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 review
Micro Four Thirds cameras are coming fast and furious, and getting better and more technically impressive all the time. For its latest offering, however, Olympus looked backward for inspiration rather than forward. The OM-D E-M5's design harkens back to the 1970's, to Olympus' old OM-1 film SLR.- Excellent image and video quality
- Blistering performance
- Extremely attractive
- Expensive for a Micro Four Thirds camera
- Smaller sensor than most $1,000-plus cameras
Olympus OM-D EM-5 Digital DSLR Camera Review
There's quite a lot to like about the OM-D EM-5. If I had to mention something negative, it would be the small buttons although they do allow for a larger screen so it's really more of a positive trade off than a minor gripe.
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 review
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 E-M5, with its retro styling owed to its analogue predecessor.
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is certainly the most capable Micro Four Thirds camera we've reviewed and arguably the most likeable mirrorless model yet. It falls down a little bit on its continuous focusing but we have absolutely no complaints about the image quality.
- Very good image quality
- even at high ISO
- Bright
- punchy JPEGs make the most of camera's capability
- Very fast autofocus with most Micro Four Thirds lenses
- Weather-sealed body
- Built-in image stabilization helps increase number of sharp shots
- Good level of direct control despite small body,...
- Focus tracking distinctly unreliable
- Small controls sometimes awkward (especially with cold/gloved hands
- No in-camera correction of CA (which can be problematic with 12-50mm kit zoom
- Default JPEG settings a bit keen to blur detail away
- Several useful features hidden in obscure and...
Review: Olympus OM-D E-M5
The latest micro four-thirds camera from Olympus is clearly designed to appeal to all those hoary, wizened photographers who long for the good ol' days. Olympus' new digital OM series is modeled after the company's original, beloved OM film cameras from the 1970s.- Compact, relatively light magnesium body
- Both the body and the 12-50mm kit lens are weather-sealed
- Fun, creative art filters for in-camera experimentation
- A wide array of available lenses
- Super-comfortable and almost-indispensable grip attachment
- No built-in pop-up flash
- Can't change exposure settings while shooting video
- Shallow eye cup diminishes the EVF's effectiveness in bright outdoor situations
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
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 is the latest in the flagship Micro Four Thirds Camera series. First of its kind, E-M5 is a classically styled DSLR version of camera, which has replaced the film with imaging system unlike its predecessors.
- 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 camera's capability
- Good selection of Micro...
- External flash
- Lacks a standard mic input
- Focus tracking distinctly unreliable
- Several useful features hidden in obscure and confusingly-named menu options
- No warning given that focus is locked during high-speed shooting
Olympus OM-D E-M5 review
Olympus reached back to its design roots when crafting the new OM-D E-M5 micro four thirds camera . The original OM line of film SLRs was known for its rich feature set and stylish, compact design. Now, released as a digital body, the first offering in the new OM-D line is the E-M5.- Outstanding image quality
- highly customisable feature set
- compact design
- wide seleciton of accessories and lenses
- weather resistant body
- art filters add fun factor
- good macro mode on 12-50mm zoon
- 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 when powered up
