Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Body

Specifications

Type

Body material

Magnesium alloy body

Lens mount

Micro Four Thirds

Image Sensor

Type

4/3” Live MOS sensor

Effective pixels

20.4 Megapixels

Filter array

Primary colour filter (RGB)

Aspect ratio & area

4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0mm

Full resolution

21.8 Megapixels

Engine

Type

TruePic IX

Filter

Dust reduction filter

Supersonic Wave Filter

Viewfinder

Type

Electronical Viewfinder

Pixel number

2360K dots

Diopter adjustment

Equipped -4.0 – +2.0 diopters / built-in type

Angle of view

Approx. 100%

Magnification

Max. 1.48x with a 50mm lens set to infinity at -1 dioptre (depending on selected viewfinder style)

Eye point

21mm at -1 dioptre from eyepiece lens

Style

3 styles selectable

Displayed information

• Aperture value
• Shutter speed
• AF frame (super impose)
• AF confirmation mark
• AF lock
• Auto bracket
• Battery check
• Exposure compensation indicator
• Exposure compensation value indicator
• Exposure level indicator
• Exposure mode
• Flash
• FP flash
• IS activating mode
• Metering mode
• Number of storable sequential pictures
• White balance
• Level Gauge
• Highlight & Shadow
• Live Pre-view function
• Histogram

Brightness adjustment

Adaptive Brightness Technology / Manual settings: +/- 7 levels

Correction of colour temperature

+/- 7 levels

S-OVF

Expands the Live View dynamic range

*Available in the EVF when in P, A, S, M and B modes. Art filter, WB and exposure are not reflected in EVF.

Live View

Displayed information

• Aperture
• Shutter speed
• Auto bracket
• AE lock
• Focus mode
• Shooting mode
• Battery check
• IS activating mode
• Face / Eye detection mode
• Record mode
• ISO
• Sequential shooting mode
• White Balance
• Metering mode
• Exposure compensation value
• AF frame display
• AF confirmation mark
• Shooting information
• Spot metering area
• Super FP
• Flash status
• Touch Panel Condition
• Focal length
• Flash mode
• Histogram
• Level Gauge
• Highlight & Shadow
• Focus peaking
• Number of storable pictures
• Custom
• Face detection
• Flash intensity
• Wi-Fi

Field of view

Approx. 100%

Magnification levels

3 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 14x

Dynamic range expansion

When in HDR1 or HDR2

Display modes

• Comparison
• Grid (4 types)
• Grid
• Histogram
• Level Gauge
• Magnified View
• Standard information
• Off

Image Stabiliser

Type

Sensor shift

Modes

Five-dimensional, vertical or horizontal activation, automatic

Effective Compensation Range

Up to 7.5 EV steps** (Sync IS)

Up to 7 EV steps*

Based on CIPA measurement conditions

*When using M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO (focal length =40mm (35mm equivalent: 80mm))

**When using M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4 PRO (focal length =100mm (35mm equivalent: 200mm)), halfway release image stabilization Off, Frame rate: High

Live View stabilisation

Available

Focusing System

Method

TTL phase difference detection system, contrast detection system

Focus areas

121 points / cross-type phase detection AF

121 points / contrast AF

All target, single target (normal / small), group target (5-area / 9-area / 25-area), custom target 1-4 (AF area and its increment steps selectable)

AF working range

-6 – 20EV (ISO approx.100, with a f/1.2 lens)

AF lock

Available; Locked by first position of shutter release button in single AF mode, AE/AF lock button (customised)

Modes

• Manual focus
• Preset MF**
• Single AF*
• Continuous AF*
• AF* Tracking
• Stacking
• Bracketing

* incl. manual override

** Distance setting values are rough estimates and only AF lenses can be used.

AF illuminator

Equipped

Manual focus

Available; With enlarged focusing area or focus peaking

Face Detection extension

• Eye Detect AF: Off
• Left side priority
• Near side priority
• Right side priority

Predictive AF

Available

AF tracking

Available; Available in continuous AF mode

Focus peaking

Colour selection

White, black, red, yellow

Intensity

High / Normal / Low

Back light effect

On / Off

Focus Bracketing Mode

Number of images

3 – 999 shots

Step size

10 levels

Compatible with: All Micro Four Thirds AF lenses

Focus Stacking Mode

Technology

3-15 images are taken at different focus points and automatically composited together into a single image

Compatible with: M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro, M.Zuiko Digital ED 30mm F3.5 Macro, M.Zuiko Digital ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO, M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO, M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-45mm F4 PRO, M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-100mm F4 IS PRO, M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO, M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO, M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4 PRO

M.Zuiko Digital 1.4x Teleconverter MC-14, M.Zuiko Digital 2x Teleconverter MC-20

Angle of view becomes slightly smaller

AF targeting pad

Available (activate/deactivate with double tap on rear monitor)

Exposure System

Modes

• Programme automatic
• Aperture priority
• Shutter priority
• Manual
• Bulb
• Time
• Movie
• HDR
• My Mode
• Custom shooting
• Custom 1
• Custom 2

Exposure compensation

+/- 5 EV (1, 1/2, 1/3 steps)

Note: Monitor and EVF displays only up to ±3 EV.

Exposure bracketing

2 / 3 / 5 frames (+/- 1/3, 2/3, 1 EV steps)

7 frames (+/- 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 EV steps)

ISO bracketing

3 frames (1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps)

AE lock

Available

My Mode

4 settings storable

Enhancement function

Digital Shift (horizontal and vertical compensation can be performed simultaneously)

Shadow Adjustment Technology

Flicker Scan: Available for M, S and silent mode (can be confirmed in Live View)

HDR bracketing

3 / 5 frames (+/- 2 / 3 EV steps)

7 frames (+/- 2 EV steps)

Multi-Exposure

Max. number of frames

2 frames (shooting)

3 frames (editing)

Auto gain control

Available

Frame assistance

Live View

Light Metering

Method

TTL open aperture light metering

Zones

324 zones Multi-pattern Sensing System

Detection range

-2 – 20 EV (17mm f2.8, ISO 100)

Modes

• ESP light metering
• Spot metering
• Centre weighted metering
• Highlight
• Shadow

Art Filter

Modes

• Pop Art
• Soft Focus
• Pale & Light Colour
• Light Tone
• Grainy Film
• Pin Hole
• Diorama
• Cross Process
• Dramatic Tone
• Gentle Sepia
• Key Line
• Water colour
• Vintage
• Partial Colour*
• Bleach Bypass

Variation / Effect

Available

Art Filter bracketing

Art Filters selectable

* 18 colours selectable

Sensitivity

Auto

ISO LOW 64 – 6400

Manual

ISO LOW – 25600 in 1/3 or 1 EV ISO steps

Shutter

Shutter type

Computerised focal-plane shutter

Self timer

2s / 12s / Custom

Durability

400000 shots

Shutter Speeds

Shutter speed range

1/8000 – 60s (in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps)

Bulb mode

Up to 30 minutes (selectable longest time in the menu, default: 8 minutes)

High res shot

Shutter type

Electronic shutter

Shutter speed

1/8000 – 60s

Start delay

0, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15. 30s

Resolution

JPEG: 10368×7776 / 8160 x 6120 / 5760 x 4320 RAW: 10368 x 7776

Equivalent to 80M / 50M / 25M pixel sensor (8 shots combined into a single JPEG using sensor shift)

Available in P/A/S/M mode

Handheld High res shot

Shutter type

Electronic shutter

Shutter speed

1/8000 – 60s

Resolution

JPEG: 8160 x 6120 / 5760 x 4320 RAW: 8160 x 6120

Equivalent to 50M / 25M pixel sensor (8 shots combined into a single JPEG using sensor shift)

Available in P/A/S/M mode

Flash can not be used

Anti-shock mode

Shutter type

Electronic first curtain shutter

Shutter speed

1/320* – 60s

Start delay

0, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30s

* For speeds over 1/320 sec., mechanical shutter will automatically be selected.

Silent mode

Shutter type

Electronic shutter

Shutter speed

1/32000 – 60s

Start delay

0, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15. 30s

Flicker Scan

Stills

1/7634 – 1/50s

Movies

1/250 – 1/30s *

* Frame rates greater 30fps are limited to their reciprocal value

White Balance

AUTO WB system

Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor

Manual White balance (One-Touch)

Available

White balance bracketing

3 frames / +/- 2, 4, 6 mired steps

One-touch white balance

4 custom settings can be registered

Custom WB

1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K – 14000K)

Preset values

• Tungsten
• Flourescent 1
• Sunlight
• Flash
• Overcast
• Shade
• Underwater

Auto Flash adjustment

Off / Auto WB / Flash

Keep warm colour

On / Off

Sequence Shooting

Speed (H)

Approx. 15fps

Max. number of frames: RAW 101 / JPG (LF): 134

Speed (L)

10fps

Max. number of frames: RAW 286 / JPG (LF): Up to card capacity

Silent mode

Speed (H)

Approx. 60fps

Max. number of frames: RAW 50 / JPG (LF): 50

Speed (L)

Approx. 18fps

Max. number of frames: RAW 76 / JPG (LF): 90

Pro Capture mode

Speed (H)

Approx. 60fps

Speed (L)

Approx. 18fps

Pre-shutter Frames

0 – 35 frames (recorded by half release prior to full release)

Frame count limiter

99 frames / Off (unlimited frames) (incl. pre-shutter frames)

Conditions

Memory card: TOSHIBA SDHC UHS-II R95 W90 EXCERIA™

When using the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 Pro

Maximum sequential shooting speed may be affected by several factors including lens used, brightness, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO setting.

When ISO is 8000 or above, 30 fps becomes the maximum sequential shooting speed. The actual shooting speed may become slower than the set shooting speed by a few frames per second. When using ISO Bracketing, performance will be affected at ISO 2000 or above.

Interval shooting

Interval: 1s – 24h

Max. number of frames: 9999

Image Processing

Colour space

sRGB / AdobeRGB

Sharpness + Contrast

5 levels

Contrast

5 levels

Saturation

5 levels

Black & White filter

Yellow, Orange, Red, Green

Black & White toning

Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green in Black & White mode

Picture mode

Gradation

4 levels (auto, high key, normal, low key)

Engine

TruePic IX

Art Filter bracketing

Available

Tele converter effect

2x

Fisheye compensation

Available when M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm Fisheye PRO is attached Angle of view adjustable in 3 levels Compensation automatically ON when using Underwater Modes, available (can be confirmed in Live View)

External Flash Control

X-sync speed

1/250s / 1/8000s (Super FP Mode)

Type

TTL AUTO, AUTO, MANUAL, FP TTL AUTO, FP MANUAL

Compatible external flash

FL-14, FL-20, FL-36R, FL-50R, FL-300R, FL-600R, FL-700WR, FL-900R, STF-8

Modes

• Auto
• Red-eye reduction
• Slow synchronisation
• 2nd curtain and slow synchronisation
• Fill-in for exclusive flash
• Manual

Intensity

+/- 3 EV (1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps)

Note: Some functions are only available if they are supported by the external flash.

Wireless Flash Control

Number of channels

4 channels

Compatible external flash

FL-36R, FL-50R, FL-300R, FL-600R, FL-700WR, FL-900R, STF-8

Control method

Triggered and controlled (Olympus Wireless RC Flash system)

Group setting

4 groups

Available when used together with cameras compatible with the Olympus wireless RC flash system.

Monitor

Monitor type

Vari-angle LCD – Touch Panel

Monitor size

7.6cm / 3.0” (3:2)

Resolution

1037K dots

Brightness adjustment

+/- 7 levels

Colour balance

+/- 7 levels

Touch Control functions

• AF area enlargement
• AF area selection
• Art Filter
• Enlargement
• Enlargement playback
• Frame forward/backward
• Live Guide
• Shooting mode
• Shutter release
• Super Control Panel
• Wi-Fi connection

Level Gauge

Detection

axis

Display

Rear display and viewfinder

Super Control Panel

Displayed information

• Battery indicator
• Record mode
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• Exposure compensation indicator
• ISO
• AE bracketing
• AF frame
• Focus mode
• AEL notification
• Face detection
• Number of storable frames
• Metering mode
• Exposure mode
• Exposure level view
• Flash compensation value
• Colour space
• Gradation
• Colour saturation compensation value
• Sharpness compensation value
• Contrast compensation value
• White balance
• White balance compensation value
• Noise reduction
• Flash mode
• Drive mode
• Internal temperature warning
• Histogram

Recording Formats

RAW

12bit

RAW & JPEG

Applied parallel recording

JPEG

Applied

Aspect ratio

4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6 / 3:4

Image Size

RAW

5184 x 3888 compressed

5184 x 3888 Fine (compression: 1/4)

Still Image Recording

EXIF

2.31

DCF

Applied

RAW

Applied

Dual SD card settings

Standard, Auto Switch, Dual Independent, Dual Same

When two cards are inserted, card to be saved onto or to be viewed can be designated.

Movie Recording System

Recording format

MOV(MPEG-4AVC/H.264)

Picture mode

Flat, OM-Log400 (View assist compatible)

Time code

Rec run / Free run

Drop frame / Non-drop frame

Image Stabilisation Mode

Applied Sensor shift

M-IS1 (Image sensor shift and electronic image stabilizer with multi motion IS)

M-IS2 (Image sensor shift with multi motion IS)

4K Movie quality

4096 x 2160 (C4K) / 24p / IPB (approx. 237 Mbps)

3840 x 2160 (4K) / 30p, 25p, 24p / IPB (approx. 102 Mbps)

HD Movie quality

Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) / 30p, 25p, 24p / ALL-I (A-I), IPB (SF, F, N) (MOV)

Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) / 60p, 50p / IPB (SF, F, N) (MOV)

HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) / 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p / ALL-I (A-I), IPB (SF, F, N)

ALL-I: ~ 202 Mbps

FullHD IPB (SF: ~52Mbps, F: ~30Mbps)

HD IPB (SF: ~26Mbps, F: ~14Mbps, N: ~10Mbps)

HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) / 30p

Movie quality

640 x 480 / 30p (AVI Motion JPEG®)

Maximum Recording Time

29min (MOV)

Max. file size

4GB (AVCHD)

Exposure Modes

• Aperture priority
• Manual
• Programme automatic
• Shutter priority

* Frame rate may drop when using certain art filter

Class 10 or higher SD card is recommended for movie shooting

UHS-II or UHS-I U3 card is recommended for ALL-I shooting

Movie Specialties

High-Speed Recording

1920×1080 (MOV) / 120fps

Time lapse

4k, 1080p, 720p / 5, 10, 15, 30fps (AVI Motion JPEG®)

Max. number of frames: 999

Fast motion

Available

Slow motion

Available

Movie effects

Art Filter

• Cross Process
• Diorama
• Dramatic Tone
• Gentle Sepia
• Grainy Film
• Key Line
• Light Tone
• Pale & Light Colour
• Pin Hole
• Pop Art
• Soft Focus
• Vintage
• Partial Colour*
• Bleach Bypass

* 18 colours selectable

Frame rate limited to 30fps or lower

Flicker Scan

Available in M mode (can be confirmed in Live View)

HDMI Live View

Monitor mode

Video signal and info display is processed

While recording, footage is simultaneously displayed on the HDMI monitor and on the camera, but the info display is shown only on either one of the two.

While playing movies, footage is simultaneously displayed on the HDMI monitor (normal size) and on the camera (normal size or enlarged).

Record mode

Only video signal is processed

Movie quality is set to YCbCr 4:2:2 (8 bit), frame rate follows movie setting (24p, 30p and 60p settings are not recommended.), and sound will be recorded.

Sound Recording System

Internal microphone

Stereo

Recording format

High quality sound recording (Stereo linear PCM/24-bit, Sampling frequency 96kHz)

Image footage

30s

Speaker

Equipped

Microphone functions

• Wind Noise Reduction
• Recording Volume
• Volume limiter
• Audio Dubbing

Linking Olympus PCM Recorders

Functions

Slate Tone / Synchronised Audio Rec-Movie Rec

Compatible with: LS-100, LS-P4

View Images

Modes

• Single
• Index
• Calendar
• Zoom
• Movie
• Slide show
• Light box

Auto rotation

Available

Histogram in playback mode

Available

Shooting information

Off / On

Highlight/Shadow point warning

Available

Erase / Protect / Copy Function

Erase modes

Single, All, Selected

Image protect mode

Single frame, Selected frames, All Frames, Release protect (Single/All selected)

Image Editing

Editing functions

• RAW data edit
• Red-eye reduction
• Sepia
• Black & White
• Resize
• Correction of saturation
• Correction of brightness
• Correction of colour balance
• Shadow Adjustment
• Trimming
• e-Portrait
• Aspect ratio

Menu

Menu languages in camera

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian

Customisation Options

Fn Button

Equipped

My Mode

4 settings storable (Can be set to mode dial.)

Factory reset

Full / Basic

Programmable button

Equipped

Interface

Media

SD Memory Card (SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I, UHS-II compatible) Class 10 or higher SD card is recommended for movie shooting UHS-II or UHS-I U3 card is recommended for 4K, C4K, ALL-I shooting.

HDMI™

Applied Micro connector (Type D) *

* “HDMI”, the HDMI logo and “High-Definition Multimedia Interface” are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

USB 3

Type C

Wireless connectivity

• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth®

Communication method

Bluetooth® Low Energy Ver.4.2

SAR

0.72W/kg

SAR quantifies the maximum level of exposure of the user to electromagnetic waves, when using the device close to the head.

SAR shall not exceed 2W/kg in accordance with regulations of France.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by OLYMPUS CORPORATION is under license.

Tethered control

USB cable (camera operation by both PC or camera controls)

Wi-Fi (transfer of recorded images to PC via access point, 5GHz and 2.4GHz available)

Microphone jack

3.5 ø mm mini-jack

Earphone jack

3.5 ø mm mini-jack

Synchro socket

Equipped

Wi-Fi Functions

Easy Connection

QR code setting

Wireless Shooting

• Live View
• Power off
• Rec View
• Self timer
• Touch AF & Shutter
• P/A/S/M exposure modes
• Bulb mode
• Zoom
• Movie recording
• Live Composite
• Short movie

Power Supply

Battery

BLH-1 Lithium-Ion Battery

Sleep mode

1, 3, 5min. and off selectable.

DC-input

AC-5

Internal Charging

USB (Camera must be switched off)

USB charging

Performance varies depending on different USB devices

USB bus power

USB PD bus power can be used (PD compliant camera: Rev 3.0 Ver 1.0a)

Battery life

Image shooting

420 shots (using BLH-1 and Toshiba SDHC UHS-I Card Exceria with IS on, with no flashes attached , based on CIPA test standards) 900 shots (using quick sleep mode, under Olympus testing conditions based on CIPA test standards)

Movie recording

85min (standard JEITA conditions) 140min (when zoom and other operational functions are not used)

Note: Values are approximate.

Environment

Temperature

-10 – 40°C Operating temperature / -20 – 60°C storage temperature

Humidity

30 – 90% operation humidity / 10 – 90% storage humidity

Dimensions / Weight

Width

134.1mm

Height

90.9mm

Depth

68.9mm

Weight

580g (including battery and memory card)

504g (body only)

Exterior

Available Colours

Black

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