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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III review

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

CHOICE Expert Rating

73%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Very good monitor / viewfinder
  •  Very long zoom (10.7X)
  •  Monitor has horizontal swivel (180 degrees)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (270 degrees)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Poor movie playback
  •  Poor quality of movie image in low light
  •  Very poor face detection performance
  •  Flash lacks power at moderate distances (5m)
  •  Shutter button is hard to use

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
73%
Picture quality score – auto mode
70%
Picture quality score – manual mode
75%
Ease of use score
76%
Movie quality score
60%
Monitor/viewfinder score
87%
Flash score
61%

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Availability
Tested model

Specifications

Lens
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-150 mm 1:4.0-5.6 II ED MSC
Zoom range (mm)
28 – 300
Lens factor
10.7
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
4 – 5.6
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/8000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
60
Lens diameter (mm)
62
Lens length (mm)
98
Lens weight (g)
318
Lens filter thread (mm)
58
Lens mount
Micro-Four-Thirds
Sensor type
Live MOS
Sensor size
17.3 x 13
Effective resolution (MP)
20.2
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
135 x 86 x 55
Weight (g)
500
Tripod socket
Metal (centred)
Start-up time (sec)
2.1
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.07
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.3
ISO rating
200 – 25600
Exposure correction (lower)
-5
Exposure correction (higher)
5
Continuous shooting mode
10.1
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
33
Closest focus wide (m)
0.5
Closest focus tele (m)
0.5
Closest focus macro (m)
Not applicable
Focus points (auto mode)
121
Monitor size (mm)
62 x 41
Monitor ratio
3:2
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
270 x 180
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-4 x 2
Video ratios supported
16:9
Video format
MOV and AVI (codec MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and Motion JPEG)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
60
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
4
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC (UHS-II)
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
Not stated
Image editing software
Olympus Workspace
RAW converter software
Olympus Workspace
Video editing software
Olympus Workspace

Cost

Price
$2,099.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Sensor shift
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, lenscap, rear lenscap, bodycap, bag for flash, hot shoe cover

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