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Olympus E-M5 |
Olympus E-5 |
Panasonic Lumix G3 |
Panasonic Lumix GH2 |
Sony NEX 7 |
Samsung NX11 |
Nikon V1 |
| Body only price |
est. £999 |
£1299 |
£399 | £650 |
£899 | £239 | N/A |
| Price with kit zoom lens |
est. £1,149 | £1799 | £449 | £899 | £1125 |
£369 | £629 |
| System |
Micro Four Thirds |
Four Thirds DSLR |
Micro Four Thirds |
Micro Four Thirds |
Sony NEX |
Samsung NX |
Nikon 1 |
| Sensor resolution (effective) |
16.1 |
12.3 |
16 |
16 |
24.3 |
14.6 |
10.1 |
| Sensor area (sq.mm) |
225 |
225 |
225 |
225 |
367 |
367 |
116 |
| Multi aspect ratio sensor? |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Multi-aspect ratio modes? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
No |
| Digital level gauge |
Dual axis |
Dual axis |
No | No | No | No | No |
| Built-in flash? |
No, mini external included |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | No |
| Max. flash X sync. speed |
1/250th |
1/250th |
1/160th |
1/160th |
1/160th |
1/180th |
1/250th |
| Multi-flash wireless remote control support? |
Yes |
Yes |
No | No |
Yes |
No |
Yes (with external flash) |
| In-body image stabilisation |
Yes (5-axis) |
Yes (2D) |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| IS claimed increase in EV headroom |
5 steps |
5 steps |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Maximum continuous shooting rate |
9fps 11 RAW frames or 17 JPEGs |
5fps |
4fps |
4fps |
10fps |
3fps |
5fps (mechanical shutter) |
| Shutter speed range |
60s-1/4000th |
60s-1/8000th |
60s-1/4000th | 60s-1/4000th |
30s-1/4000th | 30s-1/4000th | 30s-1/4000th |
| Body construction |
Magnesium alloy |
Magnesium alloy |
Polycarbonate | Polycarbonate |
? | Polycarbonate |
Metal |
| Moisture and dust sealed? |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
| Touch screen? |
Yes (capacitive) |
No |
Yes (resistive) |
Yes (resistive) |
No |
No | No |
| Screen resolution |
610,000 dots |
921,600 dots |
460,000 dots | 460,000 dots | 921,600 dots | 610,000 dots |
No |
| Screen type |
OLED |
LCD |
LCD |
LCD |
LCD |
AMOLED |
LCD |
| Screen size (diagonal, inches) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Articulating screen? |
Yes, up/down only |
Yes - free angle |
Yes - free angle |
Yes - free angle |
Yes, up/down only |
No | No |
| Top-plate LCD? |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Accessory port? |
Yes Accessory Port II |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| ISO range |
200-25600 |
100-6400 |
160-6400 | 160-6400 | 100-16,000 | 100-3200 | 100-6400 |
| AE image bracketing? |
Yes, up to 5 frames/1 EV steps or 7 frames 0.7 EV steps |
Yes, up to 5 frames/1 EV steps or 7 frames 0.7 EV steps |
Yes, up to 7 frames 0.7EV steps or 3 frames 1 EV steps | Yes, up to 7 frames 0.7EV steps or 3 frames 1 EV steos | Yes 3 0,7 EV steps | Yes 3 EV steps |
No |
| Image processing engine |
TruePic VI |
TruePic V+ |
Venus Engine FHD | Venus Engine FHD | Bionz |
- | Expeed |
| Card slots |
1x SD-SDXC UHS-1 |
2x (SDHC/Compact Flash UDMA |
1xSDXC | 1xSDXC | 1xSDXC/Memory Stick Duo | 1xSDXC | 1xSDXC |
| Removable portrait shooting battery grip? |
Yes, grip and separate battery pack |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Viewfinder |
Electronic LCD |
Optical TTL reflex |
Electronic LCD |
Electronic LCD |
Electronic OLED |
Electronic LCD |
Electronic LCD |
| Viewfinder resolution |
1.44 million dots |
N/A |
1.44 million dots |
1.44 million dots |
2.56 million dots | 0.92 million dots | 1.44 million dots |
| Viewfinder magnification |
0.92 or 1.15x |
1.15x |
1.4x |
1.42x |
1.09x |
0.86x |
? |
| HD video max. resolution |
1920x1080 |
1280x720 |
1920x1080 | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| HD CODEC/encapsulation |
MP4/H.264 MOV format |
MJPEG/AVI format |
AVCHD | AVCHD | MP4 AVCHD/H.264 | MP4/H.264 MOV format | MP4/H.264 MOV format |
| HD video frame rate options |
59.94 fps interlaced |
30 fps progressive |
30 fps progressive | 24/30/60 fps | 25p/50i (Europe) | 30 fps progressive | 30 fps progressive |
| Video rolling shutter correction |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
yes |
| Maximum continuous clip length |
29 minutes |
Approx 7 minutes |
110 minutes |
120 minutes |
29 minutes | 29 minutes | 29 minutes |
| Integrated microphone? |
Stereo |
Mono |
Stereo |
Stereo |
Stereo |
Mono |
Stereo |
| External stereo microphone port? |
Via SEMA-1 Accessory Port adapter |
Yes |
Yes | Yes |
No | No | Yes |
| Headphone port? |
No |
No |
No | No | No | No | No |
| Bluetooth support? |
Via PP-1 Accessory Port adapter |
No |
No | No | No | No | No |
| WiFi support? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No | No |
| GPS support? |
No |
No |
No | No | No |
Optional | Optional |
| USB port |
USB 2.0 Hi-speed |
USB 2.0 Hi-speed | USB 2.0 Hi-speed | USB 2.0 Hi-speed | USB 2.0 Hi-speed | USB 2.0 Hi-speed | USB 2.0 Hi-speed |
| Dimensions body only |
121mm (width) x 89.6mm (height) x 41.9mm (depth) |
142.5mm (width) x 116.5mm (height) x 74.5mm (depth) |
115.2mm (width) x 83.6mm (height) x 46.7mm (depth) | 124mm (width) x 89.6mm (height) x 42.6mm (depth) | 119.9mm (width) x 66.9mm (height) x 42.6mm (depth) | 123mm (width) x 87mm (height) x 39.8mm (depth) | 113mm (width) x 76mm (height) x 43.5mm (depth) |
| Weight body only (with battery and card) |
425g |
892g |
379g | 444g | 350g | 353g excl. battery | 294g |
