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April 2012
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169 Reviews
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164 Reviews
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The editors liked
Dedicated electronic viewfinder
Great ergonomics
Beautiful image quality
Impressive low light performance
It has a compact body and is fully weather sealed
Crisp LCD EVF
Articulating rear display
Sharp kit lens
Very good image quality
Even at high ISO
Good level of direct control despite small body
Fast autofocus
Bright
Punchy JPEGs make the most of
The editors didn't like
Expensive
External flash
Lacks a standard mic input
Focus tracking distinctly unreliable
Several useful features hidden in obscure and confusinglynamed menu options
No warning given that focus is locked during highspeed shooting
Very good photo quality (though best results are achieved by shooting RAW), Wellbuilt, weathersealed metal body with a retro flair, Fiveaxis, sensorshift image stabilization system, Beautiful 3inch articulating touchscreen OLED display with 610,000 pixels, plus a large and sharp EVF, Full manual controls, with lots of white balance options, five kinds of bracketing, realtime tone curve adjustment
Occasional underexposure and highlight clipping, Tiny, cluttered button layout makes it way too easy to accidentally press the wrong one, OLED display difficult to see outdoors, AF system tends to "hunt" when recording movies, "Hiss" from IS system may bother some folks, No builtin flash (though included external flash is pretty good), Movies cannot be edited incamera, Full manual on CDROM
Conclusion Olympus' OM-D EM-5 is their flagship Micro Four Thirds camera, and it performs at the level that one would expect for a product with that title. It has a well-built and compact weather-sealed magnesium alloy body (available in silver or bla...
Outstanding image quality, * Highly customizable feature set, * Compact design, * Wide selection of accessories and lenses, * Weather resistant body, * Art Filters add fun factor, * Good macro mode on 12-50mm zoom, * Fast autofocus and burst mode,
Menu system can be daunting, * No built-in mic adapter, * Small buttons can be difficult for large fingers, * Soft humming noise when powered up, Price when rated: $1000 (body only); $1300 with 12-50mm 1:3.5-6.3 zoom lens
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No builtin popup flash. Can't change exposure settings while shooting video. Shallow eye cup diminishes the EVF's effectiveness in bright outdoor situations
Abstract: Three years after making its first entrance into the compact system camera arena with the PEN E-P1, Olympus has gone back to its roots again to produce the OM-D, with its retro styling owed to its analogue predecessor.Inside the camera are an all new 16 m...
The OM-D E-M5 is the best Olympus compact system camera to date, and also a strong contender for best compact system camera full stop. It delivers a compelling mix of classic looks, excellent image quality, an extensive feature set and immediate respo...
Good images and video, DSLRlike feature set, Compact, stylish form factor
Costly bodyonly configuration, grip and lenses add expense, A 2x crop factor doesn't lend itself to wide angle shooting
If I were in the market for a mirrorless, interchangeable lens compact digital and was not wedded to any particular manufacturer or system, the E-M5 would probably be it. Of all the other cameras in this class that I've already reviewed, I like this one...
Published: 2012-05-04, Author: Jeremy , review by: camcorderinfo.com
We took some gorgeous videos with the Olympus E-M5, and we found the camera was able to capture sharp, crisp details even in low light situations. The camera struggled in extreme low light, however, which may be a direct result of Olympus capping ...
Abstract: It doesn't take a genius to figure out which are the hot cameras at any one time. Last year it was the Fuji X100 and Sony NEX-7. So far this year been it's the Nikon D800/e, the Fuji X-Pro 1, and the subject of this review, the Olympus O...
