OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 release
Despite all financial troubles and high competition Olympus continuously releasing new quality cameras every year.
The new OM-D E-M1 MFT camera (MFT means Micro Four Thirds system) has been announced by Olympus and available for pre-order on major electronic shops.
This new Compact System Camera is a successor and upgrade to the very popular OM-D E-M5, which is on sale since 2012 and has a lot of new features according to the mingthein professional review.
There are no big surprises in specs, and the main features of the OM-D and EM1 are: the new Live-MOS 16MP sensor with on chip AF phase detection, new image processor (TruePic VII), no AA filter, 10fps in AF-S mode, 6.5fps in AF-C tracking mode together with the PDAF system, and 40 RAW frames buffer at 10fps, or 51 RAW frames at 6.5fps.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera technical specifications
| Specifications | Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera |
|---|---|
| AF system | High-speed imager AF (Contrast detection / On-Chip Phase-difference detection) |
| Focus mode | Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / AF tracking (C-AF + TR) |
| Full-time AF | Available |
| Magnified frame AF | Selectable from over 800 AF points Enlarged view check by magnify button (available with old lenses without data communication) Magnification x5, x7, x10(Default), x14 selectable |
| Face detection AF / Eye detection AF | Available Eye Detection AF mode: Off / Nearer-eye priority / Right-eye priority / Left-eye priority |
| Focusing point / Focusing point selection mode | 81-area multiple AF (Contrast detection AF), 37-area multiple AF (Phase-difference detection AF) All target, Group target area (3×3-area), Single target(Standard Target Size/Small Target Size) |
| AF illuminator | Available |
| Manual focus assis | Live view image is magnified when the focus ring is rotated. (at S-AF+MF or MF mode) |
| Peaking function | Available (White edge type, Black edge type) |
| AF tracking | Available |
| Sequential shooting maximum speed | [Sequential shooting H mode]* 10.0 fps * in case of “I.S. Off” [Sequential shooting L mode] 6.5 fps* in case of “I.S. OFF” |
| Max. recordable pictures | [RAW] Max. 50 frames (in seq. shooting L), Max.41 frames (in seq. shooting H) |
| Dimensions and weight | 130.4mm (W)× 93.5mm (H) × 63.1mm (D) 5.1″ (W) x 3.7″ (H) x 2.5″ (D) with BLN-1 battery and Memory card Approx. 497g/17.5oz(1.1lbs) body only Approx. 443g/15.6oz(0.98lbs) |
source and image courtesy: Olympus
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