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| Predecessor: |
Olympus E-M1
E-M1 vs E-M1 II |
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| Successor: |
Nikon B500
L840 vs B500 |
Olympus E-M1 Mark III
E-M1 II vs E-M1 Mark III |
| General | ||
| Model Number: | L840 | E-M1 II |
| Alternate Model Number(s): | ||
| Camera Format: | Mid-Sized | Compact System Camera |
| Currently Manufactured: | No | Yes |
| Retail Price: | $299.95 | $1999.99 |
| Street Price: | $299.95 | $1,324.00 |
| Date Available: | 2015-03-15 | 2016-12-31 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes | Yes |
| Weight: |
19.0 oz
(538 g)
includes batteries |
20.2 oz
(574 g)
includes batteries |
| Size: |
4.5 x
3.1 x
3.8 in. (114 x 78 x 96 mm) |
5.3 x
3.6 x
2.7 in. (134 x 91 x 69 mm) |
| Waterproof: | No | No |
| Waterproof Depth: | n/a | n/a |
| Image Sensor | ||
| Sensor Type: | CMOS | Live MOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: | ||
| Effective Megapixels: | 16.1 | 20.4 |
| Sensor Format: | 1/2.3 inch | 4/3 |
| Sensor size: | 28.0735mm2 (6.17mm x 4.55mm) | 226.2mm2 (17.40mm x 13.00mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: | 1.34 microns | 3.36 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a | 2.0x |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 | 4:3 |
| Color Filter Type: | RGBG | |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: | None | |
| Self-Cleaning: | No | Yes |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: | No | Yes |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: | No | Yes |
| DxO Sensor Score: | 80 | |
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): | 23.7 | |
| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): | 12.8 | |
| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): | 1,312 | |
| Image Capture | ||
| Image Resolution: |
4608 x 3456
(15.9 MP,
4:3), 3264 x 2448 (8.0 MP, 4:3), 2272 x 1704 (3.9 MP, 4:3), 1600 x 1200 (1.9 MP, 4:3), 640 x 480 (0.3 MP, 4:3), 4608 x 2592 (11.9 MP, 16:9), 3456 x 3456 (11.9 MP, 1:1) |
5184 x 3888
(20.2 MP,
4:3), 3712 x 2784 (10.3 MP, 4:3), 2624 x 1968 (5.2 MP, 4:3), 1824 x 1368 (2.5 MP, 4:3), 1024 x 768 (0.8 MP, 4:3) |
| Image File Format: | JPEG | JPEG, 12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 7.4 | 60.6 |
| Video Capture | ||
| Can take movies: | Yes | Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
1920x1080 (60i/50i/30p/25p)
1280x720 (30p/25p) 640x480 (30p/25p) 1920x1080 (15p/12.5p) 640x480 (120p/100p) |
4096x2160 (24p)
3840x2160 (30p/25p/24p) 1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 1280x720 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p) 4096x2160 (15p/12p/8p/6p/3p) 3840x2160 (25p/24p/15p/12p/8p/6p/3p) 1920x1080 (60p/50p/25p/24p/15p/12p/8p/6p/3p) 1280x720 (60p/50p/25p/24p/15p/12p/8p/6p/3p) |
| Movie File Format: | MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC stereo) | MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Composite Video Out: | Yes | No |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: | Yes | n/a |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | n/a | |
| HD Video Out: | Yes | Yes |
| HD Video Connection: | HDMI | HDMI |
| Lens & Optics | ||
| Lens Mount: | n/a | Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens: | Zoom-Nikkor ED VR; 12 elements in 9 groups including ED elements | n/a |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 23 - 855mm | |
| Focal Length (actual): | 4 - 152mm | |
| Zoom Ratio: | 38.00x | |
| Aperture Range: | f/3.0 or f/6.0 (wide) / f/6.5 or f/13 (tele) -- with -2.0 AV ND filter | |
| Integrated ND Filter: | No | |
| Normal Focus Range: |
30 cm to Infinity 11.8 in to Infinity |
|
| Macro Focus Range: |
1 cm to Infinity 0.4 in to Infinity |
|
| Filter Thread: | n/a | n/a |
| Thread Type: | n/a | n/a |
| Optical Image Stabilization: | Yes | No |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | 2x Dynamic Fine Zoom | 2x (3x in movie mode) |
| Auto Focus | ||
| Auto Focus: | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: | Contrast Detection: Center, Face priority, Manual with 99 focus areas, Subject tracking, Target Finding AF | Advanced Dual FAST AF: Hybrid Phase-detect/Contrast-detect AF, 121 AF points, all cross-type; All target, group target (9-area or 5- area), single target |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | No | Yes |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Viewfinder: | No / LCD | EVF / LCD |
| Viewfinder Type: | EVF; High-speed (120fps) low latency (6ms) 2.36M-dot LCD, 1.30x - 1.48x magnification, 100% coverage, 21mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor | |
| Focus Peaking: | No | Yes |
| EVF Resolution: | n/a | 2,360,000 dots |
| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): | 0.74x | |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): | 1.48x | |
| Display | ||
| Eye-level Viewfinder: | No | Yes |
| Rear Display: | Yes | Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Rear Display Resolution: | 921,000 dots (307,200 px) | 1,037,000 dots (345,667 px) |
| Touchscreen: | No | Yes |
| Articulating Screen: | Yes | Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: | No | Yes |
| Selfie Screen: | No | Yes |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 14.0x | |
| Top Deck Display: | No | |
| Exposure | ||
| Maximum ISO (native): | 6400 | 25600 |
| Minimum ISO (native): | 125 | 200 |
| ISO Settings: | Auto, 125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200*, 6400*; *Available when using Auto mode | AUTO ISO: LOW (approx. 64) - 6400 with customizable upper limit (200 - 6400); Manual ISO: Low (approx. 64) - 25600, 1/3 or 1 EV steps selectable |
| Auto ISO Mode: | Yes | Yes |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Preset Manual | Auto, Lamp, Fluorescent, Daylight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Custom WB (Kelvin), One-touch WB (4); WB Tuning: +/-7 steps along A-B / G-M axis |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 1/1500 - 4 sec | 1/32000 - 60 sec |
| Bulb Mode: | No | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation: | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps | +/- 5.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Matrix, Center-weighted (digital zoom less than 2x), Spot (digital zoom 2X or more) | Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), Center weighted average metering, Spot metering, Spot metering with highlight control, Spot metering with shadow control |
| Program Auto Exposure: | Yes | Yes |
| Aperture Priority: | No | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | No | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | No | Yes |
| Creative Exposure Modes: | Smart Portrait, Backlighting, Bird Watching, Beach, Close-up, Dusk/Dawn, Easy Panorama, Fireworks Show, Food, Landscape, Moon, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Pet Portrait, Portrait, Scene Auto Selector, Snow, Sports, Sunset, Special Effects | 3 Custom settings; Art Filter (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Water Color, Vintage, Partial Color, Soft Focus Effect, Pin-Hole Effect, White Edge Effect, Frame Effect, Star Light Effect, Blur Effect, B&W Effect, Picture Tone, Shade Effect), Underwater Wide/Underwater Macro, HDR1/2, Live Bulb, Live Time, Live Composite, Focus Stacking |
| Self Timer: | 10 or 2 seconds | 2, 10, Custom seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): | Yes | |
| High Resolution Composite: | No | 80.0 megapixels |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in Flash: | Yes | No |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off, Flash On, w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; Slow Syncro | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual 1/1 (FULL) - 1/64 |
| Flash Guide Number (ISO 100): | n/a | 9.0 m / 29.5 ft. |
| Flash Range Description: | Auto ISO: [W]: 0.5 to 6.9m [T]: 1.5 to 3.5m | Bundled FL-LM3 flash has GN of 9m/ISO 100 |
| Max Flash Sync: | 1/250 | |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: | +/- 3.0 EV in 0.3EV steps | |
| External Flash Connection: | n/a | Hot Shoe, PC Sync Terminal |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: | No | |
| Image Storage | ||
| Usable Memory Types: | SD / SDHC / SDXC | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| UHS Support: | UHS-II | |
| Other Memory: | Slot 1: UHS-II, Slot 2: UHS-I | |
| Dual Card Slots: | No | Yes |
| RAW Capture Support: | No | Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: | 12-bit lossless compressed RAW (.ORF), RAW + JPEG | |
| Movie File Format: | MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC stereo) | MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 with stereo sound), AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Included Memory: | 20.0 MB | No memory included |
| Included Memory Type: | Internal | |
| Connectivity | ||
| Built-In Wi-Fi: | Yes | Yes |
| NFC: | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth: | No | No |
| Built-In GPS: | No | No |
| Microphone Jack: | No | Yes |
| Headphone Jack: | No | Yes |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed,WiFi | USB 3.0 Super Speed,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: | No | Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control: | Yes | Yes |
| Remote Control Type: | Via Wi-Fi | Optional wired or via Wi-Fi |
| Connections (extended): | Micro (Type-D) HDMI, DC input | Micro HDMI (Type-D), USB 3.0 Type C, 3.5mm external mic jack, 3.5mm external headphone jack, 2.5mm wired remote jack |
| Performance Timing | ||
| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): | <0.3 | |
| Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame): | ||
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames): | ||
| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): | <0.3 | |
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? | No | |
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): | 7.4 | 60.6 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): | 7 | 51 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 60.6 | |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): | 51 | |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): | 60.6 | |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): | 50 | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): | 0.11 seconds | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): | ||
| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): | ||
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): | 0.052 seconds | |
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): | 0.37 seconds | |
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): | 0.032 seconds | |
| Shutter Lag (notes): | ||
| Startup Time: | 0.8 seconds | |
| Play -> Record Time: | 0.6 seconds | |
| Flash cycle time, full power: | 6.9 seconds | |
| Power | ||
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): | 740 shots (NiMH AA) | 440 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): | ||
| Battery Life, Video: | 90 minutes | |
| Battery Form Factor: | 4 x AA | Proprietary BLH-1 |
| Usable Battery Types: | Alkaline, Lithium disposables; NiMH rechargeables | 1720mAh Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 4 x Alkaline AAs | 1 x Proprietary BLH-1 Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter): | No | Yes |
| Dedicated Battery Charger Included: | No | Yes |
| Internal Charging Supported: | No | No |
| Software | ||
| Included Software: | Olympus Viewer 3 | |
| OS Compatibility: | ||
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Notes & Features: | Available in black or red. (Other colors may be available depending on region.) | |
