Stealthy Camera for Beginners
Smart Photography|March 2021
Olympus is one company that kickstarted the Live View and mirrorless revolution in the early 2000s with the E-series cameras, which were still bulky and had large and heavy lenses. Eventually the Micro Four Thirds system emerged, and we saw a very compact line-up of cameras and lenses from Olympus. The OM-D E-M10 Mark IV continues this lineage and is designed for entry-level budget-conscious photographers.
Sujith Gopinath
Stealthy Camera for Beginners

Inside the Box

Body

USB cable

Shoulder strap

Instruction manual

Warranty card

BLS-50 Li-ion battery

F-5AC USB-AC adapter

Design & Build Quality

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV has a sturdy polycarbonate exterior with a matte finish. Like all OM-D cameras, the device has a compact design a stylish profile. The top panel features the shutter release button, two control dials, the mode dial, digital teleconverter button and record button on the right-hand side and On/Off/Flash lever and shortcut button on the left. The back accommodates a directional button along with four other buttons. The LCD tilts vertically up and down.

Key Features

The 20.3-megapixel OM-D E-M10 Mark IV uses a Four Thirds (17.4 x 13.0 mm) Live MOS Sensor with a Supersonic Wave Filter protecting the sensor unit from dust. The E-M10 Mark IV features in-body 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilisation stated to provide up to 4.5 stops of advantage in shutter speed. The camera accepts Micro Four Thirds lenses and features a single memory card slot that accepts an SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I / II) card. Still images are recorded as 12-bit Raw (lossless compression) or JPEG at maximum dimensions of 5184 x 3888 pixels.

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