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Olympus OM-D E-M1 vs Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

5.13 in
2.48 in
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M1
4.7 in
3.27 in
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
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36
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Sensor

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Sensor typeLive MOSLive MOS
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Sensor size0.68 in0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px
ProcessorTruePic VIITruePic VII

Image

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
ISO
  • 1600
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 1600
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
ISO minimum200100
ISO maximum2560025600
Boosted ISO minimum100100
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets77
White balance modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Art
  • Muted
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftSensor-shift
Image stabilization axis5-axis5-axis
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 3:4
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 1:1
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyes

Optics and focus

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsMicro Four Thirds
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x2.0 x
Maximum aperture3.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x2x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points800800
Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.05 in1.46 in
Phase detection autofocusyesno
Number of AF points (contrast)8181

Screen and viewfinder

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Display aspect ratio3:23:2
Screen dots10370001037000
Touch screenyesyes
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px2360000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification1.48 x1.23 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)4 - 2-4 - 2
Eye relief0.83 in0.76 in
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/320s1/250s
Built-in flashnoyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain sync
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive10.0 fps8.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunrise
  • Landscape
  • Documents
  • Night portrait
  • Sunset
  • Beach
  • Snow
  • Panorama
  • Fireworks
  • Portrait
  • Children
  • Sports
  • Night
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • custom
  • 12
  • 2
  • custom
Speed (JPEG)10.0 fps8.5 fps
Speed (RAW)10.0 fps8.5 fps

Videography features

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • MOV
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCM
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Body typeMILCMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumMetal
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesno

Dimensions

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Weight15.63 oz12.06 oz
Width5.13 in4.7 in
Height2.48 in3.27 in
Depth3.68 in1.84 in

Storage

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
  • DPOF
  • DCF
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • Exif

Power

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)330320
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB portyesyes
USB version2.02.0
Microphone portyesno
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothyesno
Firewirenono

Other features

Olympus OM-D E-M1Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II
Timelapse recordingyesyes
GPSnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

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