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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Digital Camera
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 Digital Camera
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Sony a6000 Digital Camera
Sony a6000
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Sensor

Sensor typeLive MOSLive MOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.68 in0.68 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx17.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px4592 x 3448 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x3072
  • 4608x2592
  • 3456x3456
  • 2592x3456
  • 3200x2400
  • 3200x1800
  • 3216x2144
  • 2400x2400
  • 1824x2432
  • 2560x1920
  • 2560x1440
  • 2544x1696
  • 1920x1920
  • 1440x1920
  • 1920x1440
  • 1920x1080
  • 1920x1280
  • 1440x1440
  • 1104x1472
  • 1600x1200
  • 1536x864
  • 1584x1056
  • 1216x1216
  • 864x1152
  • 1280x960
  • 1280x720
  • 1296x864
  • 960x960
  • 720x960
  • 1024x768
  • 1024x576
  • 1008x672
  • 768x768
  • 576x768
  • 640x480
  • 640x360
  • 624x416
  • 480x480
  • 384x512
  • 4592x3448
  • 3232x2424
  • 2272x1704
  • 1824x1368
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorTruePic VI
N/A
BIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 1600
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO Autoyesyesyes
ISO minimum100100100
ISO maximum256001280051200
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px4592 x 3448 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets12510
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
  • JPG
  • MPO
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Art
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
HDRyesyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
100
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
51200

Optics and focus

Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsMicro Four ThirdsSony E
Optical zoom1.15 x4.8 x4.4 x
Digital zoom14.0 x2.0 x4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x2.0 x1.07 x
Maximum aperture3.53.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManua
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x2x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Number of focus points3549125
Image stabiliserBuilt-inLens based onlyOptical
Filter diameter2.05 in2.28 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusnonoyes
Number of AF points (contrast)354925
Minimum aperture
N/A
N/A
36
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)
N/A
N/A
179

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyes
Screen technologyOLEDLCDLCD TFT
Display aspect ratio3:23:2
N/A
Screen dots6100001040000921600
Touch screenyesyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution1440000.0 px2360000.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification1.15 x0.25 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)4 - 24 - 4-4 - 3
Separate info displaynonono
Second displaynono
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.24 in0.39 in
Eye relief
N/A
0.69 in0.83 in
Flip-out screen
N/A
yesno

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s60.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
Number of exposures233
Exposure compensation plus355
Exposure compensation minus-3-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1
1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/160s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive9.0 fps7.0 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
  • Children
  • Flower
  • Food
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)9.0 fps40.0 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)9.0 fps
N/A
11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
1/16000 sec1/4000 sec
Flash range
N/A
9.36
Flash metering system
N/A
TTLTTL
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
1920.0 px
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
AVCHD
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps50.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyesyes
Audio systemStereoMonoStereo
Supported audio file formatsPCM
N/A
AAC
Wind filteryes
N/A
N/A
Noise reductionyes
N/A
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
yesyes

Design

Body typeMILCMILCSLR
Body materialMagnesiumPlasticAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesnono

Dimensions

Weight13.16 oz12.7 oz10.02 oz
Width4.76 in4.92 in4.72 in
Height3.53 in3.39 in2.62 in
Depth1.65 in3.05 in1.78 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size8.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Memory slots111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
  • RAW
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)330360720
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery level indicatoryes
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
1
On/off switchyes
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
1200.0 mAh
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
7.2 V
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
yesY
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
1.5 h

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMicroMicroMicro
USB portyesyesyes
USB version2.02.02.0
WirelessEye-Fi ConnectedBuilt-InBuilt-In
Remote controlyes
N/A
yes
NFCnoyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyes
Bluetoothyesnoyes
Firewirenonono
Microphone port
N/A
yesyes
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
DC-in jack
N/A
yes
N/A
PictBridge
N/A
yesno
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.1

Other features

Timelapse recordingno
N/A
N/A
GPSnonono
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiednonono
Frameyes
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • EST
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • LAV
  • LIT
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SLK
  • SLV
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POL
  • POR
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
N/A
Orientation sensor
N/A
yesyes
Languages support
N/A
Multi
N/A

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