Olympus OM-1 micro four-thirds camera announced

Saturday 19 February 2022, 16:08 by Elja Trum | 3,518 views | 2 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

OM Digital Solutions announced the OM-1 this week, a 20.4-megapixel mirrorless camera with a 20-megapixel sensor. The camera can take up to 120 photos per second.

Olympus OM-1 specifications

- 20.4-megapixel Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor
- 10 photos per second with mechanical shutter
- 120 photos per second with electronic shutter
- 4K video @ 60 fps, Full HD up to 250 fps
- 5-axis image stabilisation on the sensor
- High-Res Shot mode up to 50 megapixels handheld
- High-Res Shot mode up to 80 megapixels from a tripod
- 1,053 cross-type phase-detection autofocus points
- AI autofocus mode for people, birds, dogs, cats and vehicles
- Weather-sealed body
- 2x SD(XC) card slots
- 3-inch display (1.62 million pixels)
- Weight: 511 grams

The extremely high speed of 120 photos per second is somewhat limited. Only the focus and exposure for the first photo are determined in this mode. All subsequent photos are then taken with these settings.

If you limit (if you can call it a limitation) the number of photos per second to 50, you can continue to use automatic exposure and autofocus between shots.

At first glance, it looks like a very capable little camera. The Micro Four Thirds sensor could be useful for bird photographers, for example, especially in combination with the speed. They can mount light and affordable super-telephoto zoom lenses on it.

Price and availability

The Olympus OM-1 should be available in about a month and has a recommended retail price of 2,199 euros for the body only. In combination with a 12-40mm f/2.8, you pay 2,799 euros for it.

2 new lenses

OM Digital Solutions has also announced two new lenses, the M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO II and the M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/4.0 PRO.

OM 12-40mm 40-150mm

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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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2 comments

L.p van Kessel wrote on Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 13:15 | reply
What is the point of taking 120 shots per sec, a. how does one then determine the best choice, and that without different exposures? Is there some kind of competition going on as to who can handle the most? A ridiculous feature!!
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paul wrote on Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 13:38 | reply
Olympus is the most underrated camera brand at the moment, despite their high quality, very good lenses and above all being lightweight to lug around.
Hopefully this OM 1 will now change that.
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