{"id":1917,"date":"2012-05-08T18:38:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T22:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techwalls.com\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2013-07-24T00:21:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T04:21:17","slug":"olympus-om-d-e-m5-micro-four-thirds-camera-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techwalls.com\/olympus-om-d-e-m5-micro-four-thirds-camera-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympus OM-D E-M5 MICRO FOUR THIRDS Camera Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DSLR has been making raves for quite some time now. And now it is time we move ahead with the technology. And this is where the latest in camera device from the Olympus- the OM-DE-M5<\/strong> comes in. This new camera device has been accepted with open arms by the professional photographers. For them, the biggest benefit of using the mirror-less Inter-changeable Lens Camera (ILC) is that it cuts down the cost and also the size (4\u20198\u201d wide and 1\u20197\u201d thick- without the lens) makes it easy to work with.\u00a0The Micro Four Thirds camera has many features that make it more reachable than the former Olympus PEN cameras. These have been designed in such a way that they form a very comfortable grip- a slight bump on the backside of the camera which supports the thumb and makes it stay in place without slipping.<\/p>\n

The other main features of this camera are as follows:<\/p>\n

Hardware and Design<\/h2>\n

As discussed above briefly, the design of Olympus OM-D E-M5\u00a0camera is quite unique in its own way. One of the best features of the E-M5 is that it is \u201csplash proof\u201d meaning that one can use it in the rain or anywhere that will have a lot of water splashing all around without worrying that the water with enter the camera and spoil it. This feature will be a sigh of relief for those who deal with this kind of situation on regular basis.<\/p>\n

LCD and Viewfinder<\/h2>\n

Being mirror-less as these cameras are, they also don\u2019t have the optical viewfinder. E-M5 has a 1.44 million dotted and a 1.44 megapixel electronic viewfinder. There is a lot of information displayed on the viewfinder itself. This means that while you are shooting through the camera, you will not get a very clear view of what you want to click. Another flaw that this camera shows is that the picture gets blurred if your hand movies while shooting. It has a 3\u201d LCD which is of better quality if compared to the viewfinder. The LCD has a total of 610,000 dots that makes it less dotted that the former 921,000 dotted cameras, but the experts have not found any drastic change between the final qualities of these two.<\/p>\n

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Controls And User Interface<\/h2>\n

As was expected from this latest model, the controls and the user interface of the E-M5 did not meet its expectations. Instead of getting easy, it got all the more complicated. One has to spend quite some time fiddling with the menu buttons before they get the configuration they desire. The good thing is that playing with those buttons is not that big of a deal. The main menu has been categorized into 5 different buttons for the following uses:<\/p>\n