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| Predecessor: |
Olympus E-M5 II
E-M5 II vs E-M5 III |
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| General | ||
| Model Number: | HS20EXR | E-M5 III |
| Alternate Model Number(s): | E-M5 Mark III | |
| Camera Format: | EVF | Compact System Camera |
| Currently Manufactured: | No | Yes |
| Retail Price: | $499.95 | $1199.99 |
| Street Price: | $289.00 | $924.48 |
| Date Available: | 2011-03-30 | 2019-11-30 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes | Yes |
| Weight: | 25.7 oz (730 g) |
14.6 oz
(414 g)
includes batteries |
| Size: |
5.1 x
3.6 x
5.0 in. (131 x 91 x 126 mm) |
4.9 x
3.4 x
2.0 in. (125 x 85 x 50 mm) |
| Waterproof: | No | No |
| Waterproof Depth: | n/a | n/a |
| Image Sensor | ||
| Sensor Type: | CMOS | Live MOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: | ||
| Effective Megapixels: | 16.0 | 20.4 |
| Sensor Format: | 1/2 inch | 4/3 |
| Sensor size: | 30.72mm2 (6.4mm x 4.8mm) | 226.2mm2 (17.40mm x 13.00mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: | 1.39 microns | 3.36 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a | 2.0x |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 16:9 | 4:3 |
| Color Filter Type: | RGBG | |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: | None | |
| Self-Cleaning: | No | Yes |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: | Yes | Yes |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: | No | Yes |
| DxO Sensor Score: | ||
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): | ||
| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): | ||
| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): | ||
| Image Capture | ||
| Image Resolution: |
4608 x 3456
(15.9 MP,
4:3), 4608 x 3072 (14.2 MP, 3:2), 4608 x 2592 (11.9 MP, 16:9), 3264 x 2448 (8.0 MP, 4:3), 3264 x 2176 (7.1 MP, 3:2), 3264 x 1840 (6.0 MP, Other), 2304 x 1728 (4.0 MP, 4:3), 2304 x 1536 (3.5 MP, 3:2), 1920 x 1080 (2.1 MP, 16:9), 11520 x 1624 (18.7 MP, Other), 11520 x 1080 (12.4 MP, Other), 5760 x 1624 (9.4 MP, Other), 5760 x 1080 (6.2 MP, Other), 3840 x 1624 (6.2 MP, Other), 3840 x 1080 (4.1 MP, Other) |
5184 x 3888
(20.2 MP,
4:3), 3712 x 2784 (10.3 MP, 4:3), 2624 x 1968 (5.2 MP, 4:3), 1824 x 1368 (2.5 MP, 4:3), 1024 x 768 (0.8 MP, 4:3), 8160 x 6120 (49.9 MP, 4:3), 10368 x 7776 (80.6 MP, 4:3) |
| Image File Format: | JPEG (EXIF 2.3), RAW (.RAF), RAW+JPEG | JPEG (EXIF 2.31), 12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 8.0 | 30.0 |
| Video Capture | ||
| Can take movies: | Yes | Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
1920x1080 (30)
1280x720 (60) 640x480 (30) |
4096x2160 (24p)
3840x2160 (30p/25p/24p) 1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1280x720 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1920x1080 (120p/100p) 3840x2160 (5p) 1920x1080 (15p/10p/5p) 1280x720 (30p/15p/10p/5p) |
| Movie File Format: | .MOV (H.264) with stereo sound | MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Composite Video Out: | Yes | No |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: | Yes | n/a |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | n/a | |
| HD Video Out: | Yes | Yes |
| HD Video Connection: | HDMI | HDMI |
| Lens & Optics | ||
| Lens Mount: | n/a | Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens: | Fujinon Super EBC, 15 elements in 11 groups | n/a |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 24 - 720mm | |
| Focal Length (actual): | 4.2 - 126mm | |
| Zoom Ratio: | 30.00x | |
| Aperture Range: | f/2.8 (wide) / f/5.6 (tele) - f/11 | |
| Integrated ND Filter: | No | No |
| Normal Focus Range: |
50 cm to Infinity 19.7 in to Infinity |
|
| Macro Focus Range: |
1 -
100 cm 0.4 - 39.4 in |
|
| Filter Thread: | 58.0mm | n/a |
| Thread Type: | n/a | n/a |
| Optical Image Stabilization: | No | No |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | Up to 2.0x | 2x (3x in movie mode) |
| Auto Focus | ||
| Auto Focus: | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: | Contrast Detect AF: Center, Multi, Area, Tracking | Advanced Dual FAST AF: Hybrid Phase-detect/Contrast-detect AF, 121 AF points, all cross-type; All target, group target (25, 9 or 5-area), single target (normal/small) |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder: | EVF / LCD | EVF / LCD |
| Viewfinder Type: | EVF type; 0.2-inch., approx. 200,000 dots, color LCD viewfinder approx. 97% coverage | EVF; 2.68M-dot OLED, 1.20x - 1.37x magnification, 100% coverage, 27mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor |
| Focus Peaking: | No | Yes |
| EVF Resolution: | 2,360,000 dots | |
| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): | 0.68x | |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): | 1.37x | |
| Display | ||
| Eye-level Viewfinder: | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Display: | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: | 460,000 dots | 1,037,000 dots (345,667 px) |
| Touchscreen: | No | Yes |
| Articulating Screen: | Yes | Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: | Yes | |
| Selfie Screen: | Yes | |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 14.0x | |
| Top Deck Display: | No | |
| Exposure | ||
| Maximum ISO (native): | 6400 | |
| Minimum ISO (native): | 200 | |
| ISO Settings: | Auto / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Standard Output Sensitivity) * * ISO6400 : M mode or lower, ISO12800 : S mode | AUTO ISO: LOW (approx. 64) - 6400 with customizable upper limit (200 - 6400); Manual ISO: Low (approx. 64) - 25600, 1/3 or 1 EV steps selectable |
| Auto ISO Mode: | Yes | Yes |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom | Auto, Sunny, Shadow, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Underwater, Flash, Custom WB (Kelvin), One-touch WB (4); WB Tuning: +/-7 steps along A-B / G-M axis |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 1/4000 - 30 sec | 1/32000 - 60 sec |
| Bulb Mode: | No | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation: | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps | +/- 5.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | TTL 256-zones metering, Multi, Spot, Average | Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), Center weighted average metering, Spot metering, Spot metering with highlight control, Spot metering with shadow control |
| Program Auto Exposure: | Yes | Yes |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | Yes | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | Yes | Yes |
| Creative Exposure Modes: | EXR, AUTO, P, S, A, M, C, PANORAMA, SP1, SP2, Adv; Scene Modes: Natural Light, Natural Light & with Flash, Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Dog, Cat, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text | Custom, Scene (Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape + Portrait, Night + Portrait, Children, Night Scape, Sport, Hand-held Starlight, Fireworks, Light trails, Sports, Panning, Landscape, Sunset, Beach & Snow, Backlight HDR, Candlelight, Silent, Macro, Nature Macro, Documents, Multi Focus Shot), Art Filter (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Water Color, Vintage, Partial Color, Bleach Bypass, Instant Film, Soft Focus Effect, Pin-Hole Effect, White Edge Effect, Frame Effect, Star Light Effect, Blur Effect, B&W Effect, Picture Tone, Shade Effect), Underwater Wide/Underwater Macro, HDR1/2, Live Bulb, Live Time, Live Composite, Focus Stacking |
| Self Timer: | 2 or 10 seconds | 2, 10, Custom seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): | Yes | |
| High Resolution Composite: | No | 80.0 megapixels |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in Flash: | Yes | No |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual 1/1 (FULL) - 1/64 |
| Flash Guide Number (ISO 100): | n/a | 9.0 m / 29.5 ft. |
| Flash Range Description: | ISO Auto: Wide : Approx. 30cm - 7.1m / 1ft. - 23.2ft.; Telephoto : Approx. 2.0m - 3.8m / 6.5ft. - 12.4ft. | Bundled FL-LM3 flash has GN of 9m/ISO 100 |
| Max Flash Sync: | 1/250 | |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: | +/- 3.0 EV in 0.3EV steps | |
| External Flash Connection: | Hot Shoe | Hot Shoe |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: | No | |
| Image Storage | ||
| Usable Memory Types: | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| UHS Support: | UHS-II | |
| Other Memory: | ||
| Dual Card Slots: | No | No |
| RAW Capture Support: | Yes | Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: | RAW (.RAF), RAW+JPEG | 12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG |
| Movie File Format: | .MOV (H.264) with stereo sound | MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Included Memory: | 20.0 MB | No memory included |
| Included Memory Type: | built-in memory | |
| Connectivity | ||
| Built-In Wi-Fi: | No | Yes |
| NFC: | No | No |
| Bluetooth: | No | Yes |
| Built-In GPS: | No | No |
| Microphone Jack: | No | Yes |
| Headphone Jack: | No | No |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed | USB 2.0 High Speed,Bluetooth,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: | Yes | Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control: | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control Type: | Optional RR80 remote release cable | Optional wired or via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth |
| Connections (extended): | Mini HDMI port, remote cable release socket | Micro HDMI (Type-D), Micro-B USB 2.0, 3.5mm external mic jack, 2.5mm wired remote jack |
| Performance Timing | ||
| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): | ||
| Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame): | ||
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames): | ||
| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): | ||
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? | ||
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): | 8.0 | 30.0 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): | 8 | 26 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 30.0 | |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): | 23 | |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 30.0 | |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): | ||
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): | ||
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): | ||
| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): | ||
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): | ||
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): | ||
| Shutter Lag (notes): | ||
| Startup Time: | ||
| Play -> Record Time: | ||
| Flash cycle time, full power: | ||
| Power | ||
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): | 400 shots (NiMH AA) | 310 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): | ||
| Battery Life, Video: | 60 minutes | |
| Battery Form Factor: | 4 x AA | Proprietary BLS-50 |
| Usable Battery Types: | Alkaline, Lithium disposable or NiMH rechargeable | Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 4 x AA Alkaline disposable | 1 x Proprietary BLS-50 Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter): | No | Yes |
| Dedicated Battery Charger Included: | Yes | |
| Internal Charging Supported: | Yes | |
| Software | ||
| Included Software: | Fujifilm CD-ROM | Olympus Workspace, Capture, Updater downloads |
| OS Compatibility: | ||
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Notes & Features: | Dual Image Stabilization (sensor-shift, high ISO), 3" Tilting LCD, Eye Sensor, BSI CMOS Sensor with EXR Technology (EXR Auto, High Resolution Priority, High ISO and Low Noise Priority, Dynamic Range Priority modes), Full 1080p HD Movies, 320fps High-Speed Movies, RAW/RAW+JPEG shooting, Motion Panorama 360 degrees, Purple Fringing Reducer/Corner Resolution Enhancer, Super Intelligent Flash, Multi-Bracketing, Face Recognition (up to 8 faces), Face Detection and Automatic Red-eye Removal, AF Tracking. | |
