us at Imaging Resource. What led to its development? Who do you see as its target customer, and where does it fit into the market?</p><p>Olympus: We had a lot of demand from users for a bright lens combined with long tele focal lengths, not having to compromise aperture at the tele end.</p><p><a href="http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2014/02/03/olympus-qa-the-story-of-the-stylus-1-the-relationship-with-sony-and-where-i">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.letsgomobile.org/en/10840/olympus-stylus-tg-850/">Olympus Stylus TG-850</a> (LetsGoMobile (press release))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dBjRy1FNDFsYx5Mb2KJpaTA1o6UCM&authuser=0&ned=us">6 additional articles.</a></p>
