Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you're looking to carry and travel light, then this might be your best choice. Even the high quality Olympus lenses are much smaller and lighter the full frame and APS-C counterparts. A little sacrifice in image quality with the smaller sensor but the carryability of the system more than makes up for the IQ IMO.

Olympus is a powerhouse in the camera realm. I have an Olympus film camera as well, so I know the quality of this brand. I’m glad I chose to get my first “big leagues” camera with them.

Sharp images. Works well but will need a backup battery for all day shooting

Ok, you are doing your research on omd em5 m3. Looking at reviews, skimming the owners manual pdf and online videos from Robin Wong, Rob Trek, Peter Forsgard. No sense duplicating everyone else with allot of detail. I have a place for the em5m3 in my line-up and I can point out things that might not be evident. Any new info will have to be seen in the comments because once a review is submitted there is no going back to edit. Em5m3 is replacing my em10m2. Em10 m2 was on my Grand Canyon trip and walk camera from a few years ago. It is the “mini me” of my em1m2 which I use for NICA youth mountain bike (MTB) races. Em10m2 was sent to my brother. I also have Pany G9 which has been to a season of MTB races along with em1m2.   The em5m3 has phase detect autofocus like the big brother. More configurable buttons than em10m2, small frame like em10m2. Like the big brother, for action,  you can goto M mode, auto iso, ex comp and link spot metering with a single focus point (E3 Exp/ISO/Bulb spot metering p170). Also for action, you can goto A mode and set the minimum shutter speed while the camera uses shutter speed, auto iso and ex comp for proper exposure and no blurring due to action. MENU> E> ISO-AUTO SET p169.   For stills, a quick in camera HDR can be assigned to a button for one touch access. For stills, you can also set the AEL/AFl to momentarily one shot focus while in manual focus. From there you can assign magnify to another button and get a tight manual focus.   For video, it can be set to supply power to the mic. The knob and button settings are independent from the camera modes. The back lever has a way of turning 2 knobs into 4 knobs. One knob can be assigned to mic level.   If you are with me at this point, see the comment section for additional  material.