Olympus OM-D E-M5 Overview
First introduced in April, 2012,
Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a 16 MP
Mirrorless with a Four Thirds
(17.3 x 13 mm) sized CMOS sensor.
Olympus
replaced OM-D E-M5 with
Olympus E-M5 II.
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Compare Olympus E-M5 with Olympus E-M5 II
Olympus E-M5 comes with a 17.3 x 13 mm CMOS sensor, which has a diagonal of 21.64 mm (0.84").
- Full Frame
- Olympus OM-D E-M5
Sensor resolution of Olympus E-M5 ~ 4613 x 3468 pixels.
Olympus E-M5 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-M5 Series History |
Proc and Cons of Olympus E-M5
Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model.
Compare Olympus OM-D E-M5 with competitors in semi-pro mirrorless cameras.
Built-in Wireless |
Tilting Screen |
External Flash |
RAW Support |
610k dots Screen Resolution |
1/4000s Max Shutter Speed |
Manual Exposure Mode |
Microphone Port |
1440k dot Viewfinder Resolution |
±3 AE Bracketing Range |
Focus Bracketing |
5-axis Sensor-shift Image Stabilization |
Touch Screen |
AF Face Detection |
25600 Max Native ISO |
9.0 fps Continuous Shooting |
Manual Focus |
425g Light Body |
Environmental Sealing |
35 Focus Points |
Flash Sync Port |
No Bluetooth |
Low Battery Life: 360 shots |
Olympus OM-D E-M5 has an Overall Score of 67/100
and ranked #112 out of 214
in Mirrorless cameras, and ranked #216
out of 1222 in all cameras.
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Physical Dimensions of Olympus E-M5
Olympus OM-D E-M5 weighs 425g and has external dimensions
of 122 x 89 x 43mm (4.8 x 3.5 x 1.69"). Considering that the average weight
of Semi-Pro Mirrorless cameras is 444g,
Olympus E-M5
is 19 grams less than the average weight of cameras in this category.
Olympus E-M5 is less by 4mm
more than the average length in Semi-Pro Mirrorless.
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Specifications of Olympus OM-D E-M5
General |
Brand |
Olympus
|
Model |
OM-D E-M5 |
Announced |
April, 2012 |
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 |
610k 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 |
35 |
Number of Cross Focus Points |
0 |
Photography Features |
RAW Support |
|
Min Shutter Speed |
1/60 sec |
Max Shutter Speed |
1/4000 sec |
Continuous Shooting |
9.0 fps |
Shutter Priority |
|
Aperture Priority |
|
Manual Exposure Mode |
|
Exposure Compensation |
|
Custom White Balance |
|
Image Stabilization |
|
Built-in Flash |
|
Flash Range |
no built-in flash |
Flash Modes |
Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync (2), Manual (3 levels) |
External Flash |
|
AE Bracketing |
|
AE Bracketing Range |
±3 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 |
100 |
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 |
None |
Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Bluetooth |
|
HDMI |
|
USB |
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
Battery |
Battery Life |
360 shots |
Battery Type |
Battery Pack |
Battery Model |
BLN-1 |
Physical |
Weight |
425 g |
Physical Dimensions |
122 x 89 x 43 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 |
|
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