Olympus / OM System Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds
Olympus OM-D E-M5
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Mount
- Micro Four Thirds
- Sensor format
- Micro Four Thirds
- Resolution
- 16.1 MP
- Announced
- 2012
Successor: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 16.1 MP
- Largest image size
- 4,608 × 3,456 px
- Sensor format
- Micro Four Thirds
- Sensor size
- 17.3 × 13 mm
- Sensor type
- Live MOS
- ISO range
- 200 to 25,600
Autofocus
- AF system
- Imager contrast detection system
- AF points
- 35
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/4000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 1 min
- Flash sync speed
- 1/250 s
- Burst rate
- 9 fps
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Electronic (EVF)
- Viewfinder resolution
- 1.44 million dots
- Screen
- 3 in, 0.61 million dots
- Screen type
- Vari-angle
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 121 × 89.6 × 41.9 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 425 g
- Battery
- BLN-1
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I)
- USB
- Multi-connector (USB connector, AV connector)
- HDMI
- HDMI micro connector (Type D)
Features stated by the manufacturer
- Accessory port
- Art filter
- Eye sensor
- Fl-lm2 external flash supplied
Manufacturer data: learnandsupport.getolympus.com
Last checked: October 26, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 121 × 89.6 × 41.9 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 425 g
Manufacturer data: learnandsupport.getolympus.com
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
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