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Olympus Air A01

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User ratings:
40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Consumer ratings:
3.5 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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3.8 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
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Pros

  • crisp and smooth
  • remarkably similar
  • Olympus AIR is great for candid photography

Cons

  • Memory card is a pain to access
  • Autofocus would regularly stop working
  • the camera is a little cumbersome to hold

Key specs

  • Live MOS
  • Four Thirds
  • 17.3x13 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • Micro Four Thirds
  • Face detection, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • no

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Olympus Air A01 - Pros & Cons

Olympus Air A01

Pros

  • crisp and smooth
  • remarkably similar
  • Olympus AIR is great for candid photography
  • the display and controls were quite responsive
  • The viewfinder display is great - very responsive
  • OA Central's PASM mode is pretty intuitive
  • The shooting interface is clean
  • uncluttered and intuitive

Cons

  • Memory card is a pain to access
  • Autofocus would regularly stop working
  • the camera is a little cumbersome to hold
  • the AIR is simply awkward to use as a handheld device
  • lacks image stabilization
  • shooter lacks is a screen
  • lack of control dials and programmable shortcut buttons
  • the poker chip-sized key chain
  • you'll take will be single lens reflex-image quality
  • lack the moxie or moves to just pop a camera in strangers' faces
  • serves no function other than that and holding the phone

Olympus Air A01 - Technical Overview

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IconISO maximum
12800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus Air A01 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeLive MOS
Image sensor formatFour Thirds
Sensor size0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions640x480
ProcessorTruePic VII
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Optics and focus
Lens mountMicro Four Thirds
Digital zoom3.0 x
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
Focal length multiplier2x
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyes
Number of focus points81
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Photography features
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus5
Exposure compensation minus-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesno
Built-in flashno
External flashno
Continuous drive10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Underwater
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer optionscustom
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
Audio systemStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCM
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Dimensions
Weight5.15 oz
Width2.24 in
Height2.25 in
Depth1.72 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)320
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 12800
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum200
ISO maximum12800
Boosted ISO minimum100
Boosted ISO maximum12800
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Muted
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Articulated LCDno
Touch screenno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeLens-style
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • microSD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif
  • PRINT Image Matching III
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB connector typeMicro-USB
USB version2.0
Headphone portno
Microphone portno
WirelessBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Bluetoothyes

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