Olympus has unveiled the second generation of its entry-level OM-D body, the E-M10 Mark II. The new model includes a redesigned 5-axis stabilisation system, a new 2.36-million-dot electronic viewfinder, and additional movie frame rates with Full HD (1080) video now available in 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p. Compared to the original model the Mark II uses an electronic shutter and offers a slightly faster continuous shooting speed, up from 8 to 8.5 frames per second in JPEG and RAW modes. The new model is also 10g lighter.
Other key features include a tilting LCD screen, 16.1 megapixel LiveMOS sensor, TruePic VII image engine, focus bracketing, touchscreen AF point selection, 4K resolution time-lapsed movies, built-in flash and Wi-Fi.
With Olympus' OI Share app (for iOs and Android) users can wirelessly transfer pictures and videos from the camera to a phone, post them to social channels, and control the camera remotely.
As well as increasing the resolution of the new viewfinder (up from 1.44 to 2.36 million dots), Olympus has added a new feature called simulated optical viewfinder (S-OVF), which it says mimics the visual experience of a traditional SLR camera. It does this by enhancing HDR to improve viewing visibility in backlit photography. Olympus says the viewfinder also, "re-introduces the element of creative unpredictability inherent to SLRs."
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II will be available in September, priced from $799 (body only).
