Olympus OM-D E-M1

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Olympus OM-D E-M1
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Overview
MakerOlympus Corporation
Type Micro Four Thirds system
Lens
Lens Micro Four Thirds system mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor 4/3 type MOS ('Live MOS sensor'), no anti-aliasing filter
Sensor size 17.3 x 13 mm, Four Thirds Live MOS
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 (16.0 MP)
Storage media SD /SDHC / SDXC
Focusing
Focus modesContrast Detect (sensor), Phase Detect, Multi-area, Center, Selective single-point, Tracking, Single, Continuous, Touch, Face Detection, Live View
Exposure/metering
Exposure modes Aperture priority, Shutter, Program AE, Manual (with focus peaking), iAuto, Bulb, Time, Scene Select, Art Filter
Metering modes Multiple, Center-Weighted, Spot
Flash
Flash no built-in flash, compact flash included, hot-shoe on the body
Shutter
Shutter Mechanical shutter / Electronic shutter
Shutter speed range60–1/8000 s (1/16000 s electronic shutter)
Continuous shooting 40 raw images at 10 fps with focus locked; 45 raw images at 6 fps with continuous AF (9 fps on C-AF with firmware v3.0 and above)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder built-in 2.36 MP (with Auto Luminance, 100% coverage)
Image processing
White balance 7 presets, with custom modes
General
Video recordingH.264 / Motion JPG, 1920 x 1080 (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps)
LCD screentilting 3 inch, 1,037,000 dots (upwards: 80˚, downwards: 50˚)
BatteryBLN-1 lithium-ion (CIPA 350)
Dimensions 130 mm × 94 mm × 63 mm (5.13 × 3.68 × 2.48 inches)
Weight Approx. 497 g (17.5 oz)
Made in Vietnam
Chronology
Successor Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Micro Four Thirds is a compact mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera introduced on September 10, 2013. It has built-in on sensor phase detection.

Contents

As of October 2014, it had the highest camera sensor rating of any Olympus camera, according to DxO Labs, with a score of 73. [1]

Features include

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

In 2016, the OM-D E-M1 was superseded by the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II. The Mark II features a slightly higher resolution 20 MP Live MOS sensor. The Mark II also has substantially faster auto focus—according to the manufacturer, six times faster upon first focus acquisition than the original E-M1. The camera also has a 60 fps max shooting rate in Pro Capture mode using the electronic shutter, [3] and vibration reduction technology in lenses as well as in camera.


References

  1. ↑ DxO. "Camera Sensor Ratings by DxOMark - DxOMark". www.dxomark.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Olympus OM-D E-M1 Review". dpreview.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Electronic shutter, rolling shutter and flash: what you need to know". DPReview.

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