Olympus introduced a camera with a bias in shooting video and the ability to take pictures up to 64 megapixels
Historically, in the Micro 4/3 system, there was a conditional division - Olympus cameras for photographers, Panasonic - for videographers. It is clear that Lumixes make it possible to get beautiful pictures (especially from RAW), and the video could also be shot on Olympus, starting from the very first Pen E-P1. But, Olympus has always had more features on the part of the photo, and Panasonic on the part of the video. The updated Olympus OM-D E-M5 MkII parity breaks down.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II specifications
Matrix: CMOS (17.3x13 mm) 16.1 MP, Crop Factor 2.0
Bayonet: Micro Four Thirds
Image format: RAW, JPEG (4608x3456), up to 64 megapixel in SuperHD
Video Format: H.264 / MPEG4 (1920x1080, 60 fps) 77 Mbps
Light sensitivity range: ISO 100–25600
Range of exposure: 1 / 16000–60 c
Screen: LCD, diagonal - 3 ″, resolution - 1,047,000 points, tilt-and-turn design
Viewfinder: electronic, resolution - 2,360,000 points, 100% frame coverage, magnification –1.48x
No built-in flash + external flash included
Wi-Fi is
Memory: SD / SDHC / SDXC cards (up to 128 GB)
Interfaces: USB, HDMI
Battery: BLN1, lithium-ion, 1220 mAh
Dimensions and weight: 124x85x45 mm, 469 g.
Price: from 800 USD
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Video
The first thing that catches your eye when you take a camera in your hands is the touch screen that flips sideways - an extremely useful thing when shooting video (for example, from a tripod). However, the same can be said about the viewfinder (a modified version of the electronic viewfinder E-M1, which is considered one of the best). Mirror mirrors with an opaque mirror, for example, do not allow sightings when shooting video through the viewfinder, limiting the user to a picture on the screen, which, sometimes, is not too happy if the shooting is done somewhere in Yugov in the sun.
Secondly, the user is provided with the full range of settings - the frequency is from 25 to 60 frames per second, various video formats, manual or automatic ISO detection, shutter speed (similar to Shutter Angle) and aperture. Plus effects can be applied directly during the shooting. The bitrate, by the way, is 77 megabits. The microphone input is in the camera itself. Headphone output - on the extra handle.
Thirdly, the tenacious and fast 81-zone autofocus (one of the main advantages of micro 4/3 cameras), works, including, and when shooting video. And it works adequately. And the picture is stabilized “suspended” on electromagnets by a five-axis stabilizer. It turns out the effect is almost "stadikama" - when you do the wiring, the picture gets rid of the tremor. And, if you stop abruptly, the matrix “brings up” the image for a few more fractions of a second, ensuring smoothness. It is logical that when shooting with a “virtual stage” tripod, it is better to turn it off, otherwise the results of the subject shooting will become unexpected. But, in everyday shooting, shooting from the hands or the same stabilizer (for even greater, almost “rail” smoothness) is a thing.
Video review. He's the same video sampled by the camera.
At 4:00 you can visually evaluate the work of autofocus, in comparison with the Sony Alpha A7S.
Two such cameras came to our test some time ago, we decided to do a video review, and the entire movie was completely filmed on one of them. So you can evaluate the quality of the video on your own "product", issued by the Olympus OM-D E-M5 MkII. Most of the time filming was done using autofocus.
A photo
Returning to the photo, Olympus added a few cool chips to the E-M5 MkII, previously available only in the flagship E-M1. For example, the correction of trapezoidal distortion in real time. After it is turned on, the camera wheels can correct the distortion that occurs when shooting houses and other large objects. Special attention is given to the characteristics of the shutter, working out the range of exposures from 60 to 1/8000 sec in the mechanical mode and up to 1/16000 in the electronic mode. Burst shooting up to 11 frames per second.
40 and 64 megapixels - SuperHD mode
When you click on the image, the 40-megapixel original in JPG will open.
Other test shots are available here .
But shooting in SuperHD is a new feature for Olympus cameras. Something similar we have only seen in Hasselblad H5D-200c MS, worth about 3,000,000 rubles. A camera mounted on a tripod takes a series of shots, while its matrix shifts several times. From the received pictures one image is glued. In the case of Hassel, we get 200 megapixels with “native” camera 50s. In the case of the E-M5 MkII - 40 megapixels (if JPG) or up to 64 megapixels (if in RAW), the native camera resolution is 16 megapixels. Shooting in SuperHD should interest landscape artists and adepts of subject shooting. However, we managed to get with it a few sharp portraits - the main thing is that the model was motionless during the shooting.
And finally, another video prepared by our Irish colleagues.
The Runner's small short is completely filmed on the E-M5 MkII.
The price of the updated E-M5 MkII remained the same - 800 euros, which makes it very attractive compared to other system cameras of the middle and higher price range (the price of the E-M1 is 1,400 euros). Especially if you remember that not all manufacturers have older models of dust and moisture protection.
UPD:
Prepared a comparison of the video capabilities of the three cameras:
Canon EOS 70D with Dual Pixel CMOS AF, Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II and Sony Alpha A7S.
Sources here: _yadi.sk/d/C_gDeAHaej9kV
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II specifications
Matrix: CMOS (17.3x13 mm) 16.1 MP, Crop Factor 2.0
Bayonet: Micro Four Thirds
Image format: RAW, JPEG (4608x3456), up to 64 megapixel in SuperHD
Video Format: H.264 / MPEG4 (1920x1080, 60 fps) 77 Mbps
Light sensitivity range: ISO 100–25600
Range of exposure: 1 / 16000–60 c
Screen: LCD, diagonal - 3 ″, resolution - 1,047,000 points, tilt-and-turn design
Viewfinder: electronic, resolution - 2,360,000 points, 100% frame coverage, magnification –1.48x
No built-in flash + external flash included
Wi-Fi is
Memory: SD / SDHC / SDXC cards (up to 128 GB)
Interfaces: USB, HDMI
Battery: BLN1, lithium-ion, 1220 mAh
Dimensions and weight: 124x85x45 mm, 469 g.
Price: from 800 USD
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Video
The first thing that catches your eye when you take a camera in your hands is the touch screen that flips sideways - an extremely useful thing when shooting video (for example, from a tripod). However, the same can be said about the viewfinder (a modified version of the electronic viewfinder E-M1, which is considered one of the best). Mirror mirrors with an opaque mirror, for example, do not allow sightings when shooting video through the viewfinder, limiting the user to a picture on the screen, which, sometimes, is not too happy if the shooting is done somewhere in Yugov in the sun.
Secondly, the user is provided with the full range of settings - the frequency is from 25 to 60 frames per second, various video formats, manual or automatic ISO detection, shutter speed (similar to Shutter Angle) and aperture. Plus effects can be applied directly during the shooting. The bitrate, by the way, is 77 megabits. The microphone input is in the camera itself. Headphone output - on the extra handle.
Thirdly, the tenacious and fast 81-zone autofocus (one of the main advantages of micro 4/3 cameras), works, including, and when shooting video. And it works adequately. And the picture is stabilized “suspended” on electromagnets by a five-axis stabilizer. It turns out the effect is almost "stadikama" - when you do the wiring, the picture gets rid of the tremor. And, if you stop abruptly, the matrix “brings up” the image for a few more fractions of a second, ensuring smoothness. It is logical that when shooting with a “virtual stage” tripod, it is better to turn it off, otherwise the results of the subject shooting will become unexpected. But, in everyday shooting, shooting from the hands or the same stabilizer (for even greater, almost “rail” smoothness) is a thing.
Video review. He's the same video sampled by the camera.
At 4:00 you can visually evaluate the work of autofocus, in comparison with the Sony Alpha A7S.
Two such cameras came to our test some time ago, we decided to do a video review, and the entire movie was completely filmed on one of them. So you can evaluate the quality of the video on your own "product", issued by the Olympus OM-D E-M5 MkII. Most of the time filming was done using autofocus.
A photo
Returning to the photo, Olympus added a few cool chips to the E-M5 MkII, previously available only in the flagship E-M1. For example, the correction of trapezoidal distortion in real time. After it is turned on, the camera wheels can correct the distortion that occurs when shooting houses and other large objects. Special attention is given to the characteristics of the shutter, working out the range of exposures from 60 to 1/8000 sec in the mechanical mode and up to 1/16000 in the electronic mode. Burst shooting up to 11 frames per second.
40 and 64 megapixels - SuperHD mode
When you click on the image, the 40-megapixel original in JPG will open.
Other test shots are available here .
But shooting in SuperHD is a new feature for Olympus cameras. Something similar we have only seen in Hasselblad H5D-200c MS, worth about 3,000,000 rubles. A camera mounted on a tripod takes a series of shots, while its matrix shifts several times. From the received pictures one image is glued. In the case of Hassel, we get 200 megapixels with “native” camera 50s. In the case of the E-M5 MkII - 40 megapixels (if JPG) or up to 64 megapixels (if in RAW), the native camera resolution is 16 megapixels. Shooting in SuperHD should interest landscape artists and adepts of subject shooting. However, we managed to get with it a few sharp portraits - the main thing is that the model was motionless during the shooting.
And finally, another video prepared by our Irish colleagues.
The Runner's small short is completely filmed on the E-M5 MkII.
The price of the updated E-M5 MkII remained the same - 800 euros, which makes it very attractive compared to other system cameras of the middle and higher price range (the price of the E-M1 is 1,400 euros). Especially if you remember that not all manufacturers have older models of dust and moisture protection.
UPD:
Prepared a comparison of the video capabilities of the three cameras:
Canon EOS 70D with Dual Pixel CMOS AF, Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II and Sony Alpha A7S.
Sources here: _yadi.sk/d/C_gDeAHaej9kV
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/374583/
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