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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II review

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

CHOICE Expert Rating

71%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Very good monitor
  •  Very good viewfinder
  •  Very long zoom (10.7X)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (130 degrees)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light
  •  Poor face detection performance
  •  Flash lacks power close-up
  •  Lens changing can be difficult
  •  Pictures indoors without flash have inaccurate colours

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
71%
Picture quality score – auto mode
68%
Picture quality score – manual mode
77%
Ease of use score
70%
Movie quality score
64%
Monitor/viewfinder score
89%
Flash score
67%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-150mm 1:4-5.6 II ED MSC
Zoom range (mm)
28 – 300
Lens factor
10.7
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
4 – 5.6
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/16000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
60
Lens diameter (mm)
64
Lens length (mm)
88
Lens weight (g)
284
Lens filter thread (mm)
58
Lens mount
Micro-Four-Thirds
Sensor type
Live MOS
Sensor size
17.3 x 13
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
125 x 83 x 51
Weight (g)
416
Tripod socket
Metal (centred)
Start-up time (sec)
2.1
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.28
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.29
ISO rating
200 – 25600
Exposure correction (lower)
-5
Exposure correction (higher)
5
Continuous shooting mode
7.9
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
26
Closest focus wide (m)
0.5
Closest focus tele (m)
0.5
Closest focus macro (m)
Not applicable
Focus points (auto mode)
81
Monitor size (mm)
62 x 41
Monitor ratio
3:2
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
130 x 0
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-4 x 2
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MOV, AVI (codec MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Motion JPEG)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
60
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
4
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC
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
320
Image editing software
OLYMPUS Viewer 3
RAW converter software
OLYMPUS Viewer 3
Video editing software
OLYMPUS Viewer 3

Cost

Price
$1,199.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Not applicable
Bulb setting
Yes (max 30 minutes)
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, hot shoe cover

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