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| Predecessor: |
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Olympus E-M10
E-M10 vs E-M10 II
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| Successor: |
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Olympus E-M10 III
E-M10 II vs E-M10 III
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| Model Number: |
K-S2 |
E-M10 II |
| Alternate Model Number(s): |
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| Camera Format: |
SLR |
Compact System Camera |
| Currently Manufactured: |
No |
Yes |
| Retail Price: |
$799.95 |
$799.99 |
| Street Price: |
$499.00 |
$349.00 |
| Date Available: |
2015-02-15 |
2015-09-07 |
| Tripod Mount: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weight: |
30.3 oz
(859 g)
includes batteries, kit lens
|
17.2 oz
(488 g)
includes batteries, kit lens
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| Size: |
4.8 x
3.6 x
2.6 in.
(122 x
91 x
65 mm)
|
4.7 x
3.3 x
1.8 in.
(120 x
83 x
47 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: |
20.1 |
16.1 |
| Sensor Format: |
APS-C |
4/3 |
| Sensor size: |
366.6mm2 (23.50mm x 15.60mm) |
224.9mm2 (17.30mm x 13.00mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: |
4.29 microns |
3.75 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: |
No |
No |
| DxO Sensor Score: |
|
73 |
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): |
|
23.1 |
| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): |
|
12.5 |
| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): |
|
842 |
| Image Resolution: |
5472 x 3648
(20.0 MP,
3:2),
4224 x 2816
(11.9 MP,
3:2),
3072 x 2048
(6.3 MP,
3:2),
1920 x 1280
(2.5 MP,
3:2) |
4608 x 3456
(15.9 MP,
4:3),
3200 x 2400
(7.7 MP,
4:3),
1280 x 980
(1.3 MP,
Other),
640 x 480
(0.3 MP,
4:3) |
| Image File Format: |
JPEG (EXIF 2.30), 12-bit RAW (.PEF, .DNG) |
JPEG (EXIF 2.3), 12-bit RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: |
5.2 |
8.9 |
| Can take movies: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
1920x1080 (30p/25p/24p)
1280x720 (60p/50p)
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1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
1280x720 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
640x480 (30p)
640x480 (120p)
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| Movie File Format: |
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV) |
MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Composite Video Out: |
No |
Yes |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: |
n/a |
Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: |
n/a |
No |
| HD Video Out: |
Yes |
Yes |
| HD Video Connection: |
HDMI |
HDMI |
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| Lens Mount: |
Pentax K (KA/KAF/KAF2/3) |
Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens: |
smc Pentax-D AL 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR RE; 11 elements in 8 groups |
Olympus M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 EZ ED |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): |
27 -
75mm
|
28 -
84mm
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| Focal Length (actual): |
18 -
50mm
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14 -
42mm
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| Zoom Ratio: |
2.78x |
3.00x |
| Aperture Range: |
f/4 - f/22 (wide) / f/5.6 - f/32 (tele) |
f/3.5 (wide) / f/5.6 (tele) - f/22; 5 diaphragm blades (circular) |
| Integrated ND Filter: |
No |
No |
| Normal Focus Range: |
30 cm to Infinity
11.8 in to Infinity
|
25 cm to Infinity
9.8 in to Infinity
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| Macro Focus Range: |
|
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| Filter Thread: |
58.0mm |
37.0mm |
| Thread Type: |
n/a |
n/a |
| Optical Image Stabilization: |
No |
No |
| Digital Zoom: |
No |
Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: |
n/a |
2x |
| Auto Focus: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: |
SAFOX 11 TTL phase-matching: 11 points (9 cross type focus points in the center) |
High-speed Contrast-detect AF: 81-area multiple AF / All target, Group target area (9-area), Single target (Normal/Small) / Eye Detection (Nearer, Left, Right) / Magnified (up to 14x, over 800 AF points); Improved C-AF |
| 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., 20.5mm eyepoint, -2.5 to +1.5 diopter |
EVF; 2.36M-dot OLED, 100% coverage, 1.23x magnification (0.62x 35mm eq.), 19.2mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor |
| Focus Peaking: |
Yes |
Yes |
| EVF Resolution: |
n/a
|
2,360,000 dots
|
| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): |
0.63x |
0.62x |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): |
0.95x |
1.23x |
| Eye-level Viewfinder: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: |
921,600 dots
(230,400 px)
|
1,037,000 dots
(345,600 px)
|
| Touchscreen: |
No |
Yes |
| Articulating Screen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: |
Yes |
No |
| Selfie Screen: |
Yes |
No |
| Max Playback Zoom: |
16.0x |
14.0x |
| Top Deck Display: |
No |
No |
|
|
| Maximum ISO (native): |
51200 |
25600 |
| Minimum ISO (native): |
100 |
200 |
| ISO Settings: |
Auto, 100-51200 (1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps) |
AUTO: ISO Low (100) - 25600 (customizable, Default 200-1600) / Manual ISO Low (100) - 25600, 1/3 or 1 EV steps selectable |
| Auto ISO Mode: |
Yes |
Yes |
| White Balance Settings: |
Auto, Multi Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light (D: Daylight Color, N: Daylight White, W: Cool White, L: Warm White), Tungsten Light, Flash, CTE, Manual, Color Temperature |
Auto, Lamp, Fluorescent, Daylight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Custom WB, One-touch WB |
| Shutter Speed Range: |
1/6000 - 30 sec |
1/16000 - 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: |
Shutter & Aperture Priority (TAv), Sensitivity Priority, Advanced HDR, 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 filters (capture): Extract Color, Replace Color, Toy Camera, Retro, High Contrast, Shading, Invert Color, Unicolor Bold, Bold Monochrome; Dynamic range adjustment: Highlight, shadow |
Scene select AE (Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Hand-held Starlight*1, Night scene, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Fisheye Conv., Wide Conv., Macro Conv., Panning, 3D*2; *1 8 images automatically shot and combined into a single image composite , *2 For 3D lens(H-FT012 by Panasonic) only, still photo only), Art Filter (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Watercolor, Vintage, Partial Color), Underwater wide / macro |
| Self Timer: |
2 or 12 seconds |
2, 10 seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): |
Yes |
Yes |
| High Resolution Composite: |
No |
No |
| Built-in Flash: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flash Modes: |
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); Supports Olympus RC wireless system |
| Flash Guide Number (ISO 100): |
12.0 m /
39.4 ft.
|
5.8 m /
19.0 ft.
|
| Flash Range Description: |
GN=12 (m, ISO 100); range depends on lens aperture |
GN=5.8 (ISO100, m) / GN= 8.2 (ISO200, m) |
| Max Flash Sync: |
1/180 |
1/250s Built-in Flash, 1/200s External Flash*; *FL-50R: 1/180s |
| 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: |
No |
Full TTL exposure |
| 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: |
12-bit RAW (.PEF, .DNG) |
12-bit RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Movie File Format: |
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV) |
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: |
Yes |
No |
| Bluetooth: |
No |
No |
| Built-In GPS: |
No |
No |
| Microphone Jack: |
Yes |
No |
| Headphone Jack: |
No |
No |
| External Connections: |
USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi |
USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: |
No |
Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control Type: |
Optional IR or Wi-Fi |
Via Wi-Fi or optional Remote Cable RM-UC1 |
| Connections (extended): |
Micro (Type D) HMDI |
Micro HDMI (Type-D), combined AV/USB/remote connector |
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| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): |
0.35 |
0.46 |
| 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): |
|
|
| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): |
0.35 |
0.49 |
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? |
No |
No |
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): |
5.2 |
8.9 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): |
28 |
28 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
5.2 |
8.9 |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): |
9 |
18 |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
5.2 |
8.9 |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): |
6 |
13 |
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): |
0.12 seconds |
0.16 seconds |
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): |
|
|
| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): |
0.75 seconds |
|
| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): |
0.214 seconds |
|
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): |
0.098 seconds |
0.082 seconds |
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): |
0.15 seconds |
0.38 seconds |
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): |
0.077 seconds |
0.060 seconds |
| Shutter Lag (notes): |
|
|
| Startup Time: |
1.0 seconds |
0.8 seconds |
| Play -> Record Time: |
0.2 seconds |
0.5 seconds |
| Flash cycle time, full power: |
2.3 seconds |
4.0 seconds |
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): |
|
320 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): |
410 shots |
320 shots |
| Battery Life, Video: |
|
|
| Battery Form Factor: |
Proprietary D-LI109 |
Proprietary |
| Usable Battery Types: |
Lithium-ion rechargeable |
BLS-50 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 |
No |
| Included Software: |
Digital Camera Utility 5 Software CD-ROM |
Olympus Viewer 3 CD-ROM |
| OS Compatibility: |
|
|
| Notes & Features: |
20 megapixel AA Filter-less CMOS sensor with Prime MII processor, built-in Wi-Fi with NFC, weather-resistant body, all-new retractable kit zoom lens. The K-S2 will be available in 3 standard colors: black, white, and graphite with an orange accent. RICOH IMAGING is also pleased to announce the color order service for the PENTAX K-S2. The PENTAX K-S2 offers a choice of seven color options in two outdoor-themed collections: three in the Nature Collection; Forest Green, Desert Beige, and Stone Gray as well as four in the Sports Collection: White and Lime, Black and Pink, White with a Racing Stripe, and Black with a Racing Stripe. |
Available in black or silver. A limited edition brown version was announced 01/27/2016. |
