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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Digital Camera
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Sony NEX-5N Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeLive MOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour Thirds
Advanced Photo System type-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
APS-C
Sensor size0.68 in0.91 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px4912 x 3264 px
Other resolutions
  • 3200x2400
  • 1280x960
  • 5456x3064
  • 3872x2576
  • 3872x2176
  • 2736x1824
  • 2736x1536
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
  • 4912x2760
  • 3568x2368
  • 3568x2000
  • 2448x1624
  • 2448x1376
ProcessorTruePic VIIBIONZBIONZ XBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 3200
ISO minimum200100100100
ISO maximum2560016000512003200
Boosted ISO minimum100
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px4912 x 3264 px
White balance presets79106
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesno
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNoNoNo
Image stabilization axis3-axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
HDRyesyesyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyesyes
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
51200
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsSony ESony ESony E
Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x4.4 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x1.5 x1.07 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture3.53.53.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManua
N/A
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x1.5x1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyesyes
Number of focus points812512525
Image stabiliserBuilt-inLens based onlyOpticalLens based only
Filter diameter1.46 in1.81 in2.17 in
N/A
Phase detection autofocusnonoyesno
Number of AF points (contrast)812525
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
4.0 x4.0 x
N/A
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyes
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
36
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
AutoAuto
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
179
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD
Display aspect ratio3:2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots1037000460800921600920000
Touch screenyesnonoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicNoneElectronicNone
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution1440000.0 px
N/A
2359296.0 px
N/A
Viewfinder magnification1.15 x
N/A
1.07 x1.0 x
Separate info displaynononono
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.39 in
N/A
Dioptre correction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)
N/A
N/A
-4 - 3
N/A
Eye relief
N/A
N/A
0.83 in
N/A
Flip-out screen
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Camera shutter typeMechanicalElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus5353
Exposure compensation minus-5-3-5-3
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
WB BracketingYes
Yes
YesNo
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/160s1/160s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash range5.84612
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemFP-TTLTTLTTLTTL
External flashyesnoyesyes
Continuous drive8.0 fps3.5 fps11.0 fps10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 12
  • 2
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)8.0 fps3.5 fps11.0 fps10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)8.0 fps3.5 fps11.0 fps10.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
Number of exposures
N/A
333
Shooting modes
N/A
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
3D support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps50.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps10.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMono
N/A
MonoMono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Audio systemStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formats
  • PCM
  • WAV
N/A
AAC
  • AC3
  • M4A
Wind filteryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Noise reductionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Design

Body typeMILCMILCSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumPlasticAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemnoyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

Weight12.35 oz7.41 oz10.02 oz7.41 oz
Width4.69 in4.31 in4.72 in4.36 in
Height3.24 in1.41 in2.62 in2.31 in
Depth1.81 in2.47 in1.78 in1.5 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDGC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Memory slots
N/A
111

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)320420720410
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1150.0 mAh1080.0 mAh
N/A
1080.0 mAh
Number of batteries supported1111
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
1.5 h
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
Y
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicro
N/A
USB portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-InEye-Fi Connected
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
NFCnoyesyesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Firewirenononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB B
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
yesnono
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesno
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
no
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednononono
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
Rotating
N/A
Rotating
GPS
N/A
nonono
Languages support
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR

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