Olympus releases the lightly updated OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs

Olympus has announced the release of the OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs. If you’re feeling a bit of deja vu, you aren’t alone. While the name looks familiar, you’ll note the addition of an ’s’ on the end compared to its predecessor, the OM-D E-M10 Mark III.

Rather than beating around the bush, we’ll get straight to the point: the OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs is the OM-D E-M10 Mark III with a new silent shooting mode and a new ‘Instant Film’ art filter mode. Aside from these two small updates, the camera is otherwise unchanged from its predecessor. Absolutely nothing, inside or out, has changed, including the 16 Megapixel sensor, 5-axis sensor-shift IS and 121-point contrast-detection autofocus.

The OM-D E-M10 IIIs comes bundled with the 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R lens and will be available in early December for $599 in the U.S. and $799 in Canada.

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs specifications

Olympus has announced the release of the OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs. If you’re feeling a bit of deja vu, you aren’t alone. While the name looks familiar, you’ll note the addition of an ’s’ on the end compared to its predecessor, the OM-D E-M10 Mark III.
Rather than beating around the bush, we’ll get straight to the point: the OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs is the OM-D E-M10 Mark III with a new silent shooting mode and a new ‘Instant Film’ art filter mode. Aside from these two small updates, the camera is otherwise unchanged from its predecessor. Absolutely nothing, inside or out, has changed, including the 16 Megapixel sensor, 5-axis sensor-shift IS and 121-point contrast-detection autofocus.
The OM-D E-M10 IIIs comes bundled with the 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R lens and will be available in early December for $599 in the U.S. and $799 in Canada.
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IIIs specifications

Price

MSRP
$599 (w/14-42mm PZ lens)

Body type

Body type
SLR-style mirrorless

Body material
Metal, Composite

Sensor

Max resolution
4608 x 3456

Image ratio w:h
4:3

Effective pixels
16 megapixels

Sensor photo detectors
17 megapixels

Sensor size
Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm)

Sensor type
CMOS

Processor
TruePic VIII

Color space
sRGB, Adobe RGB

Color filter array
Primary color filter

Image

ISO
Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)

Boosted ISO (minimum)
100

Boosted ISO (maximum)
25600

White balance presets
6

Custom white balance
Yes (4 slots)

Image stabilization
Sensor-shift

Image stabilization notes
5-axis

CIPA image stabilization rating
4 stop(s)

Uncompressed format
RAW

JPEG quality levels
Fine, normal

File format

JPEG (Exif v2.3)
Raw (Olympus 12-bit lossless compressed)

Optics & Focus

Autofocus

Contrast Detect (sensor)
Multi-area
Center
Selective single-point
Tracking
Single
Continuous
Touch
Face Detection
Live View

Autofocus assist lamp
Yes

Digital zoom
Yes

Manual focus
Yes

Number of focus points
121

Lens mount
Micro Four Thirds

Focal length multiplier
2×

Screen / viewfinder

Articulated LCD
Tilting

Screen size
3″

Screen dots
1,040,000

Touch screen
Yes

Screen type
TFT LCD

Live view
Yes

Viewfinder type
Electronic

Viewfinder coverage
100%

Viewfinder magnification
1.23× (0.62× 35mm equiv.)

Viewfinder resolution
2,360,000

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed
60 sec

Maximum shutter speed
1/4000 sec

Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
1/16000 sec

Exposure modes

Auto
Program
Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Manual

Scene 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*1
Candlelight
Silent
Macro
Nature Macro
Documents
Multi Focus Shot

Built-in flash
Yes

Flash range
5.80 m (at ISO 100)

External flash
Yes (via hot shoe)

Flash modes
Auto, redeye, slow sync, 2nd-curtain slow sync, redeye slow sync, fill-in, manual, off

Flash X sync speed
1/250 sec

Drive modes

Single
Anti-shock
Sequential high
Sequential low
Anti-shock sequential low
12 sec self-timer
12 sec anti-shock self-timer
2 sec self-timer
2 sec anti-shock self-timer
Custom self-timer
Custom anti-shock self-timer

Continuous drive
8.6 fps

Self-timer
Yes (2 or 12 secs, custom)

Metering modes

Multi
Center-weighted
Spot

Exposure compensation
±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

AE Bracketing
±5 (3, 5 frames at 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

WB Bracketing
No

Videography features

Format
MPEG-4, H.264

Modes

3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1280 x 720 @ 120p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1280 x 720 @ 30p / 14 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1280 x 720 @ 25p / 14 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
1280 x 720 @ 24p / 14 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM

Microphone
Stereo

Speaker
Mono

Storage

Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I/II supported)

Connectivity

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

HDMI
Yes (micro HDMI)

Microphone port
No

Headphone port
No

Wireless
Built-In

Wireless notes
802.11b/g/n

Remote control
Yes (via smartphone)

Physical

Environmentally sealed
No

Battery
Battery Pack

Battery description
BLS-50 lithium-ion battery & charger

Battery Life (CIPA)
330

Weight (inc. batteries)
411 g (0.91 lb / 14.50 oz)

Dimensions
122 x 84 x 50 mm (4.8 x 3.31 x 1.97″)

Other features

Orientation sensor
Yes

Timelapse recording
Yes

GPS
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