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| Predecessor: |
Panasonic GF7
GF7 vs GX850
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Olympus E-M5 II
E-M5 II vs E-M5 III
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| Successor: |
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| Model Number: |
GX850 |
E-M5 III |
| Alternate Model Number(s): |
GX800, GF9 |
E-M5 Mark III |
| Camera Format: |
Compact System Camera |
Compact System Camera |
| Currently Manufactured: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Retail Price: |
$549.99 |
$1199.99 |
| Street Price: |
$547.99 |
$924.48 |
| Date Available: |
2017-02-01 |
2019-11-30 |
| Tripod Mount: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weight: |
11.9 oz
(336 g)
includes batteries, kit lens
|
14.6 oz
(414 g)
includes batteries
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| Size: |
4.2 x
2.5 x
1.3 in.
(107 x
65 x
33 mm)
|
4.9 x
3.4 x
2.0 in.
(125 x
85 x
50 mm)
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| Waterproof: |
No |
No |
| Waterproof Depth: |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Sensor Type: |
Live MOS |
Live MOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: |
Panasonic |
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| Effective Megapixels: |
16.0 |
20.4 |
| Sensor Format: |
4/3 |
4/3 |
| Sensor size: |
224.9mm2 (17.30mm x 13.00mm) |
226.2mm2 (17.40mm x 13.00mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: |
3.77 microns |
3.36 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: |
2.0x |
2.0x |
| Aspect Ratio: |
4:3 |
4:3 |
| Color Filter Type: |
RGBG |
RGBG |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: |
None |
None |
| Self-Cleaning: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: |
No |
Yes |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: |
No |
Yes |
| DxO Sensor Score: |
73 |
|
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): |
23.2 |
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| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): |
13.3 |
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| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): |
586 |
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| Image Resolution: |
4592 x 3448
(15.8 MP,
4:3),
4592 x 3064
(14.1 MP,
3:2),
4592 x 2584
(11.9 MP,
16:9),
3424 x 3424
(11.7 MP,
1:1),
3232 x 2424
(7.8 MP,
4:3),
3232 x 2160
(7.0 MP,
3:2),
3232 x 1824
(5.9 MP,
Other),
2416 x 2416
(5.8 MP,
1:1),
2272 x 1704
(3.9 MP,
4:3),
2272 x 1520
(3.5 MP,
Other),
1920 x 1080
(2.1 MP,
16:9),
1712 x 1712
(2.9 MP,
1:1),
1824 x 1368
(2.5 MP,
4:3),
1824 x 1216
(2.2 MP,
3:2),
1824 x 1024
(1.9 MP,
16:9),
1712 x 1712
(2.9 MP,
1:1) |
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), MPO, RAW (RW2), RAW+JPEG |
JPEG (EXIF 2.31), 12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: |
9.4 |
30.0 |
| Can take movies: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
3840x2160 (30p/24p)
1920x1080 (60p/60i/30p/24p)
1280x720 (30p)
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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)
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| Movie File Format: |
AVCHD (Audio format: Dolby Digital 2ch) / MP4 (Audio format AAC 2ch) |
MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Composite Video Out: |
No |
No |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: |
n/a |
n/a |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: |
n/a |
n/a |
| HD Video Out: |
Yes |
Yes |
| HD Video Connection: |
HDMI |
HDMI |
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| Lens Mount: |
Micro Four Thirds |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens: |
Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH. MEGA O.I.S. (H-FS12032); 8 elements in 7 groups (3 aspherical lenses, 1 ED) |
n/a |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): |
24 -
64mm
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|
| Focal Length (actual): |
12 -
32mm
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|
| Zoom Ratio: |
2.67x |
|
| Aperture Range: |
f/3.5 (wide) / f/5.6 (tele) - f/22; 7 diaphragm blades (circular) |
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| Integrated ND Filter: |
No |
No |
| Normal Focus Range: |
20 cm to Infinity
7.9 in to Infinity
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| Macro Focus Range: |
|
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| Filter Thread: |
37.0mm |
n/a |
| Thread Type: |
n/a |
n/a |
| Optical Image Stabilization: |
Yes |
No |
| Digital Zoom: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: |
2x, 4x |
2x (3x in movie mode) |
| Auto Focus: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: |
Contrast Detection: Face detection, AF Tracking, 49-area-focusing, Custom Multi, 1-area-focusing, Pinpoint; Quick AF, Continuous AF, AF+MF, MF Assist, Touch AF/AE Function, Touch MF Assist, Touch Shutter |
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: |
No / LCD
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EVF / LCD
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| Viewfinder Type: |
|
EVF; 2.68M-dot OLED, 1.20x - 1.37x magnification, 100% coverage, 27mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor |
| Focus Peaking: |
Yes |
Yes |
| EVF Resolution: |
n/a
|
2,360,000 dots
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| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): |
|
0.68x |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): |
|
1.37x |
| Eye-level Viewfinder: |
No |
Yes |
| Rear Display: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: |
1,040,000 dots
(347,000 px)
|
1,037,000 dots
(345,667 px)
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| Touchscreen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Articulating Screen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: |
No |
Yes |
| Selfie Screen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Max Playback Zoom: |
16.0x |
14.0x |
| Top Deck Display: |
No |
No |
|
|
| Maximum ISO (native): |
25600 |
6400 |
| Minimum ISO (native): |
200 |
200 |
| ISO Settings: |
Auto, Intelligent ISO, 100 (extended), 200 - 25600; in 1 or 1/3 EV steps |
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, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Incandescent, Flash, White Set 1/2/3/4, Color Temperature Setting (2,500-10,000K in 100K steps) |
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: |
1/16000 - 60 sec |
1/32000 - 60 sec |
| Bulb Mode: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exposure Compensation: |
+/- 5.0EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
+/- 5.0EV
in 0.3EV steps
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| Metering Modes: |
1728-zone Intelligent Multiple, Center-weighted, Spot |
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: |
Scene: Portrait, Child, Silky Skin, Backlit Softness, Relaxing Tone, Distinct Scenery, Bright Blue Sky, Romantic Sunset Glow, Vivid Sunset Glow, Glistening Water, Clear Nightscape, Cool, Night Sky, Warm Glowing Nightscape, Artistic Nightscape, Glittering Illuminations, Handheld Night Shot, Clear Night Portrait, Soft Image of a Flower, Appetizing Food, Cute Dessert, Freeze Animal Motion, Clear Sports Shot, Monochrome; Creative Control: Expressive, Retro, Old Days, High Key, Low Key, Sepia, Monochrome, Dynamic Monochrome, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Impressive Art, High Dynamic, Cross Process, Toy Effect, Toy Pop, Bleach Bypass, Miniature Effect, Soft Focus, Fantasy, Star Filter, One Point Color, Sunshine; Panorama (Standard / Wide / Self Shot Mode) |
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, 10, 3 shots in 10 seconds |
2, 10, Custom seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): |
Yes |
Yes |
| High Resolution Composite: |
No |
80.0 megapixels |
| Built-in Flash: |
Yes |
No |
| Flash Modes: |
Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off; 1st. Curtain Sync, 2nd Curtain Sync |
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): |
4.0 m /
13.1 ft.
|
9.0 m /
29.5 ft.
|
| Flash Range Description: |
GN=5.6m (18.3 feet) at ISO 200 / 4.0m (13.1 feet) at ISO 100 |
Bundled FL-LM3 flash has GN of 9m/ISO 100 |
| Max Flash Sync: |
1/50 |
1/250 |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: |
+/- 2.0 EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
+/- 3.0 EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
| External Flash Connection: |
n/a |
Hot Shoe |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: |
No |
No |
| Usable Memory Types: |
microSD / microSDHC / microSDXC |
SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| UHS Support: |
UHS-I |
UHS-II |
| Other Memory: |
|
|
| Dual Card Slots: |
No |
No |
| RAW Capture Support: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: |
RAW (RW2), RAW+JPEG |
12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG |
| Movie File Format: |
AVCHD (Audio format: Dolby Digital 2ch) / MP4 (Audio format AAC 2ch) |
MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Included Memory: |
No memory included |
No memory included |
| Included Memory Type: |
|
|
| Built-In Wi-Fi: |
Yes |
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,WiFi |
USB 2.0 High Speed,Bluetooth,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: |
Yes |
Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control Type: |
Via Wi-Fi |
Optional wired or via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth |
| Connections (extended): |
Micro HDMI (Type-D), Micro-B USB 2.0 |
Micro HDMI (Type-D), Micro-B USB 2.0, 3.5mm external mic jack, 2.5mm wired remote jack |
|
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| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): |
0.35 |
|
| 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): |
0.34 |
|
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? |
Yes |
|
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): |
9.4 |
30.0 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): |
114 |
26 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
9.5 |
30.0 |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): |
17 |
23 |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
9.6 |
30.0 |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): |
16 |
|
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): |
0.23 seconds |
|
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): |
|
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| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): |
|
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| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): |
|
|
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): |
0.086 seconds |
|
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): |
0.45 seconds |
|
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): |
0.085 seconds |
|
| Shutter Lag (notes): |
|
|
| Startup Time: |
2.0 seconds |
|
| Play -> Record Time: |
0.6 seconds |
|
| Flash cycle time, full power: |
1.6 seconds |
|
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): |
210 shots |
310 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): |
|
|
| Battery Life, Video: |
20 minutes
|
60 minutes
|
| Battery Form Factor: |
Proprietary |
Proprietary BLS-50 |
| Usable Battery Types: |
7.2v, 680mAh Lithium-ion rechargeable |
Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: |
1 x Proprietary Lithium-ion rechargeable
|
1 x Proprietary BLS-50 Lithium-ion rechargeable
|
| Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter): |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dedicated Battery Charger Included: |
No |
Yes |
| Internal Charging Supported: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Included Software: |
PHOTOfunSTUDIO and SILKYPIX Developer available as free downloads |
Olympus Workspace, Capture, Updater downloads |
| OS Compatibility: |
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| Notes & Features: |
Available in black or silver. |
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