The Olympus 14-45 millimeter Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens expands the power of the E-System, the world's first 100 percent all-digital interchangeable lens SLR system, delivering higher resolutions and superior image quality. Developed specifically for digital capture with smart technology, Zuiko digital specific lenses deliver edge-to-edge sharpness with reduced distortion and shading. The lenses are designed to perfectly match the imager, so light strikes the sensor directly, ensuring rich, accurate colors, sharp contrasts, and bright images even at the edges.

The Zuiko Digital 14-45 millimeter f3.5-5.6 (equivalent to 28-90 millimeters in 35 millimeter photography) has a 3.2x zoom that covers the zoom range most frequently used in everyday photography. Constructed with 12 elements in 10 groups and a weight of just 9.98 ounces, it offers users an extremely dynamic, portable everyday-use zoom.

A newly developed "floating" mechanism is incorporated into the focusing system to ensure exceptionally smooth action across the entire focusing range. Close-ups as near as 15 inches/38 centimeters are possible throughout the zoom range. The lens also boasts a new multi-coating process, which minimizes ghosting and flaring as well as a reliable metal lens mount, which is designed for ruggedness that ensures confidence in any situation.

The Zuiko digital specific lenses are based on the FourThirds System, an open standard for digital SLR cameras and interchangeable lens systems that utilize a 4/3-type image sensor. The FourThirds System is designed to achieve an optimal balance between image quality, camera and lens size, and system expandability. The system maximizes the performance of image sensors and lenses with a 100 percent digital-from-the-ground-up design.