Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mk II Silver + 14-42mm EZ
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According to our mirrorless camera expert
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II is a system camera that lets you take well-exposed photos of your vacation or birthday party when set to automatic. Thanks to the 5-axis image stabilization, your photos will always be clear and won't suffer from camera shake. For those who enjoy experimenting with exposures and artistic photography, the camera supports a lot of manual settings. When looking through the electronic viewfinder, you can choose between 81 focus points. The camera has an ISO range of up to 25,600, which means you'll also be able to take indoor photos in artificial light. The E-M10 can record Full HD 1080p video. You can wirelessly send your photos and videos to your computer, smartphone, tablet, or cloud via WiFi.
Type of image sensor | Micro four thirds | |
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Camera usage situation | At home for family and friends, Vacation | |
Type of image definition support | Full HD (1080p), HD ready (720p) | |
Suitable for photographer type | Beginner | |
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Built-in WiFi | ||
Effective number of megapixels | 16,1 MP |
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Packaging The camera comes in a premium-feeling packaging that can take a beating. The accessories are in turn packed in cardboard, which on the one hand makes it a real experience, but on the other hand ensures that the search for the accessories can be. For example, the neck/shoulder strap was well hidden.
Body and operation Looking at the build quality, the whole feels robust due to the housing, which is largely made of aluminum. The places where the fingers rest are covered with a leather (like) material, which ensures sufficient grip when using the camera. The necessary attention has been paid to the placement of the (rotary) buttons, although the self-adjustable function button “Fn1” could have been given a different place on the camera. The reason for this is that this button is difficult to reach with the thumb.
The menu offers a range of options that can be set, which appears to be fine on paper, but is less effective in practice. With the OM-D E-M10 II, Olympus wanted to place too many options on a compact screen, which makes the whole look complex and unclear.
The folding/tilting 3 inch LCD touchscreen itself, in turn, works fine and can be used, among other things, for choosing a focus point and navigating through menus. In total, the screen can be tilted 130 degrees (85 up, 45 down), which makes the camera incredibly versatile.
The OLED EVF (= Electronic ViewFinder) is a welcome feature with a resolution of no less than 2.36 million pixels. Because it is an OLED screen, colors are displayed faithfully and black is actually black (instead of dark gray as with an LCD).
Features Space does not allow us to go deeper into all the features of the camera, although two valuable features are mentioned anyway. For example, 5-axis image stabilization is built-in, so that (small) movements are captured when shooting a photo or video and it appears on the image as if the camera is as good as not moving. In combination with the accompanying app, Wi-Fi is also a nice feature because images can be transferred directly to a smartphone or tablet (iOS/Android) without the intervention of external devices, cables or adapters.
Quality of photos and videos With the OM-D E-M10 II, Olympus has built a system camera (= without mirror) that shoots great pictures, partly due to the MFT sensor (= Micro Four Third). Autofocus is very fast and is almost always correct. It is true that the autofocus can from time to time have trouble maintaining focus with (fast) moving objects. Furthermore, the exposure of photos is excellent with colors that are faithfully reproduced. The camera also manages to produce photos with low noise in less light and higher ISO values.
The camera knows how to capture video very well, although the resolution in which it can be recorded unfortunately does not go beyond 1080 with a max of 60 frames per second. Not necessarily a downside, on the contrary, although 4K video, which is now also making its way into similar cameras, would have been a welcome option.
Summary/Conclusion In summary, it can be concluded that the Olympus OM-D E-M10 II is a camera with a range of options. Maybe even too many options. The 5-axis image stabilization ensures that photos and videos are captured sharply, even with a less precise hand, with colors and lighting being true to life. The whole looks and feels premium, with the compact body that fits nicely and firmly in the hand. These things mean that the camera has a good price-quality ratio and that the user gets a lot of camera for his/her money.
Jasper
18 November 2015
Automatically translated from Dutch
The camera itself looks very nice. It doesn't look like the standard cameras and that makes it very special to me. I photograph a lot for my hobby and for school assignments. When I first opened the box, I immediately missed 1 thing and that was a cord to hang the Olympus camera from. But after a bit of searching, it turned out to be on the side of the box.
My experience with this camera has been very good. It fits nicely in the hand and is easy to take with you if you want to go out for a day. Better than dragging around all day with my other camera the 700D.
The camera takes very nice and sharp pictures. I myself had to search in all settings for the .RAW settings. So it took me a while to figure it out, but I managed to find it. This camera has a lot of possibilities, of which I have not yet been able to view everything. What I still find a little bit of a shame is that the screen can't move left or right.
rubenrens
18 November 2015
Automatically translated from Dutch
The camera is easy to use, because it is not that heavy, it is also nice to take with you, so you can easily take pictures everywhere. In addition, he works intuitively fine, which is very pleasant as an amateur. Because of the many possibilities there was plenty to find out, but with some time and practice the possibilities are very nice, so that you can still take sharp photos in different circumstances. The film function that is on it is also very nice, while filming it is even possible to take photos. What I really like is the touch screen that can be tilted. By tapping on it you can easily focus and follow the image, so that I could, for example, also put my hyperactive dog in focus in the photo. In addition, it is easy to take pictures from different positions without having to lie in the wet grass.
Chilion
21 November 2015
Automatically translated from Dutch
Product number | 643371 | |
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Manufacturer code | V207052SE000 | |
Brand | Olympus | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Suitable for photographer type | Beginner | |
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Camera usage situation | At home for family and friends, Vacation | |
Type of photography | Architecture and interior, Landscape, Nature photography, Portrait, Product, Traveling | |
Menu language | Dutch, English, German, Multilingual |
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds mount | |
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Zoom or prime lens | Zoom lens | |
Maximum focal length | 42 mm | |
Minimum focal length | 14 mm | |
Compatible with lens filter | ||
Filter size | 37 mm | |
Lens type | Standard, Wide-angle |
Type of image sensor | Micro four thirds | |
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Crop factor | 2 | |
Effective number of megapixels | 16,1 MP |
Image processor type | TruePic VII | |
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Photo file format | JPEG, RAW | |
Video file format | MOV | |
Audio file format | pcm | |
Type of image definition support | Full HD (1080p), HD ready (720p) | |
Maximum number of photos per second | 8,5 fps | |
Number of focus points | 81 |
Memory card | SD | |
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SD memory card version | SD, SDHC, SDHC UHS, SDXC, SDXC UHS | |
Expandable storage capacity up to | 128 GB |
Internal flash | ||
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Guide number | 8,2 | |
Wireless flash control |
Screen size | 3 inches | |
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Touchscreen | ||
Number of pixels | 2360000 pixels |
Viewfinder | ||
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Viewfinder type | Electronic | |
Viewfinder size | 0,45 inch |
USB port | ||
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HDMI connector | ||
Type of HDMI connector | Micro HDMI Type D | |
Microphone connector | ||
Hot shoe type | Hot shoe |
Built-in WiFi | ||
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Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
GPS sensor |
Power supply type | Rechargeable battery | |
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Battery technology | Lithium-ion | |
Replaceable battery | ||
Battery type | Olympus BLS-5/50 | |
Battery/battery capacity | 1210 mAh |
Weight | 390 g | |
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Height | 8,31 cm | |
Depth | 4,67 cm | |
Width | 11,95 cm | |
Material | Metal, Plastic | |
Color | Silver |
Water-resistant | ||
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Dust removal system |
