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Key performance upgrades The OM-D E-M5 Mark II offers the following major improvements for stills and video

Great handling Small and lightweight, the OM-D E-M5 Mark II stays true to its roots and is the perfect go-anywhere camera. The redesigned body improves overall handling with controls ideally placed for quick and simple use, even with the camera up to the eye, while 60 gasket rings and the magnesium alloy body ensure it’s well protected from all weathers. E-M5 Mark II users will confidently be able to shoot in a downpour, on the beach or in temperatures as low as -10°C.

Powerful image stabilisation Whether you’re shooting stills or video, the OM-D E-M5 Mark II’s improved 5-axis image stabilisation system is sure to deliver shake-free results. Shake is eliminated in all five planes of movement with the compensation effect now equivalent to an impressive five stops. That makes it the most powerful image stabilisation system in the world according to standards set by the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA). Videographers can wave goodbye to cumbersome stabilisers or rigs, while stills photographers don’t need to get weighed down with tripods or other supports. Pre-order and save! Pre-order an OM-D E-M5 Mark II before 1 March 2015 and you’ll qualify for 3½ years’ extra warranty on top of the standard two years and an OM-D messenger bag, with a combined value of £230. For more details, go to www.olympus.co.uk/ promotions.

Improved video capture A dramatically improved video performance makes the OM-D E-M5 Mark II as capable for moviemakers as it is for still image photographers. In addition to the powerful image stabilisation, the camera shoots Full HD video at up to 60 frames- per-second, which gives even more creative control if you want to capture popular effects such as time-lapse and slow motion. And because movies are recorded at 77Mbps (megabits per second), video quality is higher as more data is being dedicated to every second of footage.

Detailed electronic viewfinder Featuring 2.36 million dots, the OM-D E-M5 Mark II’s viewfinder delivers a performance that matches that of an optical viewfinder in a digital SLR. Both images and information are rendered bright, clear and with minimal lag so users will never miss a shot. Plus photographers can easily pre-visualise the effects of filters or changes to exposure settings so they always capture the image they envisaged.

40-megapixel high resolution stills The E-M5 Mark II has a 16.1-megapixel sensor yet, thanks to a world’s first in DSLR and compact system cameras, it can deliver an incredible 40-megapixel still image. This is made possible by the image stabilisation technology, which shifts the sensor left and right in half pixel increments and captures a total of eight sequential images. These images are then combined in camera to make one 40-megapixel JPEG – or a 63.7 megapixel Raw file. No other compact system camera comes close in terms of resolving power.

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