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Body
As we are used to from the Olympus OM-D E-M5 series, we have a small, lightweight yet very robust body here, but this time with the new IP53 rating.
Whether it's sun, rain, wind or snow - these bodies are designed to always be with you to capture the moment.
Although the body is very compact, we still have many setting options and buttons for quick operation at our fingertips, so we don't have to fumble around in the submenus.
Unfortunately, the connectivity options on the body have also fallen victim to the fact that the body is so small. We have a microphone and headphone jack on the left side, but only micro HDMI and micro USB, no USB C.
UHS II SD cards are supported for the memory cards, but unlike the OM-1, there is only one slot available, so no direct backup can be made.
The display here is a tilt + swivel display, which may please many of you.
Photo
But a beautiful retro-style body is useless if we can't take good photos with it. Here we have installed a 20mp MFT sensor in the OM 5. The industry currently likes to throw very high megapixel numbers around, but we find that this resolution is enough for most of the things I capture in my private life. You can also print larger canvases from this if you want.
But if you say: I need more, much more, for my landscape photography! No problem. The OM 5 also has a High Res mode.
This involves taking several photos and then processing them in the camera to produce a higher resolution. So you can create an 80MP shot with a tripod or 50MP even handheld. But please pay attention to your subjects. If there is movement in the images, this can lead to miscalculations, as we can see here in the picture.
Well-known features such as the Live ND filter (in this case up to ND 16), Live Composite and Bulb, as well as Pro Capture are of course also available, as we know from the other Olympus and OM Systems cameras.
In addition to the ND filter (which only works in the photo area) but can also save us money, we always find the Pro Capture particularly good, where the camera takes a few pictures both before and after the camera is triggered and you can then pick out the perfect moment.
But of course all this is useless if you then only have blurred photos. We can reassure everyone here. OM Systems has given the OM 5 a new improved autofocus. The face and eye autofocus now works very reliably and if several people are recognized, you can quickly switch between the individual people.
For all nature photographers, however, there is a small drawback: unfortunately, we don't have bird or animal detection on board here.
Video
A DSLM is nothing without video these days.
The OM 5 hasn't let itself get carried away here either. With the latest standards such as 4K at 30fps and Full HD at 120fps, you can work very solidly.
The new improved image stabilizer is particularly helpful. Here we have a stabilization of 6.5 and with compatible Sync Lens even 7.5 levels.
Smooth handheld shots are therefore no problem at all. However, we still recommend a gimbal for continuous shots.
All this is fine, but our highlight in the video aspect is actually the portrait video. It may sound like an unimportant feature, but if you do a lot of social media, you'll find that it's super annoying if you film a lot in portrait mode without this feature. Videos are still always recorded as horizontal footage. In order to share it in portrait format via Instagram + Co., you first have to rotate the whole thing and save it again.
Thanks to the OM 5, this is no longer necessary and you can send it directly to the web without any detours.
Special features:
The OM 5 also comes with a handful of small special features that we find very charming and would like to summarize briefly.
USB streaming.
The OM 5 now also has the option of being used directly as a webcam. As soon as the camera is connected to the PC, it is immediately recognized in programs such as Zoom, Skype or Teams and can be used. A feature that people unfortunately overlook or ignore again and again, but which has become very important (especially in the last few years) to deliver a professional image in online meetings.
Stars AF.
It may sound really unnecessary, but many people who have used this feature swear by it. Since there are super wide-angle lenses with a large aperture for MFT (for example the Olympus 17mm with f/1.2 aperture), we find the camera very good for astrophotography. The mode also does exactly what it sounds like. It focuses correctly on the stars. It is often difficult for normal AF systems to work accurately here and working with manual focus and Liveview is simply tedious. It's best to try it out for yourself.
Focus stacking.
Small cameras are often also very suitable for small photo subjects. Thanks to the wide range of MFT lenses, there are also many macro solutions. If you combine this with the focus stacking feature, the camera takes several images at different focus distances and creates an image with a greater depth of field.
Scope of delivery:
BLS-50 Lithium-ion battery
EP-15 Eyecup
Shoulder strap
Micro Four Thirds body cap (BC-2)
Operating instructions
Warranty card
CB-USB12 USB cable
Body
As we are used to from the Olympus OM-D E-M5 series, we have a small, lightweight yet very robust body here, but this time with the new IP53 rating.
Whether it's sun, rain, wind or snow - these bodies are designed to always be with you to capture the moment.
Although the body is very compact, we still have many setting options and buttons for quick operation at our fingertips, so we don't have to fumble around in the submenus.
Unfortunately, the connectivity options on the body have also fallen victim to the fact that the body is so small. We have a microphone and headphone jack on the left side, but only micro HDMI and micro USB, no USB C.
UHS II SD cards are supported for the memory cards, but unlike the OM-1, there is only one slot available, so no direct backup can be made.
The display here is a tilt + swivel display, which may please many of you.
Photo
But a beautiful retro-style body is useless if we can't take good photos with it. Here we have installed a 20mp MFT sensor in the OM 5. The industry currently likes to throw very high megapixel numbers around, but we find that this resolution is enough for most of the things I capture in my private life. You can also print larger canvases from this if you want.
But if you say: I need more, much more, for my landscape photography! No problem. The OM 5 also has a High Res mode.
This involves taking several photos and then processing them in the camera to produce a higher resolution. So you can create an 80MP shot with a tripod or 50MP even handheld. But please pay attention to your subjects. If there is movement in the images, this can lead to miscalculations, as we can see here in the picture.
Well-known features such as the Live ND filter (in this case up to ND 16), Live Composite and Bulb, as well as Pro Capture are of course also available, as we know from the other Olympus and OM Systems cameras.
In addition to the ND filter (which only works in the photo area) but can also save us money, we always find the Pro Capture particularly good, where the camera takes a few pictures both before and after the camera is triggered and you can then pick out the perfect moment.
But of course all this is useless if you then only have blurred photos. We can reassure everyone here. OM Systems has given the OM 5 a new improved autofocus. The face and eye autofocus now works very reliably and if several people are recognized, you can quickly switch between the individual people.
For all nature photographers, however, there is a small drawback: unfortunately, we don't have bird or animal detection on board here.
Video
A DSLM is nothing without video these days.
The OM 5 hasn't let itself get carried away here either. With the latest standards such as 4K at 30fps and Full HD at 120fps, you can work very solidly.
The new improved image stabilizer is particularly helpful. Here we have a stabilization of 6.5 and with compatible Sync Lens even 7.5 levels.
Smooth handheld shots are therefore no problem at all. However, we still recommend a gimbal for continuous shots.
All this is fine, but our highlight in the video aspect is actually the portrait video. It may sound like an unimportant feature, but if you do a lot of social media, you'll find that it's super annoying if you film a lot in portrait mode without this feature. Videos are still always recorded as horizontal footage. In order to share it in portrait format via Instagram + Co., you first have to rotate the whole thing and save it again.
Thanks to the OM 5, this is no longer necessary and you can send it directly to the web without any detours.
Special features:
The OM 5 also comes with a handful of small special features that we find very charming and would like to summarize briefly.
USB streaming.
The OM 5 now also has the option of being used directly as a webcam. As soon as the camera is connected to the PC, it is immediately recognized in programs such as Zoom, Skype or Teams and can be used. A feature that people unfortunately overlook or ignore again and again, but which has become very important (especially in the last few years) to deliver a professional image in online meetings.
Stars AF.
It may sound really unnecessary, but many people who have used this feature swear by it. Since there are super wide-angle lenses with a large aperture for MFT (for example the Olympus 17mm with f/1.2 aperture), we find the camera very good for astrophotography. The mode also does exactly what it sounds like. It focuses correctly on the stars. It is often difficult for normal AF systems to work accurately here and working with manual focus and Liveview is simply tedious. It's best to try it out for yourself.
Focus stacking.
Small cameras are often also very suitable for small photo subjects. Thanks to the wide range of MFT lenses, there are also many macro solutions. If you combine this with the focus stacking feature, the camera takes several images at different focus distances and creates an image with a greater depth of field.
Scope of delivery:
BLS-50 Lithium-ion battery
EP-15 Eyecup
Shoulder strap
Micro Four Thirds body cap (BC-2)
Operating instructions
Warranty card
CB-USB12 USB cable
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