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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
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Introduction
- announced Sept 2019
- essentially an E-M5 sized version of the E-M1II (PDAF sensor) but slightly smaller and 12% lighter than the E-M5 II
- button, dial layout more closely aligned to the E-M1 II
- 28% lighter than the E-M1II and significantly smaller but does not have the E-M1II's 18fps burst rates or the 2nd SD card slot and uses a different battery
- much lighter and smaller than the Panasonic G95 which is 536g
- this could be a perfect jacket pocketable, compact, light, travel camera, especially when mated with compact travel lenses such as:
- 12mm f/2.0, 17mm f/1.8, 20mm f/1.7 pancake, 25mm f/1.8, 45mm f/1.8, 75mm f/1.8 - although none of these are weathersealed
- one would need to use the optional grip for larger lenses such as the versatile, high quality 40-150mm f/2.8
- advantages over the Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark II:
- smaller, lighter, jacket pocketable and more comfortable for selfie vlogging whilst walking
- retains the SCENE modes for newbies
- 120fps for 5x slo-mo in-camera videos at 1080HD (E-M1II currently only does 60p but perhaps may get a firmware update)
- advantages of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark II:
- built-in grip for better ergonomics with larger lenses (E-M5III requires optional grip)
- larger, longer life battery
- 2 SD card slots instead of only one
- headphone port for video
- PC sync port for flash
- EVF has 0.74x magnification not just 0.68x
- USB 3.0 not USB 2.0
- better action sports / wildlife AF and burst rate options:
- 60fps electronic shutter burst mode in S-AF
- 18fps C-AF electronic shutter burst mode
- 15fps mechanical shutter in S-AF and 10fps mechanical shutter in C-AF rather than just 6fps
- in-camera setting of focus limiter to better allow excluding AF on near or far subjects
- in-camera preset MF
- 2×2 switch
- 3 custom modes on PASM dial
Specs
- 20mp sensor same as on the Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark II
- 121 all cross-point PDAF now allows the E-M5 to AF and track moving subjects
- TruePicTM VIII image-processing engine
- IBIS improved by 0.5EV to 5.5EV (6.5EV in Dual IS with compatible lenses with OIS)
- 10fps AFS burst with C-AF (30fps without AF)
- 6fps mechanical shutter burst
- shutter to 1/8000th sec mech and 1/32,000th sec electronic
- flash sync 1/250th sec
- 3“ fully articulating 1mdot rear touch screen - can use the touch pad to move the AF frame while tracking a moving subject
- 50mp sensor-shift HiRes mode
- further improved weather sealing, now IPX1-rated
- Cinema 4K 24p Video
- FullHD 1080p 24-120fps at 120fps you press the INFO button to select a frame rate (eg. 24fps gives lovely 5 x slo-motion in-camera but without audio, and no C-AF)
- mic port but no headphone port
- 14 frame Pro Capture of RAW at 10fps AFS burst with C-AF (30fps without AF)
- anti-flicker mode
- Auto ISO can be used in manual mode with exposure compensation when shooting stills but not in Movie mode
- new 2.36mdot EVF - OLED instead of LCD giving more lifelike, higher-contrast view but lower magnification of 0.68x
- smaller battery (8.7 Wh BLS-50 from the Four Thirds era) giving 310 shots and allows in-camera USB charging
- additional Art Filters and Bluetooth but seems it is still only USB 2.0??
- WiFi Smartphone remote control
- refined grip and a retooled mode dial
- unlike the E-M1 II it retains the Scene modes of its pre-decessors
- single UHS-II compatible SD card slot
- 414 g (0.91 lb / 14.60 oz) incl. battery
- 125 x 85 x 50 mm (4.92 x 3.35 x 1.97″)
- comes with a nice, compact, weathersealed, tilt-swivel bounce flash (FL-LM3)
- $US1199 body only
- opt. ECG-5 external grip
Firmware updates
- Nov 2020:
- adds:
- improved image stabilization performance while shooting video especially during panning
- focus-stacking mode with the new 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens
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