Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Gets 83% Overall Score and Silver Award at DPReview
DPReview has completed their Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III review and test results: The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III mirrorless camera achieves an excellent 83% overall score and Silver Award from the experts at DPReview.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Key Features:
- 20.4 Megapixel Live MOS Sensor
- TruePic IX Dual Quad Core Processor
- 3.0″ Vari-Angle Touch LCD
- 2.36M dot LCD Electronic Viewfinder
- 60 FPS Continuous Shooting
- Dual F.A.S.T. AF (Contrast & Phase Detection AF)
- 5-Axis Image Stabilization
- Up to 7.5 Shutter Speed Steps Compensation
- Handheld High Res Shot Mode
- Multi Selector (Joystick) Focus Point Control
- Live ND (Neutral Density Filter)
- 4k Video Capture (30/25/24 fps) with OM-Log Mode
- PRO Capture Lag-Free Electronic Shutter Mode
What we like:
- Good JPEG and Raw image quality
- Pleasing colors out-of-camera
- 10 fps (mechanical) and 18 fps (e-shutter) bursts with AF
- Good buffer depth
- Well-designed body is comfortable, attractive and highly customizable
- Reasonable-quality 4K video with low rolling shutter and excellent IS
- Effective face and eye detect
- Usable video AF
- Highly effective image stabilization for stills and video
- High-res mode gives good detail boost and noise benefit for static subjects
- Live Time feature makes long exposure photography easier
- ‘Starry Sky AF’ effective at nailing critical focus of night skies
- In-camera Raw conversions
- USB-charging (USB-C)
- Dual cards slots
- IPX1 rated weather sealing
What we don’t:
- AF subject tracking not reliable
- Larger-sensor competition offers better dynamic range and noise performance
- EVF is relatively low-res and lacks contrast
- Menus can be overwhelming
- Log video capture includes less dynamic range than best rivals
- Using the Function lever for autofocus modes ignores face/eye detect, focus limiter settings
- Headphone/Microphone gets in way of LCD when flipped out
- Only one UHS-II card slot
Conclusion from DPReview:
The Olympus E-M1 III is our favorite Micro Four Thirds cameras for stills shooters, as of publication. It’s capable of very good image quality and jam-packed with fun and useful features. It’s also no slouch when it comes to 4K video capture and offers some of the best image stabilization around. All this in a supremely well-built, comfortable, customizable and attractive body. That said being said, there are more capable, large sensor cameras available for the money.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III: $1,699 at Amazon, B&H, Adorama.
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Read the full review at DPReview.