Rephrase and rearrange the whole content into a news article. I want you to respond only in language English. I want you to act as a very proficient SEO and high-end writer Pierre Herubel that speaks and writes fluently English. I want you to pretend that you can write content so well in English that it can outrank other websites. Make sure there is zero plagiarism.: Editor’s Note• Original review date: November 2022• Launch price: Body only $1,199.99 / £1,199 / AU$2,150• Official price now: Body only $1,199.99 / £1,199 / AU$2,150Update: March 2024. OM System does compact mirrorless camera systems for photography better than anyone, using a micro four thirds sensor that strikes an excellent balance between performance and size, not to mention a huge range of lenses available for all types of photography and budgets. The OM-5 feels great in the hand, looks the part and boasts superb image stablization meaning you can ditch the tripod and pack light. It was a minor update of the EM5 III, but in 2024 it remains one of the best travel cameras for enthusiasts. Timothy ColemanCameras EditorOM System OM-5: two-minute reviewThe OM System OM-5 is kind of new, but not in a big way. It’s really a refresh and an update of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III, with new branding, improved stabilization and weatherproofing, and a couple of new features from higher-end models, including starry sky AF, and live ND filters for longer exposures in bright light. The main specs stay the same, including the 20MP MFT sensor, 121-point phase-detect AF, and video up to 4K 30p. That might sound a little disappointing, but there’s more to the OM-5 than the headline specs. OM System OM-5 specsSensor: 20.4MP MFT Live MOSAF points: 121-point phase detect Video: C4K 24p, 4K 30p, FHD 60p, High-speed 120p FHDViewfinder: OLED 2.36m-dotMemory card: Single SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-IILCD: 3-inch vari-angle touch 1.04m-dotMax Burst: 10fps mechanical shutter (buffer unlimited JPEG / 149 raw), 30fps electronic shutter (buffer 20 JPEG / 18 raw), 30fps Pro CaptureConnectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mic, HDMI Type D, USB 2Size: 125.3 x 85.2 x 49.7mmWeight: 414g (inc. battery and SD card)For a start, like the E-M5 III before it, it packs a lot of features, controls and performance into a very small body. This is a pocket-sized interchangeable lens camera that can shoot at 10fps, or 30fps with 14-shot pre-buffer in Pro Capture mode. It has Live Bulb and Live Composite modes for watching exposure build ‘live’ at night, and its pixel-shift High Res capture mode can create 50MP images handheld, and 80MP images on a tripod.The external controls are remarkably well laid out for a camera so small, with a real quality feel to them, and as well as an EVF you get a vari-angle screen. OM System is pitching this as a go-anywhere adventure camera and it’s certainly one of the best travel cameras you can buy, thanks in part to some excellent, compact and affordable lenses. The OM-5 may not break any technical barriers, but as a piece of intelligent product design, it’s pretty remarkable.(Image credit: Rod Lawton)OM System OM-5: price and release date• OM System OM-5 body only: $1,199.99 / £1,199 (about AU$2,150)• OM System OM-5 with 12-45mm f/4 Pro lens: $1,599.99 / £1,499 (about AU$2,850)• OM System OM-5 with 14-150mm f/5.6 II lens (UK only): £1,499The previous Olympus OM-D E-M5 III was never a cheap camera, and that’s worth mentioning, because although the OM-5 has a new maker and a new model name, it’s largely the same camera.So if the OM-5’s predecessor seemed stubbornly pricey back then, the same applies now. The OM-5 is a powerful little camera, but it does not do anything remarkable for the money; it’s worth its price tag in our opinion, but you’re not getting a bargain in terms of value for money.It’s up against some good cameras in the same price bracket, including the Canon EOS R10, Fujifilm X-S10, Nikon Z50 and Sony A6400, all of which have APS-C sensors. But then the Canon and the Nikon don’t have any lenses to speak of (it’s true!), and the A6400 is an old camera with no IBIS, which leaves the Fujifilm X-S10 as the most serious competitor.The OM-5 has a smaller MFT sensor, of course. A lot of folk are convinced this gives it a serious image quality disadvantage – wrongly, as it happens. What it also has is a range of lenses that’s broadar then those of it’s rivals, and the lenses themselves are physically smaller. You can’t use a camera without lenses.• Value rating: 4/5(Image credit: Rod Lawton)OM System OM-5 design and handling• Mini-DSLR style design• Flip-out vari-angle screen• Single SD card slot• Twin control dials• Dual mode function leverFor a camera packing this performance, power, and range of features, the OM-5 is very small. This could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on whether you’re using big professional, constant-aperture lenses, or the smaller zooms and primes from the Olympus range – and whether you’re looking for a tiny travel camera or a big do-it-all mirrorless with serious grunt.With smaller lenses, the OM-5 is just divine. If you want to use larger lenses, it really needs the optional grip (this doesn’t take extra batteries; it’s just a bigger grip) in order for it to feel balanced and comfortable.Regardless of that, OM System (not ‘Olympus’, remember) has done a remarkable job of getting a lot of very usable physical controls onto such a small body. The OM System f/4 Pro lenses are a perfect match for the OM-5’s compact body. This is the 12-45m f/4 kit lens, a stellar performer (Image credit: Rod Lawton)The EVF is good enough, though it lacks the outright resolution of newer and more expensive rivals, and the flip-out vari-angle screen on the back is a nice feature on a camera as small as this, and a useful one too.The single SD card slot might deter power users looking for the additional security and backup options of a dual-card setup, but there’s a limit to how much you can fit into a body as small as this. One reason for choosing two card slots is to cover the possibility of card failure, which is rare. Another is to separate stills and video, JPEGs and raw, captures and backups – all of which are reasonable pro requirements, but somewhat outside the remit of a camera like this.There’s only a single SD card slot, but then there’s hardly space for more (Image credit: Rod Lawton)The twin control dials have a smooth, solid feel and a function lever on the back swaps between two sets of adjustments for these dials (Image credit: Rod Lawton)There are two control dials on the top of the E-M5 and these work really well, and are given extra versatility by the dual-mode lever on the back of the camera which switches their functions. You do have to remember what you’ve set these dials up to do for each function mode, but if you can do that you’ll get a very quick system for changing a multitude of settings from shutter speed to aperture, and from white balance to EV compensation.The OM-5’s external controls have a quality feel, and a logic that’s very endearing. Olympus (sorry, OM System – it still takes some getting used to) is very good indeed at making the controls on small cameras work as well as, or better than, those on larger ones.• Design score: 5/5OM System OM-5: features and performance• 6.5-stop IBIS (7.5-stop with sync IS)• Extensive and customizable Art Filters• Pro Capture with pre-shot buffer• In-camera focus stacking• 50MP/80MP High Res Shot• Live Composite, Live Bulb, Live NDPractically every camera maker in the world now offers 5-axis in-body stabilization systems which it considers the best on the market. But OM System (see, we didn’t say ‘Olympus’!) and Panasonic between them have, we would say, the best. It’s perhaps to do with the smaller sensor size and mass, or the algorithms used, but the OM-5’s stabilization is pretty remarkable. It has its limits for video – an IBIS system simply can’t smooth camera movements like a gimbal – but for all the perceived ‘faults’ of MFT systems, the stabilization is remarkable.The 20MP Micro Four Thirds sensor is half the area of APS-C but still delivers very good photo and video quality – you have to be a pixel-peeper to see the difference (Image credit: Rod Lawton)The…
