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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II vs Olympus PEN-F

5.28 in
3.58 in
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Digital Camera
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
4.91 in
2.84 in
Olympus PEN-F Digital Camera
Olympus PEN-F
Available colors
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Sensor

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sensor typeLive MOSLive MOS
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Sensor size0.68 in0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors22.0 Mpx22.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution5184 x 3888 px5184 x 3888 px
ProcessorTruePic VIIITruePic VII

Image

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
ISO
  • 200
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO minimum20080
ISO maximum2560025600
Boosted ISO minimum6480
Maximum image resolution5184 x 3888 px5184 x 3888 px
White balance presets77
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Flash
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRnoyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Lens mount
Micro Four Thirds
Micro Four Thirds
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x2.0 x
Maximum aperture2.81.8
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x2x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points80081
Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.44 in1.81 in
Phase detection autofocusyesno
Number of AF points (contrast)12181

Screen and viewfinder

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Display aspect ratio3:23:2
Screen dots10370001037000
Touch screenyesyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px2360000.0 px
Viewfinder magnification0.74 x1.23 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 24 - 2
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
Auto
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures33
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
1/3
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 BracketingYesYes
Subject / scene modesnoyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashnono
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive60.0 fps10.0 fps
Scene modesPortrait
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • custom
  • 2
  • 12
  • custom
Speed (JPEG)60.0 fps10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)60.0 fps10.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 4096 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • MJPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)24.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Built-in speakersyesyes
Voice recordingyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCMPCM
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Body typeMILCMILC
Body materialMagnesiumAluminium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesno

Dimensions

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Weight17.57 oz13.16 oz
Width5.28 in4.91 in
Height3.58 in2.84 in
Depth2.71 in1.47 in

Storage

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • Dual SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.2
  • PRINT Image Matching III

Power

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)440330
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
USB portyesyes
USB version
3.2 Gen 1
2.0
Headphone portyesno
Microphone portyesno
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Remote controlyesyes
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnono
Firewirenono

Other features

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Timelapse recordingyesyes
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes
Languages supportMultiMulti

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

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