Amateur Photographer

OM System OM-5

At a glance

£1,199 body only

£1,499 with 12-45mm lens

■ 20.4MP Four Thirds sensor

■ ISO 200-6400 (standard); ISO 64-25600 (extended)

■ 30fps shooting

■ 4K 30p video

■ 2.36m-dot EVF

■ 3in, 1.04m-dot vari-angle LCD

Handheld Hi-Res

A handheld high-res mode can be used to generate 50MP images in-camera.

There’s also an 80MP tripod mode

Weathersealing

The camera body now has an IP53 rating, the best in class, and you can register to extend the warranty to an impressive five years

Built-in ND

LiveND lets you use a built-in (digital) ND filter for up to 4 stops, giving you an ND16 equivalent filter

Image stabilisation

In-body Image Stabilisation (IBIS) has been improved, with up to 7.5 stops when using a compatible Sync IS lens

The OM System OM-5 is the second new camera introduced by OM Digital Solutions, the company formed after Olympus sold its imaging division. The OM-5 sits neatly as a replacement for the OM-D E-M5 Mark III, but with several updates that make it an even more appealing camera.

It uses the

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