Olympus E-M1X camera review by Camera Labs (recap by 43addict):
Compared to the E-M1 Mark II
Shares the 20MP sensor from the E-M1 Mark II
Integrated battery grip
Larger
Toucher credentials
Improved AF
Better IBIS
$2,999
Beefed up E-M1 Mark II, but not a replacement
Only the second camera to use the 20MP sensor
7 Stops of compensation or 7.5 with sync IS lenses
Easy to hand hold beyond 1 second and Gordan made it to 8 seconds without bracing himself
They have the best IBIS
First IPX1 rated camera – should survive 10 min of rain and he has taken it out for longer without issue
He dumped a bucket of water on the camera with Olympus’ permission and it worked fine
Half the price of Canon and Nikon’s top of the line pro cameras and smaller/lighter than them
Good power button
Art filters no longer have a dedicated position
Dedicated bulb mode
Control dials no longer on the top, but are now embedded in the body for better weatherproofing
Lots of buttons on the back and an AF joystick
Large 0.83x EVF 2.36million dot LCD
LCD was picked for refresh rate
Tilty flippy screen so you can shoot selfies of video
Tap screen for AF points
Quick menu
Can swipe through images, but can’t pinch to zoom
Each battery is good for about 400 shots
If you’re shooting continuously you can easily get over 1,000
The camera only shows the status of battery one so if one is low and two is full it will blink at you even though you have an entire second battery to burn through.
Twin UHS-II cards
High speed is only single AF and lower speeds can do continuous
All points are cross type
Eye AF and tracking AF are much better
Panning with the electronic shutter can cause some issues
Pre-shooting works great for shooting birds and the camera works very well for tracking birds, but not as good as Sony
Can do focus bracketing with up to 999 shots
Can do focus stacking in camera
Focus stacking in camera only works with pro lenses
Can adjust geometry in camera
The handheld high-resolution mode works well
The high-resolution shot mode takes a while to process and they take even longer in handheld mode
Simulation of ND filters in camera works well, but it slows the camera down a lot
Must be in manual or shutter priority mode to use the ND filter simulation
Seascape shooters will likely stick to physical ND filters
Custom AF Zones is a new feature for making your own custom shapes that can be added to the AF zone menu
Lots of AF customization
If you have the top dial on bulb timer you can then set up to half an hr in the menus, which makes long exposure easy
There is a preview mode for long exposure that only Olympus has
Good geotagging capabilities
Bluetooth is very useful with the Olympus AP
Olympus has great color science, but it oversharpens a bit
Not great high ISO so keep it below 1600
Great to handhold capture motion blur
You really don’t need a tripod with this camera
As ISO goes up the Sony a9 becomes a much better option
No 4k 60p
Video is very much like the EM1 MarkII
Can capture 60fps at 20mp
1080 is available up to 120p fps but there is a crop
No crop at 4k
Cinima 4k only 24p
MIS1 adds additional digital stabilization when recording video
Very stable when filming
Eerily stable for filming video when you stop moving no matter how long the lens
Filming with dual IS and non-dual IS lenses is amazingly stable
There is a mic input and headphone jack
Not needing a tripod makes it a more portable kit
Most of the features are available in the E-M1 Mark II
It’s hard to make the price leap from the E-M1 Mark II and if you can the Sony a9 might be a better value
The Olympus OM-D EM1X is the biggest/heaviest/most expensive m43 camera yet