Olympus OM-D E-M10 Review with Detailed Specifications and Features

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Review

Overall Score

Main Features

16 MP Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
200 - 25600 ISO
Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
3" Tilting Screen
Electronic Viewfinder
1440k dot Electronic viewfinder
8 fps continuous shooting
1920 x 1080 video resolution
Built-In Wireless
119 x 82 x 46 mm, 396g.
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Replaced by: OM-D E-M10 II

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Overview

First introduced in March, 2014, Olympus OM-D E-M10 is a 16 MP Mirrorless with a Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sized CMOS sensor.

Olympus replaced OM-D E-M10 with Olympus E-M10 II. Follow the link to read our detailed comparison of these models:

Compare Olympus E-M10 with Olympus E-M10 II

Olympus E-M10 comes with a 17.3 x 13 mm CMOS sensor, which has a diagonal of 21.64 mm (0.84").

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Sensor resolution of Olympus E-M10 ~ 4613 x 3468 pixels.

Olympus E-M10 has Crop Factor: 2.0

The sensor has a surface area of 224.9 mm².

There are approximate 15,997,884 photosites (pixels) on this area.

Olympus E-M10 Series History

Model	Year	Sensor	ISO	Weight	Dimensions
Olympus E-M1 MIII	2020	20MP	200 - 25600	580g	134 x 91 x 69mm
Olympus E-M5 III	2019	20MP	200 - 25600	414g	125 x 85 x 50mm
Olympus E-M1X	2019	20MP	200 - 25600	997g	144 x 147 x 75mm
Olympus E-M10 MIII	2017	16MP	200 - 25600	410g	122 x 84 x 50mm
Olympus E-M1 II	2016	20MP	200 - 25600	574g	134 x 91 x 67mm

Proc and Cons of Olympus E-M10

Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model. Compare Olympus OM-D E-M10 with competitors in entry-level mirrorless cameras.

Pros

Built-in Wireless

Tilting Screen

External Flash

RAW Support

1037k dots Screen Resolution

1/4000s Max Shutter Speed

Manual Exposure Mode

Timelapse Recording

81 Focus Points

Flash Sync Port

Remote Control with a Smartphone

Sensor-shift Image Stabilization

Touch Screen

AF Face Detection

25600 Max Native ISO

8.0 fps Continuous Shooting

Manual Focus

396g Light Body

1440k dot Viewfinder Resolution

5 AE Bracketing Range

Focus Bracketing

Cons

No Bluetooth

No Environmental Sealing

No Articulating Screen

Low Battery Life: 320 shots

Type Scores

Olympus OM-D E-M10 has an Overall Score of 73/100 and ranked #82 out of 214 in Mirrorless cameras, and ranked #137 out of 1222 in all cameras.

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Physical Dimensions of Olympus E-M10

Olympus OM-D E-M10 weighs 396g and has external dimensions of 119 x 82 x 46mm (4.69 x 3.23 x 1.81"). Considering that the average weight of Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras is 323g, Olympus E-M10 is 73 grams more than the average weight of cameras in this category.

Weight Comparison
Entry-Level Mirrorless Cameras

Olympus E-M10

396g

Average weight

323g

Min weight

180g

Max weight

561g

Thickness Comparison
Entry-Level Mirrorless Cameras

Olympus E-M10

46mm

Average Thickness

40mm

Min Thickness

23mm

Max Thickness

85mm

Here is the front and top view image of Olympus OM-D E-M10 with the dimensions:

Size Compared to Major Competitors

Model	Weight	OM-D E-M10	Dimensions	OM-D E-M10
Sony A6000	344 g	396 g	120 x 67 x 45 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Olympus E-M10 II	390 g	396 g	120 x 83 x 47 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Olympus E-M5	425 g	396 g	122 x 89 x 43 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Fujifilm X-T10	381 g	396 g	118 x 83 x 41 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Olympus E-PL7	357 g	396 g	115 x 67 x 38 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Panasonic GX7	402 g	396 g	123 x 71 x 55 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Olympus E-M5 II	469 g	396 g	124 x 85 x 45 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Olympus E-M1	497 g	396 g	130 x 94 x 63 mm	119 x 82 x 46 mm

Specifications of Olympus OM-D E-M10

General
Brand	Olympus
Model	OM-D E-M10
Announced	March, 2014
Body Type	SLR-style mirrorless
Lens
Lens Mount	Micro Four Thirds
Manual Focus
Focal Lens Multiplier	2
Number of Lenses	103
Macro Focus Range	n/a
Screen
Screen Size	3"
Screen Type	Tilting
Screen Resolution	1037k pixels
Touch Screen
Live View
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution	1440
Viewfinder Coverage	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.58
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points	81
Number of Cross Focus Points	0
Photography Features
RAW Support
Min Shutter Speed	1/60 sec
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec
Continuous Shooting	8.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range	5.80
Flash Modes	Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manualï¼1/1ï¼FULLï¼ï½1/64ï¼
External Flash
AE Bracketing
AE Bracketing Range	±5 EV
WB Bracketing

Sensor
Sensor Size	Four Thirds
Sensor Type	CMOS
Sensor Dimensions	17.3 x 13 mm
Sensor Area	224.9 mm²
Sensor Resolution	16 MP
Max Image Resolution	4608 x 3456
Max Native ISO	25600
Min Native ISO	200
Max Boosted ISO	0
Min Boosted ISO	0
Video Features
4K
Max Video Resolution	1920 x 1080
Video Formats	H.264, Motion JPEG
Timelapse Recording
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Exposure Modes
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
Connectivity
GPS	Optional
Wireless Connectivity	Built-In
Bluetooth
HDMI
USB	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Battery
Battery Life	320 shots
Battery Type	Battery Pack
Battery Model	BLS-5
Physical
Weight	396 g
Physical Dimensions	119 x 82 x 46 mm
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Shock Proof
Storage
Storage Type	SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage Slots	1
Other Features
Self Timer
Selfie Friendly