OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1X
SPECIFICATIONS Price: £2799/$2999 body only Sensor: 4/3 LiveMOS 20.4megapixels, 5184x3888 pixels Formats: 4096x2160 C4K 24p 237Mbps, 3840x2160 4K 30/25/24p 102Mbps, 1920x1080 FHD60/50 52Mbps, 30/25/24p 202Mbps Maximumframe rates: 120fps FHD Codecs: MOVH:264/MPEG-4 AVC, 8-bit 4:2:0 Picture styles: Flat, OM-Log 400 ISO range: 200-25,600; 64,000 extended Shutter speeds: Focusing: 121-point phase and contrast-detect AF, face and eye detection, intelligent subject detection Stabilisation: Image sensor shift 5-axis Screen: 7.6cm/3in vari-angle touchscreen, 1037K dots Viewfinder: 2.36Mdots, 100%view Audio: 3.5mm input Connectivity: MicroHDMI, 60secs-1/8,000sec Lensmount: MFT
lots of contrast, though. In low light, the AF still works well and is approaching the sort of consistency and speed of Canon and Sony systems. In manual focus, there is focus peaking to help you nail it every time. Where the Olympus does ace all its rivals is in the five-axis in-body stabilisation system. We raved about this on the OM-D E-M1 Mark II, and it’s said to be improved on the E-M1X although we didn’t have the two cameras to do a direct comparison. If you hold the camera carefully and move it, it looks almost like a gimbal shot. And although there is no way of replicating a rock-steady tripod, handheld the shot is very shake- free. It is the best system out there by far – helped by the smaller
This grip is designed for sports and wildlife photographers, as it has all the dials and buttons duplicated and two new joystick controls, allowing shooting in both landscape and portrait orientations. That’s of no use to filmmakers, unless you are pioneering vertical videos of use on Instagram TV! It also adds significant height and bulk to the camera, meaning many cinema accessories would have to be adjusted to fit the very different form factor. Another major boost for the camera is a reworking of the 121-point phase detection AF sensor in the E-M1 Mark II, for faster tracking of unpredictable subject movements and changes in subject speed. There are lots of options available, such as different AF target modes and speeds, and a new intelligent subject detection feature allows the AF system to detect and track subjects. Olympus used more than 10,000 images to create a clever algorithm to track different subjects and in stills mode, it works very well. With AF tracking employed, a maximum frame rate of 18fps for Raw stills sees the camera work well in acquiring focus and tracking moving subjects. But as is so often the case, the video AF functionality is far more limited and offers less control and customisation. However, it did pick up focus and track moving subjects well. We shot some motocross, and it had no problem locking on a keeping the moving bike in focus. It was a bright day and there was
IMAGES The recording options are clear and obvious. AF tracks moving subjects well, like this young biker
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB C Storage: 2x UHS-II SD Dimensions (WxHxD): 144.4x146.8x75.4mm/ 5.69x5.78x2.97in Weight: 848g/1.87lb
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