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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III vs Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

    5.28 in
    1.95 in
    Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Digital Camera
    Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      4.87 in
      3.35 in
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Digital Camera
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
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      Sensor

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Sensor typeMOSLive MOS
      Image sensor formatFour ThirdsFour Thirds
      Sensor size0.68 in0.68 in
      Effective pixels16.1 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Max resolution4608 x 3456 px4608 x 3456 px

      Image

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      ISO
      • 64
      • 100
      • 200
      • 6400
      • 25600
      • 1600
      • 25600
      ISO minimum641600
      ISO maximum2560025600
      Maximum image resolution5184 x 3888 px4608 x 3456 px
      White balance modesAuto
      • Auto
      • Flash
      • Fluorescent
      • Manual
      • Shade
      • Sunny
      • Tungsten
      • Underwater
      Supported image file formatsEXIFJPEG
      Photo effects
      • Black&White
      • Negative film
      • Sepia
      • Black&White
      • Muted
      • Sepia
      • Vivid
      Image stabilizeryesyes
      Supported aspect ratios
      • 1:1
      • 3:2
      • 4:3
      • 16:9
      • 1:1
      • 3:2
      • 3:4
      • 4:3
      • 16:9
      HDRyesyes
      AEB/HDR supportyesyes

      Optics and focus

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 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
      Brightness adjustmentyesyes
      Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
      Autofocus
      • Continuous Auto Focus
      • Single Auto Focus
      • Tracking Auto Focus
      • Continuous Auto Focus
      • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
      • Face detection
      • Single Auto Focus
      • Tracking Auto Focus
      Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
      Auto Focus (AF) points selection
      • Auto
      • Manual
      • Auto
      • Manual
      Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
      Number of focus points12181
      Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
      Filter diameter2.44 in2.28 in
      Phase detection autofocusnono
      Number of AF points (contrast)12181

      Screen and viewfinder

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
      Articulated LCDyesyes
      Screen technologyLCDLCD
      Display aspect ratio3:23:2
      Screen dots23600001037000
      Touch screennoyes
      Live viewyesyes
      ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
      Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
      Viewfinder magnification1.48 x2.0 x
      Diopter adjustment (D-D)-4 - 2-6 - -2
      Separate info displaynono

      Photography features

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Shooting modesAuto
      • Aperture priority
      • Auto
      • Lens priority
      • Manual
      • Movie
      • Program
      • Scene
      • Shutter priority
      Camera shutter type
      • Electronic
      • Mechanical
      		Electronic
      Number of exposures32
      Auto exposure lockyesyes
      Continuous shootingyesyes
      Self-timer delay
      • 2
      • 10
      • 2
      • 12
      Histogramyesyes
      Flash sync speed1/320s1/250s
      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
      Scene modes
      • Backlight
      • Beach
      • Candlelight
      • Children
      • Close-up
      • Documents
      • Fireworks
      • Landscape
      • Night
      • Night portrait
      • Panorama
      • Portrait
      • Snow
      • Sports
      • Sunset
      • 3D Photography
      • Beach
      • Candlelight
      • Children
      • Close-up
      • Documents
      • Fireworks
      • Landscape
      • Night
      • Night landscape
      • Night portrait
      • Panorama
      • Portrait
      • Snow
      • Sports
      • Sunset
      Manual settingsyesyes
      Speed (JPEG)8.6 fps10.0 fps
      Speed (RAW)4.8 fps16.0 fps
      Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.7±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV

      Videography features

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Maximum resolution3840 x 3840 px1920 x 1080 px
      Video recordingyesyes
      Recording resolutions
      • 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
      • H.264
      • MOV
      • RAW
      • AVI
      • H.264
      • MJPEG
      Camera playback
      • Movie
      • Single image
      • Movie
      • Single image
      • Slide show
      Max resolution (highest frame rate)1024 x 7201920 x 1080
      Max frame rate (highest resolution)4.8 fps60.0 fps
      Max frame rate (regardless of res.)8.6 fps60.0 fps
      Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps

      Audio features

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Built-in microphoneyesyes
      Built-in speakersyesyes
      Voice recordingyesyes
      Wind filteryesyes
      Noise reductionyesyes

      Design

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Body typeSLRMILC
      Body materialAluminum-magnesium
      • Magnesium
      • Plastic
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Black,Silver
      • Silver
      • Black
      • Black,Silver
      • Silver
      Anti-dust systemyesyes
      Environmentally sealednoyes

      Dimensions

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Weight17.78 oz14.71 oz
      Width5.28 in4.87 in
      Height1.95 in3.35 in
      Depth3.29 in1.75 in

      Storage

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Compatible memory cards
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      Memory slots21
      Storage types
      • SDHC
      • SD
      • SDXC
      • SD
      • SDHC
      • SDXC
      Camera file system
      • DCF 2.0
      • DPOF
      • Exif 2.31
      • DCF
      • DPOF
      • Exif 2.2
      • PRINT Image Matching III

      Power

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      Power source typeBatteryBattery
      Battery life (CIPA)420750
      Battery technology
      Lithium-Ion
      Lithium-Ion
      Number of batteries supported11

      Connectivity

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      HDMIyesyes
      HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
      USB portyesyes
      USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
      USB version
      3.2 Gen 1
      		2.0
      Microphone portyesyes
      Supported WiFi types
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      PictBridgenoyes
      NFCnono
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Bluetoothyesno
      Firewirenono

      Other features

      Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIOlympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
      Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
      GPSyesyes
      Languages support
      • CZE
      • DAN
      • DEU
      • DUT
      • ENG
      • ESP
      • EST
      • FIN
      • FRE
      • GRE
      • HUN
      • ITA
      • LAT
      • POL
      • POR
      • RUS
      • SER
      • SLK
      • SLV
      • SWE
      • TUR
      • UKR
      • BUL
      • CHI
      • CHI
      • CZE
      • DEU
      • ENG
      • ESP
      • EST
      • FIN
      • FRE
      • GRE
      • HUN
      • ITA
      • JPN
      • KOR
      • LAV
      • LIT
      • NOR
      • RUM
      • RUS
      • SER
      • SLK
      • SLV
      • THA
      • TUR
      • UKR
      Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
      Image editing modesTrimming
      • Resizing
      • Trimming

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