OLYMPUS OM-D E-M1 MARK II $2799 body only.

Type: Fully automatic, interchangeable lens digital camera with Micro Four Thirds System bayonet lens mount. Focusing: Automatic hybrid system using contrast-detection and phase-difference detection via imaging sensor with 121 focusing points for each (all cross types). Focus points may be selected manually or automatically by the camera. Group Target area modes with either five- or nine-point clusters. Manual switching between one-shot and continuous AF modes. Face/eye detection and auto tracking. Continuous manual override available with single-shot mode. In-camera AF limiter (three settings). Low light/contrast assist via built-in illuminators. Focus assist via magnified image (3x/5x/7x/10x/14x) and focus peaking display (Red, Yellow, White or Black; High, Normal or Low intensity). Metering: 324-point ‘Digital ESP’ (i.e. multi-zone), centre-weighted average, spot (2.0%) with highlight/shadow bias, and TTL flash. Metering range is EV -2.0 to 20 (ISO 100/f2.8). Exposure Modes: Continuously-variable program with shift, shutter-priority auto, aperture-priority auto, metered manual, TTL auto flash and TTL flash. iAUTO fully automatic control with auto scene mode selection. Shutter: Electronic, vertical travel, metal blades, 60-1/8000 second plus B (up to 30 minutes). Flash sync to 1/320 second. Sensor shutter has a speed range of 60-32,000 second. Exposure compensation up to +/-5.0 EV in 1/3, ½ or full stop increments. Viewfinder: EVF with 2.36 megadots resolution, 100 percent coverage and 0.74x magnification (35mm equivalent). Adjustable for brightness and colour balance. 7.62 cm LCD TFT monitor panel with 1.04 megadots resolution, tilt/swing adjustments and touch screen controls. Auto/manual switching between EVF and monitor screen. Flash: No built-in flash. External flash units connect via hotshoe or PC terminal. Compact FL-LM3 accessory flash unit supplied; GN is 12.9 (ISO 200) with 12mm coverage (equivalent to 24mm). Auto, fill-in, red-eye reduction, slow-speed sync, second curtain sync and wireless commander modes. Manual control down to 1/64. Additional Features: Magnesium alloy bodyshell sealed against dust and moisture and with insulation for operation down to -10 degrees Celsius, AE/AF lock, auto exposure bracketing (over two, three, five or seven frames), depth-of-field preview, programmable self-timer (2 and 12 second delays, 1 to 10 frames, variable interval times), audible signals, auto power-off, hard-wired remote triggering. DIGITAL SECTION Sensor: 21.8 million (total) pixels Live MOS with 17.4x13.0 mm imaging area and 4:3 aspect ratio. No low-pass filter. Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 200-25,600 (extendable to ISO 64). Focal Length Magnification: 1.97x. Formats/Resolution: Four JPEG compression settings, RAW output (12-bit lossless compression) and RAW+JPEG capture. Seven resolution settings (four available at any one time) at 4:3 aspect ratio; 5184x3888, 3200x2400, 2560x1920, 1920x1440, 1600x1200, 1280x960 and 1024x768 pixels. Seven resolution settings (four available at any one time) at 3:2 aspect ratio; 5184x3456, 3216x2144, 2544x1696, 1920x1280, 1584x1056, 1296x864 and 1008x672 pixels. Seven resolution settings (four available at any one time) at 16:9 aspect ratio; 5184x2920, 3200x1800, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, 1536x864, 1280x720 and 1024x576 pixels. Seven resolution settings (four available at any one time) at 1:1 aspect ratio; 3888x3888, 2400x2400, 1920x1920, 1440x1440, 1216x1216, 960x960 and 768x768 pixels. Seven resolution settings (four available at any one time) at 3:4 aspect ratio; 2912x3888, 1824x2432, 1440x1920, 1104x1472, 864x1152, 720x960 and 576x768 pixels. 24-bit RGB colour for JPEGs, 36-bit RGB colour for RAW files. RAW files captured at 5184x3888 pixels. Video Recording: Cinema 4K at 4096x2160 pixels and 24 fps, 16:9 aspect ratio, MOV format with MPEG-4/H.264 AVC compression (IPB). UHD at 3840x2160 pixels and 25 or 24 fps, 16:9 aspect ratio, MOV format with MPEG-4/H.264 AVC compression (IPB). Full HD at 1920x1080 pixels and 50, 25 or 24 fps; 16:9 aspect ratio, MOV format with MPEG-4/H.264 AVC compression (IPB or ALL-I). Superfine, fine and normal quality modes. HD at 1280x720 pixels and 50, 25 or 24 fps; 16:9 aspect ratio, MOV format with MPEG-4/H.264 AVC compression (IPB or ALL-I). Superfine, fine and normal image quality modes. HD at 1280x720 pixels and 30 fps; 16:9 aspect ratio, AVI format with Motion JPEG compression. Stereo microphones with auto/manual adjustable levels, wind filter and attenuator. Stereo audio input and output. Time code support and slate tone. Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2 colour output via HDMI connection (4K/2K). Recording Media: Dual slots for SD/SDHC/ SDXC memory cards with UHS-I support. Slot 1 has UHS-II support. Continuous Still Shooting: Up to 117 frames at up to 15.0 fps (JPEG/large/super fine) or up to 84 RAW frames. Up to 60 fps with the sensor shutter and silent shooting (18 fps with continuous AF adjustment). Up to 8.5 fps with ‘Anti-Shock’ sequential shooting. ‘Pro Capture’ mode pre-captures up to 14 frames prior to full shutter release. White Balance: TTL measurement via image sensor. Auto measurement, auto warm, seven presets and four custom settings. White balance compensation (amber-to-blue and/or green-to-magenta) in all presets plus white balance bracketing over three frames. Manual colour temperature setting from 2000 to 14,000 degrees Kelvin. Interfaces: USB 3.0 (Type C), micro HDMI (Type D), 3.5 mm stereo audio input, 3.5 mm stereo audio output, 2.5 mm remote input. Additional Digital Features: Five-axis sensorshift image stabilisation, sensor cleaning, Adobe RGB or sRGB colour space, flicker detection, focus stacking (eight shots), long exposure noise reduction, high ISO noise filter, ‘Keystone Compensation’ digital perspective control, eight ‘Picture Modes’ (i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, e-Portrait, Underwater), one user-defined ‘Picture Mode’, adjustable ‘Picture Mode’ adjustments (Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation and Gradation – Auto, Normal, Low-Key, High- Key), Monochrome mode has four contrast filters and four toning effects, ‘Colour Creator’ function, ‘Highlight/Shadow’ function, 14 ‘Art Filter’ adjustable effects applied at capture (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Colour, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Watercolour, Partial Colour and Vintage), nine ‘Art Effects’ (Soft Focus, Pin Hole, White Edge, Frame, Star Light, Blur, Shade, B&W, Picture Tone), four ‘Movie Effects’ (Multi Echo, One Shot Echo, Art Fade and Old Film), multiple exposure facility (with auto exposure adjustment), ‘Live Composite’ function, ‘Live Bulb/ Live Time’ modes, anti-shock shooting, intervalometer (up to 999 frames) and 4K timelapse movie clips, multi-shot HDR capture, HDR bracketing, multi-shot ‘High Res’ capture (25 or 50 MP resolution via pixel shift), auto bracketing modes (AE, WB, ISO, flash, focus and ‘Art Filters’), panorama mode, ‘Super Control Panel’ screen, real-time histogram display, guide grids (choice of five), dual-axis level indicator, highlight and shadow alerts (adjustable thresholds via histogram), adjustable image display time, auto image rotation, slide show (with a choice of music and transitions), playback zoom (up to 14x), 4/9/25/100/ Calendar thumbnail displays (also available in slide show mode), ‘Lightbox’ side-by-side comparison display, in-camera editing functions (Gradation, Red-Eye Fix, Aspect, B&W, Sepia, Saturation, e-Portrait and Resize), in-camera RAW-to-JPEG conversion, in-camera RAW image overlay, copyright info, silent shooting, DPOF and PictBridge support, built-in WiFi, tethered shooting option. Power: One 7.4 volt/1720 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack (BLH-1 type). Optional HLD-9 vertical grip holds an additional BLH-1 pack. Dimensions (WxHxD): body only = 134.1x90.9x68.9 mm. Weight: body only = 498 grams (without battery pack or memory card). Price: $2799 body only. $3699 with M.Zuiko Digital 12-40mm f2.8 PRO zoom. Distributor: Olympus Australia Pty Ltd, telephone 1300 659 678, www.olympus.com.au