Earlier this morning, the folks over at Olympus decided to unveil one of the things they have been working on. Their award-winning and popular mirrorless shooter, the OM-D E-M5 is back w/ a serious refresh in this Mark II version. Being 3 years since the original mode, its time for another one.
This is the E-M5 on steroids but no 4K video though.
So what new-and-improved w/ the new E-M5 Mark II, you might ask? The viewfinder has a higher resolution of 1024 x 768 as the entire body is now water-resistant and can handle drops up to 6ft. It has a 16MP Micro Four Thirds sensor powered by a TruePic VII image processor. The sensor is capable of putting 8 photos to create a 40MP photo utilizing their high-resolution shot mode. Sporting shutter speeds of 1/16000 second and capable of shooting 10fps, it now has a 5-axis image stabilization for both photo + video as well as built-in Wi-Fi + stereo mic.
On the video side of things, is where Olympus wanted to beef things up as well. No 4K video support here as the company decided against it due to its infancy and focused on improving their 1080p video performance. It can shoot 1080p video up to 60fps w/ support for 24p, 25p, 30p, and 50p frame rates.
