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April 2012
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The editors liked
Weatherproof finish (and weatherproof 1250 mm lens)
Great retro design
Picture quality up to 3200 ISO
Two settings dials
Effective stabilisation system
Sharp
Smooth EVF
Tilt LCD touchscreen
Quiet shutter release
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 Olympus OM-D E-M is pretty stylish too
In a very retro kind of way that keeps things simple
But still h
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
Solid build and retro style
Angle-adjustable OLED
Integral viewfinder
It's got the look
Innovative stabilisation system
Fast autofocus
Weather-sealed design
Customisation and detailed menus
Micro Four Thirds opens door to many lenses
Excellent viewfinder
Tilting touchscreen
Customisable dials and buttons
High image quality at low ISOs
New art filters
Very fast autofocus
Sublime picture and video quality
Not as big as it looks
Compact
Relatively light magnesium body. Both the body and the 1250mm kit lens are weathersealed. Fun
Creative art filters for incamera experimentation. A wide array of available lenses. Supercomfortable and almostindispensable grip attachment
Outstanding image quality. Highly customizable feature set. Compact design. Wide selection of accessories and lenses. Weather resistant body. Art Filters add fun factor. Good macro mode on 1250mm zoom. Fast autofocus and burst mode
Super-fast AF and excellent image quality
Lots of features and user customisation
Easy to use and solid build quality
Good quality EVF and tiltable screen
The editors didn't like
No builtin flash (separate accessory supplied)
Battery life could be better
Menus can be confusing
Handling room for improvement
No headphones or mic sockets for video
3D AF tracking isn't always reliable
No GPS
No WiFi
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.
Menu system can be daunting
No built-in mic adapter
Small buttons can be difficult for large fingers
Soft humming when powered up
Backplate buttons are tiny
Poor battery life
Pricey
Poor low-light autofocus
ISO 200 is lowest sensitivity
Image quality similar to Panasonic G3
Continuous/tracking AF not a DSLR-beater
Did we mention the price
Plastic unresponsive buttons
No in
Built flash
Odd (sound) emitted
Buttons feel a bit naff
No builtin popup flash. Can't change exposure settings while shooting video. Shallow eye cup diminishes the EVF's effectiveness in bright outdoor situations.
Menu system can be daunting. No builtin mic adapter. Small buttons can be difficult for large fingers. Soft humming noise when powered up
Published: 2012-05-04, Author: Jeremy , review by: camcorderinfo.com
We took some gorgeous videos with the Olympus E-M5, and we found the camera was able to capture sharp, crisp details even in low light situations. The camera struggled in extreme low light, however, which may be a direct result of Olympus capping ...
Abstract: It doesn't take a genius to figure out which are the hot cameras at any one time. Last year it was the Fuji X100 and Sony NEX-7. So far this year been it's the Nikon D800/e, the Fuji X-Pro 1, and the subject of this review, the Olympus O...
Published: 2012-04-24, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Compact body. Fully weather sealed. Crisp LCD EVF. Articulating rear display. Sharp kit lens. Impressive high ISO performance. Fast autofocus. Shoots at 9 frames per second. In-body stabilization. Large native lens library. Optional grip available.
External flash. Lacks a standard mic input
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is the best Micro Four Thirds camera we've tested. It's got a top-notch stabilization system, is fully weather sealed, can shoot in all types of light, and ships with a sharp and versatile kit lens. Add it all up, and you have our n...
Lovely design, premium build, solid performance and great images
Base ISO of 100 would be welcome
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 is a very impressive camera. The retro styling is very much a success, especially if you opt for the two-tone silver/black finish, while the materials and weather sealing deliver an excellent, high-end feel. There's plenty of feat...
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Published: 2012-02-08, Author: Dan , review by: pdnonline.com
Abstract: With a quite a few new camera models mimicking the retro look of classic rangefinders, Olympus has turned to old film single-lens-reflex cameras (remember those?) for inspiration on it's newest digital camera, the 16.1-megapixel E-M5.The mirrorless E-M5 i...
This is our First Look at a pre-production E-M5 sample. We were fortunate enough to get our hands on an E-M5 for about a day. Unfortunately, they didn't send out a battery with the camera due to the fact that Olympus America only had one battery and ch...
Excellent image quality, Very good metering, Reliable Automatic WhiteBalance, Superb builtin stabilization, Virtually no shutterlag, Fast contrastdetect AF, Good shottoshot speed, Very responsive, Excellent automatic Manual Focus Assist, Unique LiveBulb m
Poor color accuracy, Lowcontrast EVF, Not always ExposurePriority and frequently wrong LiveHistogram, Modal ExposureCompensation, Some tiny buttons, Uncomfortable eyelets, Poorly placed tripod mount, Low battery life, Rear controldial uncomfortably high
The high-resolution sensor of the E-M5 delivers quality that rivals DSLRs. It shows very low image noise until ISO 1600 and remains usable up to ISO 12800 for mid-size prints and 25600 for small ones. The exposure system is really good and automatic white...
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 (in single-frame mode), Good level of direct control despite small body, Tilting OLED screen very good, Large amount of control over image parameters, A
Focus tracking distinctly unreliable, Image stabilization not effective for continuous shooting, 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 confusingly-named menu options, Otherwise useful H
The Olympus E-M5 is Olympus' eighth Micro Four Thirds camera and by far its most competitive. It combines the company's pleasing JPEG engine with a more modern sensor to create a photographic tool that lives up to the capabilities implied by its evoca...
