Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III Black 2019 Review
Type mirrorless
Sensor 20.4MP micro-four-thirds
AF Points 121
Burst FPS 10 fps
Video 4K @30fps
IBIS Yes
Weather Sealed Yes
Weight 414 g
71.4 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong connectivity (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong stabilization (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong battery (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (16th percentile) 16th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Sensor
| Type | MOS |
| Size | micro-four-thirds |
| Megapixels | 20.4 |
| ISO Range | 200 |
| Processor | TruePic VIII |
Autofocus
| AF Points | 121 |
| AF Type | Single AF (S-AF) Continuous AF (C-AF) Manual Focus (MF) S-AF + M |
| Eye AF | No |
| Animal AF | No |
| Subject Detection | No |
Shooting
| Burst (Mechanical) | 10 |
| Burst (Electronic) | 30 |
| Max Shutter | 1/32000 |
| Electronic Shutter | Yes |
Video
| Max Resolution | 4K |
| 4K FPS | 30 |
| 1080p FPS | 50 |
| 10-bit | No |
| Log Profile | No |
| RAW Video | No |
| Codec | H.264/MOV |
Display & EVF
| Screen Size | 3 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Articulating | Yes |
| EVF Resolution | 2360000 |
Build
| Weather Sealed | Yes |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.9 lbs |
| Battery Life | 310 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| USB | Micro-USB (USB 2.0) |
| HDMI | Micro HDMI |
| Hot Shoe | Yes |
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Refurbished
vs Competition
| Spec | Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III | Fujifilm X-H2 X-H2 | Canon EOS R6 Mark II R6 Mark II | Panasonic LUMIX GH7 GH7 | Nikon Z5II Z5II | Sony Alpha ILCE6700/B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless |
| Sensor | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds | 40.2MP aps-c | 24.2MP full-frame | 25.2MP micro-four-thirds | 24.5MP full-frame | 26MP aps-c |
| AF Points | 121 | 425 | 1053 | 315 | 299 | 793 |
| Burst FPS | 10 | 15 | 12 | 75 | 30 | 11 |
| Video | 4K @30fps | 8K @60fps | 4K @60fps | 8K @120fps | 4K @60fps | 4K @120fps |
| IBIS | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 414 | 1660 | 590 | 721 | 698 | 413 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Af | Evf | Build | Burst | Video | Sensor | Battery | Display | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III | 72.7 | 72.5 | 74.7 | 79.4 | 56.9 | 39.6 | 85.9 | 82.3 | 16.4 | 92.4 | 94.1 | 89.3 |
| Fujifilm X-H2 X-H2 Compare | 86.6 | 95 | 95.9 | 79.4 | 95 | 97.6 | 96.4 | 82.3 | 0 | 92.4 | 94.1 | 93.1 |
| Canon EOS R6 Mark II R6 Mark II Compare | 98.3 | 86.6 | 94.1 | 87.4 | 83 | 47.1 | 98.4 | 82.3 | 92.7 | 92.4 | 94.1 | 98.1 |
| Panasonic LUMIX GH7 GH7 Compare | 82.6 | 86.6 | 74.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 54.8 | 87.6 | 82.3 | 92.7 | 92.4 | 94.1 | 95.9 |
| Nikon Z5II Z5II Compare | 82.2 | 75.1 | 96.5 | 87.6 | 84.1 | 51.9 | 89.4 | 82.3 | 92.7 | 92.4 | 94.1 | 95.9 |
| Sony Alpha ILCE6700/B Compare | 97.5 | 85.8 | 90.1 | 74.3 | 86.3 | 90.9 | 94.5 | 82.3 | 0 | 92.4 | 94.1 | 82.7 |