Olympus has just announced the new E-M10 Mark II mirrorless camera today, features 5-axis IS and redesigned controls, the price for body only is $649, now available for pre-order at B&H Photo, Amazon, Adorama. E-M10 Mark II will be shipping in early September, 2015.
Features:
• Built-In 5-Axis Image Stabilization
• OLED Electronic Viewfinder (2.3 million dots, 0.62x magnification)
• Silent Mode (disables all shutter sounds)
• 8.5 fps Burst Shooting
• Best in Class Wi-Fi
• Fast Touch AF from Camera or Phone
• Sophisticated Metal Body
• Built-In Flash
• Art Filters (14) and Photostory (5)
• OI Share and Live View
• OM-D Movie With Variable Frame Rate, CLIPS Feature, Art Fade and Movie Effects
• Portable, Lightweight
• Expansive Lens Line Up
Specs:
| Body type | |
|---|---|
| Body type | SLR-style mirrorless |
| Sensor | |
| Max resolution | 4608 x 3456 |
| Image ratio w:h | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels | 16 megapixels |
| Sensor photo detectors | 17 megapixels |
| Sensor size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Processor | TruePic VII |
| Color space | sRGB, AdobeRGB |
| Color filter array | Primary color filter |
| Image | |
| ISO | Auto, 200 – 25600, expands to 100-25600 |
| White balance presets | 7 |
| Custom white balance | Yes (4 slots) |
| Image stabilization | Sensor-shift |
| Image stabilization notes | 5-axis image stabilization (yaw/pitch/roll/vertical/horizontal) |
| Uncompressed format | RAW |
| JPEG quality levels | Super fine, fine, normal, basic |
| File format |
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| Optics & Focus | |
| Autofocus |
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| Autofocus assist lamp | Yes |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| Number of focus points | 81 |
| Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds |
| Focal length multiplier | 2× |
| Screen / viewfinder | |
| Articulated LCD | Tilting |
| Screen size | 3″ |
| Screen dots | 1,040,000 |
| Touch screen | Yes (Focus, shutter release, AF point selection, menus, image playback) |
| Screen type | TFT LCD |
| Live view | Yes |
| Viewfinder type | Electronic |
| Viewfinder coverage | 100% |
| Viewfinder magnification | 1.23× |
| Viewfinder resolution | 2,360,000 |
| Photography features | |
| Minimum shutter speed | 60 sec |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/16000 sec |
| Exposure modes |
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| Scene modes |
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| Built-in flash | Yes (Olympus Wireless RC Flash system compatible) |
| Flash range | 5.80 m (ISO 100) |
| External flash | Yes (via hot shoe or wirelessly) |
| Flash modes | Auto, redeye reduction, fill flash, flash off, 1st-curtain slow sync w/redeye, 1st-curtain slow sync, 2nd-curtain slow sync, manual |
| Flash X sync speed | 1/250 sec |
| Continuous drive | 8.0 fps |
| Self-timer | Yes (12 sec., 2 sec, custom) |
| Metering modes |
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| Exposure compensation | ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps) |
| AE Bracketing | ±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps) |
| WB Bracketing | Yes |
| Videography features | |
| Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
| Format | H.264, Motion JPEG |
| Microphone | Stereo |
| Speaker | Mono |
| Storage | |
| Storage types | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Connectivity | |
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI | Yes (micro-HDMI) |
| Microphone port | No |
| Headphone port | No |
| Wireless | Built-In |
| Wireless notes | 802.11b/g/n with smartphone app |
| Remote control | Yes (Optional Remote cable RM-UC1) |
| Physical | |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery | Battery Pack |
| Battery description | BLS-50 lithium-ion battery & charger |
| Battery Life (CIPA) | 320 |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 390 g (0.86 lb / 13.76 oz) |
| Dimensions | 120 x 83 x 47 mm (4.72 x 3.27 x 1.85″) |
| Other features | |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Timelapse recording | Yes (Up to 999 shots. Can create 4K / 5 fps video) |
| GPS | None |
| GPS notes | via smartphone |
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