Olympus announced its new top-of-the-line E-3 DSLR camera today scheduled to be released on November 23. Olympus claims to have the world’s fastest auto focus with 11-point full twin cross sensoring.

Sequential shooting of up to 5 fps is possible with shutter speeds of up to 1/8000 second. The image sensor is a 10.1MP high-speed Live MOS sensor using TruePic III image processing engine.

Shooting possibilities are expanded with the free-angle live view HyperCrystal LCD that swivels horizontally and vertically. The camera also has a large optical viewfinder with 100% field of view and 1.15x magnification. An always-on dust removal system is included and the magnesium body is splash proof. Pricing information is unknown, but expect this camera to carry a premium price.

Via Olympus