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| Manufacturer URL: |
Manufacturer website
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| Predecessor: |
Pentax K-50
K-50 vs K-70
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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: |
K-70 |
E-M5 III |
| Alternate Model Number(s): |
|
E-M5 Mark III |
| Camera Format: |
SLR |
Compact System Camera |
| Currently Manufactured: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Retail Price: |
$649.95 |
$1199.99 |
| Street Price: |
$596.95 |
$924.48 |
| Date Available: |
2016-07-30 |
2019-11-30 |
| Tripod Mount: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weight: |
39.6 oz
(1,122 g)
includes batteries, kit lens
|
14.6 oz
(414 g)
includes batteries
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| Size: |
4.9 x
3.7 x
2.9 in.
(126 x
93 x
74 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: |
CMOS |
Live MOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: |
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| Effective Megapixels: |
24.2 |
20.4 |
| Sensor Format: |
APS-C |
4/3 |
| Sensor size: |
366.6mm2 (23.50mm x 15.60mm) |
226.2mm2 (17.40mm x 13.00mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: |
3.92 microns |
3.36 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: |
1.5x |
2.0x |
| Aspect Ratio: |
3:2 |
4:3 |
| Color Filter Type: |
RGBG |
RGBG |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: |
Optional |
None |
| Self-Cleaning: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: |
Yes |
Yes |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: |
Yes |
Yes |
| DxO Sensor Score: |
|
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| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): |
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| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): |
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| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): |
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| Image Resolution: |
6000 x 4000
(24.0 MP,
3:2),
4608 x 3072
(14.2 MP,
3:2),
3072 x 2048
(6.3 MP,
3:2),
1920 x 1280
(2.5 MP,
3:2) |
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 2.30), 14-bit RAW (.PEF, .DNG), RAW+JPEG |
JPEG (EXIF 2.31), 12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: |
6.1 |
30.0 |
| Can take movies: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
1920x1080 (60i/50i/30p/25p/24p)
1280x720 (60p/50p)
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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: |
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV), Motion JPEG (AVI) for interval movie record |
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: |
Pentax K (KA/KAF/KAF2/3/4) |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens: |
smc Pentax 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC DA WR |
n/a |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): |
27 -
203mm
|
|
| Focal Length (actual): |
18 -
135mm
|
|
| Zoom Ratio: |
7.50x |
|
| Aperture Range: |
f/3.5 - f/22 (wide) / f/5.6 - f/40 (tele) |
|
| Integrated ND Filter: |
No |
No |
| Normal Focus Range: |
40 cm to Infinity
15.7 in to Infinity
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| Macro Focus Range: |
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| Filter Thread: |
62.0mm |
n/a |
| Thread Type: |
n/a |
n/a |
| Optical Image Stabilization: |
No |
No |
| Digital Zoom: |
|
Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: |
|
2x (3x in movie mode) |
| Auto Focus: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: |
SAFOX X TTL phase-matching - 11 points (9 cross type focus points in the center); Hybrid PD/CD AF in Live View with Face detection, Tracking, Multiple AF points, Select, Spot AF area modes |
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: |
Optical / LCD
|
EVF / LCD
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| Viewfinder Type: |
SLR type; eye-level pentaprism, ~100% coverage, 0.95x mag., 22.3mm eyepoint (from center of lens), -2.5 to +1.5 diopter, interchangeable Natural-Bright-Matte III focusing screen |
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): |
0.63x |
0.68x |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): |
0.95x |
1.37x |
| Eye-level Viewfinder: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: |
921,600 dots
(307,200 px)
|
1,037,000 dots
(345,667 px)
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| Touchscreen: |
No |
Yes |
| Articulating Screen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Selfie Screen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Max Playback Zoom: |
16.0x |
14.0x |
| Top Deck Display: |
No |
No |
|
|
| Maximum ISO (native): |
102400 |
6400 |
| Minimum ISO (native): |
100 |
200 |
| ISO Settings: |
Auto, 100-102400 (1, 1/2 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, Multi Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D: Daylight Color, N:Daylight White, W:Cool White, L:Warm White), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual (up to 3 settings), Color Temperature (up to 3 settings) |
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: |
1/6000 - 30 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: |
TTL open-aperture: 77-segment Multi, 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 Mode (Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Moving Object, Night Scene Portrait, Sunset, Blue Sky, Forest, Night Scene, Night Scene HDR, Night Snap, Food, Pet, Kids, Surf & Snow, Backlight Silhouette, Candlelight, Stage Lighting, Museum), Digital Filter (Extract Color, Replace Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome ); Sensitivity Priority, Shutter & Aperture Priority; HDR (Auto, HDR1, HDR2, HDR3, Advanced HDR); D-RANGE Compensation (Highlight Correction, Shadow Correction); Pixel Shift Resolution (Motion Correction ON/OFF) |
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 12 seconds |
2, 10, Custom seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): |
Yes |
Yes |
| High Resolution Composite: |
24.0 megapixels |
80.0 megapixels |
| Built-in Flash: |
Yes |
No |
| Flash Modes: |
P-TTL; Auto Flash Discharge, Auto Flash + Red-eye Reduction (Auto Picture, Scene) Flash On, Flash On+ Red-eye Reduction, Slow-speed Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync, Manual Flash Discharge (Full-1/128) |
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): |
12.0 m /
39.4 ft.
|
9.0 m /
29.5 ft.
|
| Flash Range Description: |
GN=12m (ISO 100) |
Bundled FL-LM3 flash has GN of 9m/ISO 100 |
| Max Flash Sync: |
1/180 |
1/250 |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: |
-2 to +1 EV
in 0.5EV steps
|
+/- 3.0 EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
| External Flash Connection: |
Hot Shoe |
Hot Shoe |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: |
Full TTL exposure |
No |
| Usable Memory Types: |
SD / SDHC / SDXC |
SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| UHS Support: |
UHS-I |
UHS-II |
| Other Memory: |
|
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| Dual Card Slots: |
No |
No |
| RAW Capture Support: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: |
14-bit RAW (.PEF, .DNG), RAW+JPEG |
12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG |
| Movie File Format: |
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV), Motion JPEG (AVI) for interval movie record |
MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Included Memory: |
No memory included |
No memory included |
| Included Memory Type: |
|
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| Built-In Wi-Fi: |
Yes |
Yes |
| NFC: |
No |
No |
| Bluetooth: |
No |
Yes |
| Built-In GPS: |
No |
No |
| Microphone Jack: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Headphone Jack: |
No |
No |
| External Connections: |
USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi |
USB 2.0 High Speed,Bluetooth,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: |
No |
Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control Type: |
Optional Wired or IR |
Optional wired or via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth |
| Connections (extended): |
Micro (Type D) HMDI, USB 2.0 Micro B, 3.5mm external stereo mic / cable switch jack |
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): |
<0.3 |
|
| Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame): |
|
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| Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames): |
|
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| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): |
<0.3 |
|
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? |
No |
|
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): |
6.1 |
30.0 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): |
47 |
26 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
6.1 |
30.0 |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): |
11 |
23 |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
6.1 |
30.0 |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): |
9 |
|
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): |
0.13 seconds |
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| 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): |
0.272 seconds |
|
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): |
0.095 seconds |
|
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): |
0.14 seconds |
|
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): |
0.093 seconds |
|
| Shutter Lag (notes): |
|
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| Startup Time: |
1.0 seconds |
|
| Play -> Record Time: |
0.2 seconds |
|
| Flash cycle time, full power: |
2.3 seconds |
|
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): |
|
310 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): |
410 shots |
|
| Battery Life, Video: |
|
60 minutes
|
| Battery Form Factor: |
Proprietary D-LI109 |
Proprietary BLS-50 |
| Usable Battery Types: |
Lithium-ion rechargeable |
Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: |
1 x Proprietary D-LI109 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: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Internal Charging Supported: |
No |
Yes |
| Included Software: |
Software CD-ROM includes Digital Camera Utility 5 |
Olympus Workspace, Capture, Updater downloads |
| OS Compatibility: |
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| Notes & Features: |
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