The Olympus E-M10 Mark III camera has a 16MP sensor, not 20MP as some reports suggested

The Olympus E-M10 Mark III specifications leaked online. As I already reported, the new MFT model will have 4k video and will be released by the end of the year. The rumors about a 20MP sensor that have been repeated by some websites for months were completely wrong - the E-M10 Mark III will have a 16MP sensor:

– Sensor: Total pixel 17.2 MP, effective 16.1 MP 4/3 Live MOS

– Dust Reduction: Super Sonic Wave Filter

– Image processing engine: TruePic VIII

– Super spot AF, face priority AF, pupil priority AF

– Focus point: 121 point contrast AF

– AF auxiliary light: yes

– AF target pad: Yes

– Manual focus assist: enlargement, focus peaking

– Camera shake correction: 5 axis shake correction (movie, still), effects for 4 steps

– Machine shutter: 1/4000 to 60 seconds

– Electronic front curtain shutter (anti shock mode): 1/320 to 60 seconds

– Electronic shutter (silent mode): 1/16000 to 30 seconds

– Continuous shooting is 8.6 frames / sec (focus, exposure fixed) in H mode, 4.8 frames / sec in L mode

– Unlimited number of continuous shootable images is “L”, 22 for RAW, 36 for JPEG

– EVF: 2.36 million dots, magnification 1.23 times, eye point 19.2 mm

– Back monitor: 102,000 dots, 3 type, touch panel, tilt type

– Tilt angle: Up to 85 degrees, down to 45 degrees

– Metering range: -2 to 20 EV

– ISO range: LOW (100 equivalent) manually, 200-25600

– Built-in flash: Guide number 5.8 (ISO 100)

– Sync speed: 1 / 250s

– Media: SD, SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I, UHS-II, Eye-Fi compatible

– File format: RAW (12 bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW + JPEG

– Video: 4K 30p (102 Mbps), Full HD 60 p

– Battery: BLS-50

– Weight: 410 g (including battery and memory card), 362 g (body only)

– Size: 121.5 x 83.6 x 49.5 mm

The new Olympus E-M10 Mark III camera will be available in black and silver and the price in Japan will be 87,480 yen including tax (around $800). The recently leaked Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 17mm f/1.2 PRO lens will probably be announced together with the E-M10 III camera.

Via Digicame-info, 43addict