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LONGMONT, Colo., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Displaytech Inc., the world leader in liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS)
microdisplays, today announced that its LightView(TM) 201k-EV2 Microdisplay
Engine is featured as the electronic viewfinder (EVF) in the Olympus SP-500UZ
digital camera. The SP-500UZ is the newest compact, ultra-zoom camera from
Olympus, and features a 6-megapixel CCD image sensor and 10X optical zoom.

"Displaytech is excited to be working with Olympus and to be featured in
the SP-500UZ," stated Dick Barton, Displaytech’s CEO. "The feature set of the
SP-500UZ, including our viewfinder engine, will provide outstanding performance
at an attractive price point for the aspiring digital photographer."

The EV2 Engine is the world’s smallest and lowest power EVF solution
available to camera manufacturers, combining the microdisplay panel,
magnification optics, and mechanical housing. The included LightView(TM) 201k
microdisplay utilizes the company’s proprietary FLC material combined with a
reflective CMOS backplane to create a fast-switching, high-fill factor display
without the ’screen door effect’ and motion image smear common in competing
transmissive liquid crystal display solutions. With a visual resolution
equivalent to 201,600 pixels, the tiny 0.20" screen displays crisp, bright,
full-color images and easily readable text while minimizing power consumption.

"The SP-500UZ takes advantage of the LV201k’s high resolution and crisp
image quality to create the clearest, most natural image we have ever achieved
in an electronic viewfinder," said a representative from the Product Planning
Section, Olympus Imaging Corporation. "We believe, with this electronic
viewfinder display, many users will be inspired by using the SP-500UZ."

ABOUT OLYMPUS IMAGING
Olympus Imaging is a precision technology leader, designing and delivering
award-winning products for consumer and professional markets.

Olympus Imaging works collaboratively with its customers and its parent
company, Olympus Corporation, to develop breakthrough technologies with
revolutionary product design and functionality that enhances peoples lives
every day. These include: Digital and film cameras, Professional SLR Imaging
Systems, Digital and Microcassette recorders, Digital Music Players, Personal
Photo Printers, Digital Print Kiosks, Digital Video Projectors, and Digital
Media Binoculars.

About Displaytech
Displaytech, Inc. makes and sells microdisplays with superior image quality
for electronic viewfinders in consumer digital still cameras, camcorders, and
mobile communication devices. The low power and compact form factor of
Displaytech’s LightView(TM) microdisplay product line enable innovative
end-product design. The patented Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal (FLC) technology
at the heart of the Company’s microdisplays is also used in a line of
ultra-fast photonics switching products for emerging optical applications. A
fabless manufacturing model positions Displaytech to keep pace with the
high-volume consumer-electronics market. For more information on all
Displaytech products, press releases, and images, visit www.displaytech.com

Displaytech and LightView are trademarks of Displaytech, Inc.

SOURCE: Displaytech Inc.

CONTACT: Steve Reinhard of Displaytech Inc.,
+1-303-774-2482,
stever@displaytech.com

Web site: http://www.displaytech.com