Olympus OM-D E-M5
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a revolutionary lens. It provides excellent light and a compact body. The Electronic View Finder is perfect for checking balance and exposure levels. When shooting, one can take truly unique images and preserve it in exceptional quality. Your entire world can be transformed with exceptional photos.
The OM-D has a lot to offer and is an excellent option for individuals who want to share and create.
The OM-D's new electronic viewfinder (EVF), is perfect for people who want to control image creation. It features a 1.44-million dot LCD. The EVF is perfect for enlarging the focus point during any shooting situation.
An added advantage is that the Olympus OM-D E-M5 comes with dust proof technology. Several seals protect the camera from water, sand, dust, and rain. On top of that protection is extended to the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ lens.
Many Micro Four Thirds lenses come with the most advanced optical designs and take advantage of the sensor's capabilities. This new technology will provide high quality images like never seen before.
The TruePic VI image processor provides excellent colour fidelity and excellent performance required for continuous still shooting. The optimal balance of these factors provides the sensitivity, high resolution and color accuracy needed to take in the world around you.
The E-M5 also features the first 5-axis image stabilization system. This works well with rotational and horizontal camera shake. It is part of the body and helps to ensure stabilization with all lenses.
An added feature is the AF system. It is faster than before. With new 3D Tracking AF, which is perfect for any moment. Plus, there is a high-sensitivity image sensor that delivers superior AF performance in all types of lighting. The lens also offers 9 fps high-speed Sequential Shooting. Enjoy the 16-megapixel Live MOS image sensor's high-speed read-out performance.
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is perfect for taking high resolution images and professional quality photos. This is one lens that is well worth the price. Plus, it is durable and well built. The numerous features of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 work to enhance image quality and deliver professional grade photos.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a great camera for the great outdoors
Much as it did when launching the PEN series of Micro Four Thirds cameras, Olympus trots out another beloved film brand and updates it for the digital age. This time out, though, Olympus frames enthusiasts squarely in the scene.- A dust-and-weather-sealed design distinguishes the Olympus OM-D E-M5 from the rest of the interchangeable-lens crowd
- and its class-leading performance doesn't hurt
- either.
- The photo quality is solid
- but not outstanding
- especially if you shoot only JPEG
Over the past year there has been an influx of retro-styled cameras making their way onto the market; now it's the turn of Olympus to enter the ring with the film SLR-inspired Olympus OM-D E-M5.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 digital camera
Olympus has been a leader in the Compact System Camera revolution, and the OM-D E-M5 will solidify that position. It is a good-looking, well-designed, highly capable camera. I recommend the 12-50 mm zoom lens with the body, which currently lists for £1,149 for the kit.- Outstanding image quality
- Highly customizable feature set
- Compact design
- Menu system can be daunting
- No built-in mic adapter
- Small buttons can be difficult for large fingers
By far the best compact that I have used, picture quality A1, and settings to compare with anything that I have seen.
Olympus OM-D EM-5 reviewed: it's retrolicious
With the look of a classic camera and the innards of something truly modern, the latest Micro Four-Thirds camera from Olympus is one of the best devices we've seen all year.- Solid build
- Looks and feels just like an old camera
- Awesome kit lens
- Features both a viewfinder and a multi-angle touchscreen OLED display
- Insanely fast autofocus
- No built-in flash
- Tilted touchscreen needs more angles
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 has a wealth of features sure to impress most keen photographers, enthusiast or those new to micro four-thirds cameras. Excellent photos, good build quality and a blistering autofocus make the Olympus OM-D E-M5 one to check out.
- One of the first things you'll notice when holding the Olympus OM-D E-M5 is its very high build quality
- It's tough, robust in feel and comes weather sealed to protect itself against grubby dirt particles and moisture, making the Olympus OM-D E-M5 ideal for shooting in testing conditions, The...
- At around the £1,000 the Olympus OM-D E-M5 does not come cheap, which is likely to put many off, or encourage enthusiasts to go for alternative DSLR cameras
- A lack of microphone output means that the more enthusiast among photographers will have to spend extra on an adapter
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review
The OM-D E-M5 is an incredibly capable, fun camera that you won't easily tire of.- Great battery life
- Superior image quality
- even in low light
- You can really push ISO without sacrificing resolution
- Durability
- Very powerful auto-focus and image stabilization technology
- Button design
- No pop-up flash – accessory only
- There can be some in-camera digging before you get your customized settings up and running
Olympus OM-D E-M5
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is the latest Micro Four Thirds compact system camera from Olympus and its first with a built-in viewfinder. Announced in May 2012, the E-M5 design is based on the popular and, for it's time, diminutive Olympus OM series of SLRs, from the late 1970s.- Tough weather-sealed build quality
- Outstanding High ISO noise performance
- Great quality viewfinder and tilting OLED touch-screen
- 5-axis image stabilisation which works with any lens
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- 5 and 7-frame auto bracketing
- Screen only tilts and there's no touch functions in movie modes
- Distracting whirring noise from stabilisation motor
- No built-in mic socket
- Flash unit clips-on rather then being built-in
- Continuous AF not as consistent as a phase-detect system
I have only had the E-M5 for a week but I think I have really put it to the test. The first thing I noticed like everyone else is how small the E-M5 is. It is about as small as I want a camera to be. Any smaller and I don't think I could work with it well.
- Easy to use
- Beautiful Olympus colors
- Low noise (for Olympus)
- Lightweight
- Viewfinder in the center of the camera
Olympus has always been an innovative camera brand. For 63 years it has stuck to one mission – that of miniaturising. My first camera, an 11th birthday present in 1969, was an Olympus Pen EE, which squeezed 72 pictures on to a 36-exposure roll of 35mm film.
