Olympus OM-D E-M10 Pro Reviews

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 is positioned as the entry-level OM-D camera, though it's just as capable in most ways as its more advanced siblings. It borrows the E-M5's impressive imaging capabilities, without the weatherproofing, and adds built-in Wi-Fi. The E-M10 offers an impressive level of direct control in a camera body that's light and compact.

I like the Olympus OM-D E-M10 a lot. It's small and light enough to fit in a large coat pocket or small bag so it can be used as a carry-round camera. It affords lots of control over images, feels good in the hand and has a control layout that's easy to get to grips with. It also has a healthy number of customisation options and produces high quality images. As with Olympus's other recent compact system cameras, the Art Filters can be customised and used when you're shooting in advanced exposure modes like aperture priority, shutter priority and manual. What's more, you can use them when shooting raw and JPEG files simultaneously to have a 'clean' image for processing. You can even bracket to have all your favorite Filters applied with one press of the shutter release. Some of the filter effect results are superb.Just about the only thing we don't like about the E-M10 is that its AF system isn't fast enough for shooting low-light gigs and fairgrounds. That's not an issue exclusive to the E-M10, it's an issue for all CSCs that we've tested to date and it's something that SLRs take the lead on. In daylight, however, the E-M10's AF system is one of the best around in a CSC (only pipped by the hybrid system in the OM-D E-M1) and it's capable of bringing still and moving subjects quickly into focus. It might be small and light, but the E-M10 feels like a proper camera, and when you look at the images that it produces, you know it is.

The Olympus OM-D E-M10 takes the already winning formula of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 and E-M1, mixes some of the best bits together, and squeezes them into a more compact stylish metal body. In addition Olympus has added some of the latest image processing technologies from the top of the range E-M1, as well as Wi-Fi connectivity and a built in pop-up flash. To make the OM-D E-M10 even more appealing Olympus has released an extremely compact power zoom lens, the M.Zuiko 14-42mm EZ lens that delivers impressive image quality, as well as making the camera fit neatly into your pocket! Image quality is impressive with bright saturated colours and excellent levels of detail. Built in image stabilisation helps get good shots in low light, as well as steadying videos recorded with the camera. This also works with any other lens you might want to use with the camera, and there are a growing number of Micro Four Thirds lenses to choose from, including the new Olympus 25mm f/1.8 prime lens, and a fun 9mm fish-eye body cap lens. Priced at £699 with the M.Zuiko 14-42 EZ power zoom lens, the camera is one of the smallest interchangeable lens cameras available with a built in electronic viewfinder, and well worth investing in.

The E-M10 is a solid CSC we can easily recommend. With a $799 kit price, it’s much more competitive versus other mirrorless models, and its size and light weight make it a good option for those moving up to an interchangeable lens camera from a compact; it also makes an ideal travel camera. Any Olympus PEN owner looking to upgrade will be very happy with the E-M10. So, here’s our reason why we feel it’s still somewhat pricey. Is the camera better than a Fujifilm X-M1 or a Samsung NX300, which have larger APS-C sensors and cost less? No, but Olympus fans will be pleased with this new camera that lets them use their MFT glass to take fine photographs, and that gets our recommendation.

The entry-level mirrorless OM-D E-M10 is another winner in Olympus' OM-D series. Its image quality, speedy performance, and built-in EVF earn it Editors' Choice honors.