Olympus OM-D E-M5

Zitat: Highly Pro: + Tough weather-sealed build quality. + Outstanding High ISO noise performance. + Great quality viewfinder and tilting OLED touch-screen. + 5-axis image stabilisation which works with any lens. + 2, 3, 5 and 7-frame auto bracketing. Contra: - Screen only tilts and there´s no touch functions in movie modes. - Distracting whirring noise from stabilisation motor. - No built-in mic socket. - Flash unit clips-on rather then being built-in. - Continuous AF not as consistent as a phase-detect system. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 marks the start of a new line for Olympus. Like the PEN range it´s a Micro Four Thirds mirrorless CSC, but, with a built-in viewfinder and styling that´s inspired by the 70´s OM 35mm film cameras, it looks and feels more like a miniature DSLR. The OM-D E-M5 shares the Magnesium alloy body and weather sealing of Olympus´s flagship DSLR - the E5 - and is in fact a more capable camera all-round, from its new 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor to it´s 5-axis image stabilisation. Contrast the wealth of innovation and design ingenuity that goes into new and updated Olympus Mirrorless models with the leisurely pace at which the company updates it´s Four Thirds DSLR range and the direction of travel is clear. Nowhere is that better demonstrated than in the new OM-D E-M5. To recap on some of the highlights, the OM-D E-M5 has what Olympus claims is the world´s fastest contrast detect AF system. Its 1.4 million pixel EVF is combined with a 3 inch 610k pixel OLED articulated touch-screen. Physical controls include twin dials, two programmable function buttons and a third on the 12-50mm kit lens which, like the camera body and add-on flash is dust and splash-proof. The body has built in 5-axis image stabilisation, and the Truepic VI processor provides continuous shooting at speeds up to 9fps, or 4.2fps with continuous AF. The best quality video mode is 1080p30, full PASM exposure control is available for movie shooting and stereo audio is recorded with the built-in mics. There will be those for whom the OM-D E-M5 will mark the welcome return of a distinguished Olympus line which was once seen as the synthesis of the best that design and technology had to offer. Even if you´re not one of them, there´s no denying the OM-D EM-5 is a very capable, very desirable camera and one that marks an auspicious beginning in what promises to be an interesting new development of the mirrorless CSC concept. And as my results show, the quality from its 16 Megapixel Four Thirds sensor may be closer than you think to rivals with 24 Megapixel APS-C sensors. So before my final verdict, here´s how it compares to what I see as its two main rivals in the CSC market.

Zitat: Die OM-D E-M5 ist die erste spiegellose Systemkamera am Markt, die eine ernsthafte Versiegelung vor eindringendem Staub und Feuchtigkeit hat. Zudem ist die digitale OM modular aufgebaut. Wer’s gern klein hat, fotografiert mit der OM-D in der „Grundausstattung“. Damit hält er quasi eine kompakte PEN mit elektronischem Sucher in Händen. Darf’s etwas mehr sein? Ein zusätzlicher Wulst für die Finger der rechten Hand schafft schon deutlich mehr Sicherheit, zusätzlich bietet Olympus einen Hochformatgriff an, der die Kamera auch nach unten verlängert und einen zweiten Akku unterbringt.

Zitat: Der 16-Megapixel-Live-MOS-Sensor der OM-D stammt von Panasonic, aber Olympus hat noch einmal Hand angelegt an die Datenverarbeitung und weist sogar einen höchsten ISO-Wert von 25.600 aus. So weit wollten wir das Vorserienmodell nicht quälen. Aber selbst bei ISO 3.200 hielt sich das Bildrauschen in angenehmen Grenzen.