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April 2012
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169 Reviews
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164 Reviews
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The editors liked
Image quality is superb. Even at high ISO settings there is little noise and no noise reduction smudging. In RAW the pictures are even better. Ergonomically it is a delight and aesthetically it is gorgeous.
Very good image quality
Stacks of functions and filters
Good video mode
Built-in EVF
Excellent viewfinder
Tilting touchscreen
Customisable dials and buttons
High image quality at low ISOs
New art filters
Outstanding image quality
Highly customisable feature set
Weather resistant body
Fast autofocus and burst mode
Stunning photos
Fantastic image stabilisation
Weather resistant
A dust-and-weather-sealed design distinguishes the Olympus OM-D E-M5 from the rest of the interchangeable-lens crowd
And its class-leading performance doesn't hurt
Either. Plus
It's got an interesting
Relatively streamlined shooting design
Solid build
Looks and feels just like an old camera
Awesome kit lens
Features both a viewfinder and a multi-angle touchscreen OLED display
Insanely fast autofocus
The editors didn't like
There is a constant low level whirring noise – like a tiny fan – from the image stabiliser. We could do without that
Published: 2012-05-24, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
Image quality is superb. Even at high ISO settings there is little noise and no noise reduction smudging. In RAW the pictures are even better. Ergonomically it is a delight and aesthetically it is gorgeous.
There is a constant low level whirring noise – like a tiny fan – from the image stabiliser. We could do without that
This is the digital camera that Olympus should have made on day one – a true successor to the range of lovely OM 3...
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Abstract: The camera body will be offered in black and silver and has the same Micro Four Thirds (M4/3) sensor and lens mount as the PEN models but features an integrated eye-level viewfinder and dust- and moisture-resistant magnesium-alloy body, like the E-5. Whil...
A dust-and-weather-sealed design distinguishes the Olympus OM-D E-M5 from the rest of the interchangeable-lens crowd, and its class-leading performance doesn't hurt, either. Plus, it's got an interesting, relatively streamlined shooting design
The photo quality is solid, but not outstanding, especially if you shoot only JPEG
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Excellent viewfinder, Tilting touchscreen, Customisable dials and buttons, High image quality at low ISOs, New art filters
Plastic unresponsive buttons, No inbuilt flash, Odd (sound) emitted
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