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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Samples
16 Megapixels
Electronic View Finder
High ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.
Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.
Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.
Continuous Drive
Full 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more but less than 4K.
Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).
Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.
Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.
Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.
Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.
Spot Metering
Depth-Of-Field Preview: Improve perception of DOF before shooting.
Weatherproof - Seals protect from dust, humidity and light splashing.
Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.
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Discontinued: No longer produced by the manufacturer. May still be in stock or found used.
1 - Images2 - Indoor Crops3 - Comparative CropsOlympus OM-D E-M5 Comparative Crops
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is known to deliver the very best image quality from a Micro Four-Thirds digital camera to date. To evaluate the advantage of sensor-size with current technology, here we compare it to state-of-the-art 16 megapixels APS-C and Full-Frame sensors from the Pentax K-5
Pentax K-5 and the Nikon D4
Nikon D4 respectively.
| Olympus OM-D E-M5 | Pentax K-5 | Nikon D4 |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 200 | ISO 200 | ISO 200 |
| ISO 400 | ISO 400 | ISO 400 |
| ISO 800 | ISO 800 | ISO 800 |
| ISO 1600 | ISO 1600 | ISO 1600 |
| ISO 3200 | ISO 3200 | ISO 3200 |
| ISO 6400 | ISO 6400 | ISO 6400 |
| ISO 12800 | ISO 12800 | ISO 12800 |
| ISO 25600 | ISO 25600 | ISO 25600 |
Even though noise-reduction is turned off on all these cameras, they each takes a different approach to image processing which is why the crops look so different. However, it is clear that the gap between Micro-Four Thirds and APS-C is much smaller than between APS-C and Full-Frame. This makes sense since the surface area of an APS-C sensor is closer to Four-Thirds than to Full-Frame.
APS-C currently shows a visible lead over Micro Four-Thirds from ISO 400 to 6400, while Full-Frame leads from ISO 400 to 25600 and beyond. The comparison stops at 25600 because that is the maximum sensitivity of the OM-D E-M5.
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Olympus E-M5 Highlights
Mirrorless digital cameraSensor-Size: 17 x 13mm
Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
| 16 Megapixels Mirrorless | ISO 200-25600 |
| Micro Four-Thirds Mount 2X FLM | Shutter 1/4000-60s |
| 5-Axis Built-in Stabilization, 4-Stop Improvement | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
| 0.45" Built-in EVF 1.4 Megapixels (0.58X) | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
| Automatic Eye-Start sensor | Spot-Metering |
| 2 Axis Digital Level | Hot-Shoe |
| Weatherproof | Stereo audio input |
| Built-in Dust Reduction | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| 9 FPS Drive, 17 Images | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
| 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | |
| 3" LCD 610K Pixels |
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