VITAL STATISTICS

OM SYSTEM OM-1 $3,299

Type: Enthusiast-level and semi-professional interchangeable lens digital mirrorless camera with Micro Four Thirds System bayonet lens mount.

Focusing: Automatic ‘Cross Quad Pixel AF’ hybrid system using contrast-detection and phase-difference detection measurements via the imaging sensor with 1053 X-type focusing points for each. Sampling at 120fps with 100 percent scene coverage vertically and horizontally. Focus points may be selected manually or automatically by the camera.

Area modes are Single, Small (3x), Medium (9x7), Large (15x11), Cross (9 points horizontally, 7 vertically), or Custom shape/size (up to four). ‘Intelligent Subject Detection AF’ tracking modes for humans, dogs, cats, birds, motorsport (cars and motorcycles), aircraft and trains. ‘Starry Sky’ AF mode. Manual switching between one-shot and continuous AF modes. Face/eye detection and auto tracking with adjustable sensitivity (five steps). Continuous manual override available with single-shot mode. In-camera AF limiter (three settings). Low light sensitivity down to -8.0 EV at f/1.2 and ISO 100 (EV 5.5 at f/2.8). 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. multizone), centre-weighted average, spot (2.0%) with highlight/shadow bias, and TTL flash.

Spot metering can be linked to AF target. Metering range is EV -2.0 to 20 (f/2.8 and

ISO 100).

Exposure Modes: Continuously-variable program with shift, shutter-priority auto, aperturepriority auto, metered manual, TTL auto flash and TTL flash.

Shutter: Electronic, vertical travel, metal blades, 60-1/8000 second plus B (up to 30 minutes). Flash sync up to 1/250 second. Sensor shutter has a speed range of 60-1/32,000 second with flash sync up to 1/50 second. Electronic first curtain shutter has a speed range of 60-1/320 second. Exposure compensation up to +/-5.0 EV in 1/3, 1/2 or full stop increments.

Viewfinder: OLED EVF with 5.76 million dots resolution, 100 percent coverage and 0.83x magnification (35mm equivalent). 120fps refresh rate. Adjustable for brightness and colour balance plus ‘Simulated OVF’ and ‘Night View’ modes. Anti-fogging coating on the eyepiece. 7.62cm LCD TFT monitor panel with 1.62 million dots resolution, tilt/swing adjustments and touch screen controls. Adjustable for brightness and colour balance. Auto/manual switching between EVF and monitor screen. Flash: No built-in flash. External flash units connect via hotshoe or PC terminal.

Additional Features: Magnesium alloy bodyshell sealed against dust and moisture

(up to IP53 standard) and with insulation for operation down to -10 degrees Celsius, AE/ AF lock, auto exposure bracketing (over 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 timer, hardwired remote triggering.

DIGITAL SECTION

Sensor: 20.4 million (effective) pixels stacked BSI-type ‘Live MOS’ (CMOS) with 17.4x13.0 mm imaging area and 4:3 aspect ratio. ‘Cross Quad Pixel AF’ employs 80 million diodes

(i.e. four at each pixel). No optical low-pass filter. Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 200-25,600 (extendable to ISO 80 and 102,400). ‘TruePic X’ processor.

Focal Length Magnification: 1.97x. Formats/Resolution: Three JPEG compression settings, RAW output (12-bit lossless compression) and RAW+JPEG capture. Five resolution settings at 4:3 aspect ratio; 5,184 x 3,888, 3,200 x 2,400, 1,920 x 1,440, 1,280 x 960 and 1,024 x 768 pixels. Five resolution settings at 3:2 aspect ratio; 5,184 x 3,456, 3,216 x 2,144, 1,920 x 1,280, 1,296 x 864 and 1,008 x 672 pixels. Five resolution settings (four available at any one time) at 16:9 aspect ratio; 5,184 x 2,920, 3,200 x 1,800, 2,560 x 1,440, 1,920 x 1,080, 1,536 x 864, 1,280 x 720 and 1,024 x 576 pixels. Five resolution settings at 1:1 aspect ratio; 3,888 x 3,888, 2,400x 2,400, 1,440 x 1,440, 960 x 960 and 768x 768 pixels. Five resolution settings at 3:4 aspect ratio; 2,912 x 3,888, 1,824 x 2,432, 1,104 x 1,472,

720 x 960 and 576 x 768 pixels. 24-bit RGB colour for JPEGs, 36-bit RGB colour for RAW files. RAW files captured at 5,184 x 3,888 pixels.

Video Recording: MOV format (MPEG-4 AVC H.264 codec, 8-bit 4:2:0 colour, LongGOP compression) – 4K DCI at 4,096 x 2,160 pixels; 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps and 17:9 aspect ratio (up to 202Mbps). 4K UHD at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels; 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (up to 202Mbps). Full HD at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels; 30, 25 or 24fps and 16:9 aspect ratio

(up to 202 Mbps with ALL-I compression, up to 27 Mbps with LongGOP). Full HD at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels; 60 or 50fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (up to 52Mbps). MOV format (HEVC H.265 codec, 10-bit 4:2:0 colour, LongGOP compression) – 4K DCI at 4,096 x 2,160 pixels; 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps and 17:9 aspect ratio (up to 152Mbps). 4K UHD at 3,840 x 2,160 pixels; 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (up to 152Mbps). Full HD at 1920x1080 pixels; 30, 25 or 24fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (up to 82Mbps with ALL-I compression, up to 22Mbps with LongGOP). Full HD at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels; 60 or 50fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (up to 162Mbps with ALL-I compression, up to 42Mbps with LongGOP). Full HD at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels;

240, 200, 120 or 100fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (H.264) or 200, 120 or 100fps (H.265).

Stereo microphones with auto/manual adjustbody only, recommended retail price able levels, wind filter and attenuator. Stereo audio input (with plug-in power) and output. Standard 16-bit audio recording samples at 48kHz, high resolution 24-bit audio recording mode samples at 96kHz (requires a supporting external microphone).

Video Features: Hybrid IBIS and electronic image stabilisation, time lapse movie recording (4K, FHD and HD); Flat, HLG (HDR) and OM-Log 400 10-bit colour profiles; time code support (rec run, free run, drop frame, non-drop frame), auto white balance lock, centre marker, zebra patterns, grid lines (choice of four), focus peaking display (Red, Yellow, White or Black; High, Normal or Low intensity). Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2 colour output via HDMI connection (4K/2K) with simultaneous recording internally (4:2:0 colour up sampled to 4:2:2). 12-bit 4:4:4 colour Apple ProRes RAW output via HDMI in 4K DCI or 4K UHD up to 60fps.

Recording Media: Dual slots for SD/SDHC/ SDXC memory cards, both with UHS-II speed support. Standard, Auto Switching, Dual Independent and Dual Same file management modes.

Continuous Still Shooting: Up to 169 JPEG/ large/fine frames at 10.0fps or up to 139 RAW frames with focal plane shutter. Up to 97 JPEG/large/fine frames at 50fps with the sensor shutter and with continuous AF/AE adjustment (with selected PRO series lenses). Up to 92 JPEG/large/fine frames at 120fps with the sensor shutter and with AF/AE locked to the first frame. Three ‘Pro Capture’ modes precaptures frames prior to full shutter release – ‘Pro Capture’ is at 20fps, ‘Pro Capture SH1’ is at 120fps and ‘Pro Capture SH2’ is at 50fps. Number of pre-captured frames is programmable up to 99.

White Balance: TTL measurement via image sensor. Auto measurement, auto with ‘keep warm colour’, seven presets and four custom settings. White balance compensation (amberto-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), 3.5mm stereo audio input, 3.5mm stereo audio output, 2.5mm remote input, PC flash. Additional Digital Features: Five-axis sensorshift image stabilisation with up to 7.0 stops of correction (up to 8.0 stops with ‘Sync IS’), ‘Live ND’ built-in neutral density filter effects, (ND2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64), multi-frame ‘High Res Shot’ capture via pixel shift with incamera processing (Handheld Mode = 25 or 50MP resolution JPEG or RAW; Tripod Mode = 25, 50 or 80MP resolution JPEG or RAW), sensor cleaning, Adobe RGB or sRGB colour space, flicker detection and correction, incamera focus stacking (up to 15 shots), long exposure noise reduction (Auto, On, Off), high ISO noise filter (Low, Standard, High, Off),

Low ISO processing (Drive Priority or Detail Priority), eight ‘Picture Modes’ (i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Underwater and Custom), adjustable ‘Picture Mode’ adjustments (Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation and Gradation – Auto, Normal, Low-Key, High-Key), monochrome modes have four contrast filters and four toning effects, ‘Highlight/Shadow’ function, ‘Colour Creator’ function (30 colours, seven saturation levels), double exposure facility (with auto exposure adjustment), 16 ‘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, Water Colour, Partial Colour, Vintage, Bleach Bypass, Instant Film), nine ‘Art Effects’ (Soft Focus, Pin Hole, White Edge, Frame, Star Light, Blur left/right/top/ bottom, Shade left/right/top/bottom, Colour – availability varies according to filter effect), ‘Live Composite’ function (up to six hours exposure), ‘Live Bulb/Live Time’ modes, auto flicker detection/correction, ‘Shading Compensation’ vignetting correction, flicker scan for LED light sources, intervalometer (up to 9,999 frames) and 4K time-lapse movie clips, multi-shot HDR capture with in-camera compositing (Auto = HDR1 or HDR2. Manual = +/-2.0 EV over three, five or seven frames; +/-3.0EV over three or five frames), HDR bracketing (three, five or seven frames), auto bracketing modes (AE,

WB, ISO, flash, focus and ‘Art Filters’), focus stacking function (with select M.Zuiko Digital lenses), Keystone Compensation, Fisheye Compensation, ‘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), star rating, ‘Lightbox’ side-by-side comparison display, incamera editing functions (Shadow Adjust, RedEye Fix, Crop, Aspect, B&W, Sepia, Saturation and Resize), in-camera RAW-to-JPEG conversion, in-camera RAW image overlay, copyright info, silent shooting, DPOF and PictBridge support, WiFi and Bluetooth LE connectivity, tethered shooting via USB-C.

Power: One 7.2 volt/2,280mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack (BLX-1 type). Optional HLD-10 battery grip holds an additional battery pack. In-camera recharging and powering via USB-C.

Dimensions (WxHxD): body only = 134.8 x 91.6 x 72.7mm.

Weight: body only = 511g (without battery pack or memory cards).

Price: $3,299 body only.

Distributor: OM Digital Solutions Australia, telephone 1300 659 678, or visit https:// olympus-imaging.com.au