Olympus OM-D E-M1

Announced: 10/09/2013

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Olympus OM-D E-M1

Body type

Body type
SLR-style mirrorless

Sensor

Max resolution
4608 x 3456
Image ratio w:h
1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels
16 megapixels
Sensor photo detectors
17 megapixels
Sensor size
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
Sensor type
CMOS
Processor
TruePIC VII

Image

ISO
100-25600 in 1/3EV or 1EV increments
Boosted ISO (minimum)
100
White balance presets
7
Custom white balance
Yes
Image stabilization
Sensor-shift
Image stabilization notes
'5-axis' IS
Uncompressed format
RAW
JPEG quality levels
Super Fine, Fine, Normal, Basic

Optics & Focus

Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect (sensor)
  • Phase Detect
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Selective single-point
  • Tracking
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Touch
  • Face Detection
  • Live View
    Digital zoom
    Yes (2X)
    Manual focus
    Yes (with focus peaking)
    Number of focus points
    81
    Lens mount
    Micro Four Thirds
    Focal length multiplier
    2×

    Screen / viewfinder

    Articulated LCD
    Tilting
    Screen size
    3″
    Screen dots
    1,037,000
    Touch screen
    Yes
    Live view
    Yes
    Viewfinder type
    Electronic
    Viewfinder coverage
    100%
    Viewfinder magnification
    0.74× (0.37× 35mm equiv.)
    Viewfinder resolution
    2,360,000

    Photography features

    Minimum shutter speed
    60 sec
    Maximum shutter speed
    1/8000 sec
    Aperture priority
    Yes
    Shutter priority
    Yes
    Manual exposure mode
    Yes
    Subject / scene modes
    Yes
    Built-in flash
    No (compact external flash included)
    External flash
    Yes (hot-shoe, wireless)
    Flash modes
    Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (1st curtain), Slow sync (2nd curtain), Manual
    Continuous drive
    10.0 fps
    Self-timer
    Yes (2 or 12 secs, custom)
    Metering modes
    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot
      Exposure compensation
      ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
      AE Bracketing
      ±2 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
      WB Bracketing
      Yes (3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in each A-B/G-M axis)

      Videography features

      Resolutions
      1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
      Format
      H.264, Motion JPEG
      Microphone
      Stereo
      Speaker
      Mono

      Storage

      Storage types
      SD/SDHC/SDXC

      Connectivity

      USB
      USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
      HDMI
      Yes (micro HDMI)
      Wireless
      Built-In
      Wireless notes
      802.11b/g/n with smartphone connectivity
      Remote control
      Yes (optional RM-UC1 wired remote)

      Physical

      Environmentally sealed
      Yes (Dust, splash, freeze resistent)
      Battery
      Battery Pack
      Battery description
      BLN-1 lithium-ion battery pack
      Battery Life (CIPA)
      350
      Weight (inc. batteries)
      497 g (1.10 lb / 17.53 oz)
      Dimensions
      130 x 94 x 63 mm (5.13 x 3.68 x 2.48″)

      Other features

      Orientation sensor
      Yes
      Timelapse recording
      Yes
      GPS
      None

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