Olympus unveils OM-D E-M10 Mark III

Angled front view of the  OM-D E-M10 Mark III with the 14-42mm kit lens and the pop-up flash raised. (Source: Olympus.)
Featuring a 16 megapixel image sensor and TruePic VIII processor, the E-M10 Mark III comes with the latest in-body 5-axis image stabilisation and support for 4K movie recording. The effective stabilisation enables users to record blur-free 4K video when the camera is hand-held in a wide range of lighting conditions. The new camera also features an AP (Advanced Photo) mode that accesses four camera assist shooting modes, including Live Composite and Multiple Exposure. High-speed AF performance is ensured with 121- AF points across the sensor area plus touch operations to capture any subject. Continuous shooting is supported at up to 8.6 frames/second and the E-M10 Mark III provides easy smartphone connection and sharing via built-in Wi-Fi.

Back and top views of the OM-D E-M10 Mark III.(Source: Olympus.)

The compact and lightweight body is designed for ease of use with an easy-to-hold grip plus large buttons and dials and, like other OM-D cameras, the E-M10 Mark III has two control dials on the upper section of the body.  It also boasts a 2.36 million-dot OLED electronic viewfinder and tilting 3-inch LCD monitor with touchscreen capabilities plus a built-in flash. A Shortcut button on the left-hand side of the camera can instantly display the shooting menu, and quickly set or switch shooting modes. Four settings (ISO, flash,  drive and focus) are assigned to the directional buttons on the arrow pad allowing for quick and easy access to core camera settings. A customisable Function button allows users to add a frequently-used function for quick access.

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III will be available in silver and black from mid-September 2017 for an RRP   of AU$999. Full details, plus a list of compatible accessories, can be found at www.olympus.com.au.

SPECS
Image sensor: 17.3 mm x 13.0 mm Live MOS sensor with 17.2 million photosites (16.1 megapixels effective)
Image processor:  TruePic VIII
A/D processing: 12-bit lossless compression for raw files
Lens mount: Micro Four Thirds
Focal length crop factor: 2x
Image formats: Stills: JPEG (DCF2.0, Exif 2.3), ORF.RAW, RAW+JPEG; Movies: MOV (MPEG-4AVC / H.264)
Image Sizes: Stills ““ 4608 x 3456 pixels to 1280 x 960 pixels; Movies:  3840 x 2160 (4K) @ 30p, 25p, 24p / IPB (approx. 102 Mbps); 1920 x 1080 (FHD) @ 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p / IPB,  1280 x 720 (HD) @ 30p, 25p, 24p
Image Stabilisation: Built-in 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilisation for video and still photos
(compensates for yaw, pitch, roll, vertical shift, horizontal shift); CIPA rated for 4.0 EV steps
Dust removal: Supersonic Wave Filter (image sensor dust reduction system)
Shutter (speed range): Electronic shutter (1/16000 to 30 sec.); Flash synch at 1/250 sec.
Exposure Compensation: +/- 5EV in 1/3EV steps (+/-3EV for movies, Live View and HDR mode)
Exposure bracketing: 3 frames in 1.0 EV steps, 5 frames in 0.7 EV steps.
Other bracketing options: Focus (available as Multi Focus Shot in Scene mode and Focus Bracketing in Advanced Photo mode. Shoots 8 frames)
Self-timer: 2 or 12 seconds delay
Focus system: High-speed imager AF Contrast Detection with 121 Focus Points; All target, group target (9-area), single target selection
Focus modes: Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF)[1] / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / AF tracking (C-AF + TR)
Exposure metering:  TTL Image Sensor Metering with  Multi-zone, Centre-weighted and Spot metering patterns
Shooting modes: Auto (Live Guide can be used) , P: Program AE (program shift can be performed), A: Aperture Priority AE, S: Shutter Priority AE, M: Manual (Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite are available), Scene Select AE, Advanced Photo AE, Art Filter
Advanced Photo modes: Live Composite, Live Bulb, Multiple Exposure, HDR Backlight, Silent, Panorama, Keystone Compensation, AE Bracketing, Focus Bracketing
Scene Select modes: Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape + Portrait, Night + Portrait, Children, Night scene, Sport, Hand-held Starlight, Fireworks, Light trails, Sports, Panning, Landscape, Sunset, Beach & Snow, Backlight HDR, Candlelight, Silent, Macro, Nature Macro, Documents, Multi Focus Shot
Picture Modes: i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e-Portrait, colour creator, Art Filters
ISO range: AUTO ISO (default): LOW (approx.100) “ 6400 with customizable upper limit (200 to 25600)  
White balance: Auto WB, 6 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB (Kelvin setting); adjustments of +/-7 steps in each A-B/G-M axis
Colour space: sRGB, Adobe RGB
Flash: TTL Flash, GN=5.8 (ISO100ï½¥m) / GN= 8.2 (ISO200ï½¥m)
Flash modes: Auto, Redeye, Slow Sync.(1st curtain), Slow Sync.(2nd curtain), Red-eye Slow Sync.(1st curtain), Fill-in, Manual(1/1(FULL)~1/64), Flash Off.
Flash exposure adjustment: +/-3EV in 1/3EV steps
Sequence shooting: Max. 8.6 frames/sec.  
Buffer capacity: 36 high-resolution JPEG, 22 ORF.RAW
Storage Media: SD, SDHC, SDXC cards (Compatible with UHS-I and UHS-II standards)
Viewfinder: Eye-level OLED Electronic Viewfinder with 2,360,000 dots, approx. 100% frame coverage, 19.2 mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 dpt correction, approx.1.23x  magnification
LCD monitor: 3.0-inch tilting monitor with 1,040,000 dots, electrostatic capacitance touch panel
Live View modes: Exposure compensation preview, WB adjustment preview, gradation preview, face detection preview (up to 8 faces), grid line, magnification display x3/x5/x7/x10/x14), Display modes: Standard, Histogram, Highlight & Shadow, Level Gauge,  Off (Image only)
Playback functions: Single-frame, information display, index display (4 / 9 / 25 / 100 frames), Clips, calendar, enlargement (2x – 14x), video (with sound, FF / REW / Pause), picture rotation (auto), slideshow (with sound including BGM, Slide show effects, replaceable BGM), Light Box display
Interface terminals: USB 2.0 Micro-B, Micro HDMI (Type-D),
Wi-Fi function: Yes (IEEE 8.02.11b/g/n), plus GPS via smartphone GPS data; QR code setting
Power supply: BLS-50 Li-ion Battery Pack; CIPA rated for approx. 330 shots/charge
Dimensions (wxhxd): 121.5 x 83.6 x 49.5 mm
Weight: 410 grams