Olympus OM-D E-M5 MKIII Black 12-45mm Kit

Product type

Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera

Memory

SD, SDHC[*], SDXC[*]

• UHS-I, UHS-II Compatible

Sensor size

17.4 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)

Lens mount

Micro Four Thirds mount

Product type

4/3 Live Mos sensor

Number of pixels / Aspect ratio

Number of effective pixels : 20.4M

Aspect ratio : 1.33 (4:3)

Dust reduction

Supersonic Wave filter (Image sensor dust reduction system)

Recording format

DCF2.0, Exif2.31

File format

RAW (12bit lossless compression), Jpeg, RAW+Jpeg

Image size

[RAW] 5184 x 3888

[JPEG] 5184 x 3888 - 1024 x 768

Type

Built-in 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilisation for movie and still photos

yaw / pitch / roll / vertical shift / horizontal shift

Mode

4 modes

S-IS Auto, S-IS1, S-IS2, S-IS3, off

Focul length setting

11 settings : 10 programmable settings (10 lens), 1 open setting

Lens IS priority

With

5-Axis sync IS

With[*]

• When using M.ZUIKO Digital lenses equipped with image stabilisation

Stabilization performance

5.5 EV[*]

• Based on CIPA measurement conditions. When using M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO (focal length =40mm (35mm equivalent: 80mm))

6.5 EV[*]

• Based on CIPA measurement conditions. When using M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 PRO (focal length =100mm (35mm equivalent: 200mm)), halfway release image stabilisation Off,

Finder type

Eye-level electronic viewfinder (OLED), approx. 2.36M dots

Field of view / Viewfinder magnification

Approx. 100% / Approx. 1.20x[1] - 1.37x[2] (-1m-1, 50mm lens, Infinity)

• 1: Finder Style 1, 2 (aspect ratio 4:3)

• 2: Finder Style 3 (aspect ratio 4:3)

Eye point / Dioptre adjustment range

Approx. 27mm (-1m-1, Distance from rear lens surface) / -4 ~ +2m-1

Preview

Live View preview with depth of field preview lock

Display Grid

Off / normal grid / trichotomy / golden grid / scale / diagonal / movie grid

• grid colour is selectable

Level Gauge

2-axis (horizontal / vertical) level gauge

Monitor type

3.0-inch vari-angle monitor[*]

• Approx. 1.04M dots (3:2), electrostatic capacitance touch panel

Tilting capability

With (mirror display when monitor is in self portrait position)

Brightness / Colour temperature control

±7 levels / ±7 levels

Colour tone select

Vivid / Natural

AF system

High-speed imager AF:

Imager phase detection AF and imager contrast AF used in combination.

When a Micro Four Thirds lens (mount adapter sold separately necessary) is attached, imager phase detection AF is always enabled.

Focusing point / Focusing point selection mode

121-point cross-type phase detection AF and 121-point contrast AF

All target, single target (normal / small), group target (5-area / 9-area / 25-area)

Focus mode

Single AF (S-AF)

Continuous AF (C-AF)

Manual Focus (MF)

S-AF + MF

AF tracking (C-AF + TR)

Preset MF[*]

• Distance setting values are rough estimates and not compatible lens except the AF lens.

AF performance

C-AF lock (5 steps), AF scanner (3 types), C-AF Center Priority, C-AF Center Start

AF Limiter

With (to be assigned to the button, On / Off and up to 3 distance settings can be saved.)[*]

• Distance setting values are rough estimates.

AF targeting pad

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

Magnified frame AF

3x, 5x, 7x, 10x, 14x

• Autofocusing is possible in the magnified frame; can be assigned to button to turn magnify frame AF on and to activate magnification; touch icon on monitor to turn off; enables selection of AF point from over 800.

Super spot AF

With[*] (Contrast AF in center of the monitor when magnified)

• Available only when a Micro Four Thirds lens is attached.

Face detection AF / Eye detection AF

With

Eye Detection AF mode: off, nearer-eye priority, right-eye priority, left-eye priority

Manual focus assist

Focus ring rotation activates Live View image magnification and/or focus peaking when in S-AF+MF or MF mode

Peaking function

Activate with to be assigned to the button or focus ring

Change peaking settings using the "Info" button

Colour selection: white, black, red, yellow

Intensity selection: high, normal, low

Back light effect: on, off

AF Focus Adj.

Adjust all, adjust by lens (for Phase detection AF only)

AF illuminator

With

Metering system (TTL Image sensor metering)

Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering)

centre-weighted average metering

spot metering[*]

spot metering with highlight control

spot metering with shadow control

• Also available AF target spot metering

Metering range

EV -2 - 20 (ISO approx.100, with a F2.8 lens)

Exposure mode / Shooting mode

AUTO

Program AE (Program shift can be performed)

Aperture priority AE

Shutter priority AE

Manual

Bulb (Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available)

Custom

Scene select  AE

Art Filter

Underwater wide / macro[*]

• Custom settings from menu

Scene select AE

[Scene]

Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape + Portrait, Night + Portrait, Children, Night scape, Sport, Hand-held Starlight[2], Fireworks, Light trails, Sports, Panning, Landscape, Sunset, Beach & Snow, Backlight HDR[1], Candlelight, Silent, Macro, Nature Macro, Documents, Multi Focus Shot

• 1: 4 images automatically shot and combined into a single image composite

• 2: 8 images automatically shot and combined into a single image composite

ISO sensitivity

AUTO ISO (default): LOW (approx.64) ‐ 6400 with customizable default and upper limit (200 - 6400)

Manual ISO: LOW (approx.64), 200 - 25600 (adjustable in 1/3 or 1 EV steps)

Exposure compensation

±5 EV, adjustable by 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps

When shooting in HDR or in video, only adjustable up to ±3 EV steps

Live View only reflects up to ±3 EV steps

AE lock

Locks with a half-press of the shutter button (can be set to AEL / AFL button as well)

Anti-Flicker Shooting

With

Shutter type

Focal-plane shutter: 1/8000 - 60 sec., with selectable EV adjustment steps (1/3, 1/2, 1)

Live Bulb / Live Time: selectable exposure time (1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 min.), with 8-min. default setting. Live Composite: maximum shooting time 3 hours

Electronic first curtain shutter (Anti-shock mode) : 1/320 - 60 sec.

Electronic shutter (Silent mode) : 1/32000 - 60 sec.

(still) Flicker scan: 1/7634 - 1/50.0 sec.

(movie) Flicker scan: 1/250 - 1/30.0[*] sec.

• 50fps movie: 1/50.0 sec., 60fps movie: 1/60.0sec., Highspeed video: 1/120.0sec.

Sequential shooting maximum speed

[Sequential shooting H] approx. 10 fps with selectable 5 -10 fps

[Sequential shooting L] approx. 6 fps with selectable 1 -6 fps

[Anti-shock sequential shooting L] approx. 5.5 fps

[Silent sequential shooting H] approx. 30 fps with selectable 15, 20, 30 fps

[Silent sequential shooting L] approx. 10 fps with selectable 1-10 fps

[Pro Capture H] approx. 30 fps with selectable 15, 20, 30 fps

[Pro Capture L] approx. 10 fps

• When using the M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO

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

• When in Pro Capture mode, slower shutter speeds and flash cannot be used.

• Pro Capture L is available when an M.ZUIKO lens or lens without communication capability is attached. (Auto-focus is not available for lenses without communication capability).

• In Pro Capture Sequential L, the minimum aperture is f/8.

• When ISO is 8000 or above, the maximum sequential shooting speed is 30 fps, and 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.

• Focus and exposure are fixed at the values of the first shot when using sequential shooting H.

Sequential shooting frame count

1- 99 frames

Pre-shutter Frames (For Pro Capture mode only)

Number of frames recorded prior to full-press of the shutter button can be set from 0 to 14 frames.

Sequential shooting maximum recordable frames[*]

[Sequential shooting H 10fps] RAW: Max. 150 frames, JPEG (LF): Until card is full

[Sequential shooting L 6fps] RAW, JPEG (LF): Until card is full

[Silent sequential shooting H 30fps] RAW: Max. 23 frames, JPEG (LF): Max. 26 frames

[Silent sequential shooting L 10fps] RAW: Max. 152 frames, JPEG (LF): Until card is full

• When using the M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO and the Toshiba SDXU-D032G memory card

Self-timer

Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec., custom (Wait time: 1-30sec., Shot interval: 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 3sec., Number of shots: 1-10, Every time AF: ON/OFF)

Flash intensity control method

TTL Auto, Auto[*], Manual, Super FP[*] (FP-TTL AUTO, FP-MANUAL)

• Available on the external flash

Bundled standard flash

FL-LM3 (dustproof and splashproof flash)

GN = 9.1 (ISO100·m) / GN = 12.9 (ISO200·m)

Bounce Capability (up and down: 45, 60, 75, 90 degree / left and right 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 degree)

Powered by the camera

Flash mode

Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync. (1st curtain), Slow sync. (1st curtain), Slow sync. (2nd curtain), Manual (1/1 (FULL) ~ 1/64)

Synchronisation speed

1/250 sec.

When using Super FP: 1/125-1/8000 sec.

When using electronic shutter: 1/50 sec. up to ISO6400, 1/20 sec. for ISO 8000 and higher, and 1/20 sec. for ISO bracketing

Flash intensity control

Up to ±3 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable

Compatible external flash

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

Compatible external flash

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

Control method

Triggered and controlled by Olympus Wireless RC Flash system compatible flashes: included FL-LM3 or separately available FL-600R, FL-900R, STF-8 and FL-700WR

External Flash intensity type

TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP-TTL-AUTO, FP-MANUAL

Channel

4 channels

Group No.

4 groups (External flash 3 groups + commander flash)

Radio wireless control

With

White balance mode

Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB(Kelvin setting)

White balance compensation

±7 steps along A-B / G-M axis

Colour matrix

sRGB, Adobe RGB

Mode

i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e-Portrait, Underwater, Colour Creator, Art Filters

Gradation

Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key [except i-Enhance, Art Filters, colour creator]

Hilight and shadow control

±7 steps each for highlight, shadow, midtone

Art Filter

(Variation / Art Effect)

Pop Art (I, II / a, b, c, d, e, f)

Soft Focus (- / c, e)

Pale & Light Colour (I, II / a, b, c, d, f)

Light Tone (- / d, f)

Grainy Film (I, II / b, c, d, g, h)

Pin Hole (I, II, III / d)

Diorama (I,II / d)

Cross Process (I, II / b, c, d, f)

Gentle Sepia (- / a, b, c, d, f)

Dramatic Tone (I / b, c, d, e, f) (II / b, c, d, e, f, g, h)

Key Line (I, II / a, b, c, d, e)

WaterColour (I, II / a, b, c, d)

Vintage (I, II, III / a, b, c, d, e, f, i)

Partial Colour (I, II, III / a, b, c, d, e, f)

Bleach Bypass (I, II / a, b, c, d, e, f, i)

Instant Film (- / a, b, c, d, e, f, i)

Detail of Art Effect

a. Soft Focus Effect

b. Pin-Hole Effect

c. White Edge Effect

d. Frame Effect

e. Star Light Effect

f. Blur Effect (Top & bottom, Left & Right)

g. B&W Effect (None, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green)

h. Pict. Tone (None, Sepia, Blue, Purple, Green)

i. Shade Effect (Top & bottom, Left & Right)

Colour Ring (for partial color)

18 colour selectable

Colour Creator

Colour pattern : 30 colours / Saturation setting -4 ~ +3

Exposure bracketing

2, 3 or 5 frames in 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.0 EV steps selectable, 7 frames in 0.3 / 0.7EV steps selectable

ISO bracketing

3 frames in 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.0 EV steps selectable

White balance bracketing

3 frames in 2, 4, 6 selectable steps for A-B/G-M axis.

Flash bracketing

3 frames in 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.0 EV step selectable

Art Filter bracketing

i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, Art Filters, Colour Creator selectable

Focus bracketing

3 to 999 shots, focus steps adjustable from 1 to 10 (compatible with Micro Four Thirds lenses)

Focus stacking

8 shots are taken at different focus points and automatically composited together into a single image

Angle of view becomes slightly smaller

Compatible with:

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 60mm F2.8 Macro

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 40-150mm F2.8 PRO

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 30mm F3.5 Macro

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 7-14mm F2.8 PRO

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 8mm F1.8 Fisheye PRO

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO

M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO

HDR (Auto composite)

HDR1, HDR2 (painting-like)

ISO sensitivity is fixed at 200, and maximum shutter speed setting is 4 sec.

Exposure compensation can be performed.

Bracketing for HDR post process

3 or 5 frames in 2.0 or 3.0 EV steps, or 7 frames in 2.0 EV steps.

This sequential shooting H AE bracketing is specifically for shooting images that will be HDR-processed on a PC.

Keystone Compensation

With (can be confirmed in Live View) Horizontal and vertical compensation can be performed simultaneously.

Fisheye Compensation

Available (angle : 1-3)

Resolution

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

Available in P/A/S/M mode, RAW+JPEG or JPEG.

JPEG: 8160 x 6120 (50M) 5760 x 4320 (25M) / RAW: 10368 x 7776

RAW data can be developed in-camera. You need to install Olympus Workspace to develop on a PC.

Shutter Type / Shutter Speed

Electronic shutter / 1/8000 - 60 sec.

Shutter start delay / Charge Time

0, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30sec. / 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30sec.

Shutter Type / Shutter Speed

Electronic first curtain shutter / 1/320 - 60 sec.[*]

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

Shutter start delay

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

Shutter Type / Shutter Speed

Electronic shutter / 1/32000 - 60 sec.

Shutter start delay

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

Silent Mode Settings

Settings for sound, AF illuminator, and flash can be customised (default setting is Off for all three)

Flicker Scan

Available M mode, S mode, and silent mode. (can be confirmed in Live View)

Update interval time

0.5 sec. - 60 sec.

Update interval time / composite method

0.5 sec. - 60 sec. / Lighten Mode (Bright area prioritisation)

Interval Mode

Interval Time 1 sec. - 24 hours,

Max 999 framesAutomatic creation of time-lapse movies possible

Number of picture / Function

2 frames / auto gain adjustment, exposure on recorded picture (RAW)

Aspect Ratio

4:3 (Default) / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1 / 3:4

Magnification

x2

Recording format

MOV (MPEG-4AVC / H.264)

Mode / frame rate / compression method

[MOV]

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

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

1920 x 1080 (FHD) / 30p, 25p, 24p / ALL-I (A-I), IPB (SF, F, N)

1920 x 1080 (FHD) / 60p, 50p / IPB (SF, F, N)

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

60p: 59.94 fps

50p: 50.00 fps

30p: 29.97 fps

25p: 25.00 fps

24p: 23.98 fps

C4K 24.00 fps

FHD ALL-I (A-I: ALL-Intra / approx. 202 Mbps),

FHD IPB (SF: Super Fine / approx. 52 Mbps, F: Fine / approx. 30 Mbps, N: Normal / approx. 18 Mbps)

HD ALL-I (A-I:ALL-Intra / approx. 102 Mbps),

HD IPB (SF: SuperFine / approx. 26 Mbps, F: Fine / approx. 14 Mbps, N: Normal / approx. 10 Mbps)

Frame rates may drop when particular Art Filters and Movie Effects are used.

Speed Class 10 SD card is recommended for shooting movies.

UHS-II or UHS-I Speed Class 3 card is recommended for 4K, C4K, ALL-I shooting.

Maximum recording time

Approx. 29 min

Image Stabilisation for Movie

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

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

While using M-IS1, field of view may be affected.

Live View Output via HDMI

Monitor Mode (outputs video and info display to a connected monitor)[1]

Record Mode (outputs video only, with no info display)[2]

• 1: Info display is not shown on the camera while recording. Footage is simultaneously displayed on the HDMI monitor (normal size) and on the camera (normal size or enlarged). However, the image cannot be enlarged on the camera when a movie is being recorded.

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

Movie Picture Mode

Flat (LUT file available for download from website)

Exposure Control

Program AE, aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE, manual Flicker scan[1] (1/250 - 1/30.0[2])

• 1: Available only when in S, M mode. Selectable from minimum increment of 0.1.

• 2: 50 fps movie: 1/50.0 sec., 60 fps movie: 1/60.0 sec.

Recording format

Wave Format (Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz)

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

Microphone / Speaker

Built-in stereo microphone / built-in mono speaker

External stereo microphone can be attached

Microphone function

Wind noise reduction, recording volume, microphone volume limiter,

Audio dubbing possible for still pictures (up to 30 sec.) May affect audio quality.

IC recorder linkage

Slate Tone / Synchronised Audio Rec-Movie Rec

LS-100 compatible

Playback mode

Single-frame,

information display,

index display (4 / 9 / 25 / 100 frames),

calendar,

enlargement (equally value, 2x - 14x),

movie (with sound, FF / REW / Pause),

picture rotation (auto),

Light Box display

Information display

Histogram (independent luminance / RGB available), Highlight / Shadow point warning, AF frame, Photographic information, OFF

Languages

34 languages selectable:

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovakian, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Rumanian, Indonesian, Malay, Thai

Mode dial my set

1 type (Mode C can be accessed by mode dial)

Menu my set

Modes C2, and C3 can be accessed via the menu

• Some items including shooting mode may not be called up

Dial customization

Dial function and dial direction are customizable for both dials

Lever Customization

Select assignment from 3 different modes, power switch, or off (no function assignment)

Button Customization

Buttons can be customized (select from 35 functions)

Buttons on lenses can also be customized from the camera

Some buttons may have restrictions to what functions can be assigned

Copyright Settings / Lens info Settings

With / With (save up to 10 lenses)

USB / Remote controller connector

USB Micro-B / Ø2.5Pin Jack (when using separately available RM-CB2)

HDMI connector

Micro HDMI (type D)

Flash attachment

Hot shoe

Wireless LAN

Built-in (IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n)

Bluetooth®

Built-in (Bluetooth® Ver.4.2 BLE)

Microphone input jack

Ø3.5 stereo mini jack (plug-in power on / off)

PC interface

USB2.0 Hi-Speed

Battery

BLS-50 Li-ion battery (included)

Battery status display

Remaining power (4 steps)

USB charging

Built-in battery is charged with USB

• When the camera power is off

• Performance varies depending on differnet USB devices

Number of recordable images

Approx. 310 shots (using Toshiba SDXU D032G with IS ON, with no flashes attached, based on CIPA test standards)

Battery life for movie recording

Approx. 60 minutes (under standard JEITA testing)

Approx. 110 minutes (when zoom and other operational functions are not used)

• When repeatedly recording at the maximum time of 29 minutes

Dimensions

W: 125.3 mm, H: 85.2 mm, D: 49.7 mm

(based on CIPA standards: excludes protrusions)

Weight

Approx. 414 g (with battery and Memory card, based on CIPA standards)

Approx. 366 g (body only)

Temperature

-10℃ - +40℃ (when in operation) / -20℃ - +60℃ (when stored)

Humidity

30% - 90% (when in operation) / 10% - 90% (when stored)