| Announced: | 26 Oct 2022 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 20Mp |
| Sensor Type: | 4/3 CMOS |
| ISO: | 200-25600 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 125 x 85 x 50 mm |
| Viewfinder: | Electronic |
| Screen Type: | 3" Fully articulated |
| Video Resolutions: | 4096 x 2160 |

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OM SystemOM-5 | 59 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 69 | 70 | buy on |
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The OM System OM-5 is a mirrorless camera launched on 10/26/2022.
Technically speaking, the OM System OM-5 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 59 overall. The OM System OM-5 weights 414 gr and spans 125 x 85 x 50 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.
Going into details, the OM System OM-5 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of OM System OM-5 is below the category average in:
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the OM System OM-5 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 1083.67 CAD and 2099.99 CAD, which is in the average for this camera category.
Overall, OM System OM-5 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
4/3
Sensor Dimensions
17.4 x 13.0 mm
Sensor Area
226.2 mm2
Sensor Resolution
20 Mp
Max Image Resolution
5184 x 3888
Max Native ISO
25600
Min Native ISO
200
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds
Number of Lenses
121
Focal Length Multiplier
2
Screen Type
Fully articulated
Screen Size
3.0"
Screen Resolution
1040Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution
2360000.0
Viewfinder Coverage
100
Viewfinder Magnification
0.68x
Min Shutter Speed
60s
Max Shutter Speed
-
Continuous Shooting
fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
1/250s
Flash Modes
Auto redeye fill off redeye slow sync slow sync 2nd-curtain slow sync manual
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
DxO Color Depth
DxO Dynamic Range
DxO Low Light ISO
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
121
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 237 Mbps MOV H.264 Linear PCM
Max Video Resolution
4096x2160
Video Formats
MPEG-4 H.264
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
Built-in
HDMI

USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
414g
Physical Dimensions
125 x 85 x 50 mm
Battery Life
310
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
BLS-50
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom)
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
SD SDHC SDXC (UHS-II supported)
Storage Slots
1
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