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Olympus OMD EM1 16.3MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera

Olympus OMD EM1 16.3MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Olympus OMD EM1 16.3MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	16.3 MP	20.9 MP
Sensor Type	MOS	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
general
Brand	Olympus	Nikon
Model	OMD EM1 16.3MP DSLR Camera	D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	OMD EM1	D500
Model Number	OMD EM1	D500 Body Only
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	Body Only	Body Only
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	16.3 MP	20.9 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	130.4 x 93.5 x 63.1 mm	115 x 147 x 81 mm
Weight	497 GM	860 GM
Face Detection	Yes	-
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack Microphone Input	HDMI
Accessory Shoe	Hot Shoe	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
sensor features
Sensor Type	MOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	4/3 inch	36.0 x 24.0
Sensor Technology	MOS	-
ISO Rating	-	ISO 100 - 51200
lens features
Lens Type	Micro Four Thirds Mount	-
Focal Length	1.3x - 1.48x -1m-1, 50 mm Lens, Infinity	-
Manual Focus	Yes	Yes
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Lens Mount	-	Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts
Other Lens Features	-	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR Lenses, Including Type G, E, and D Lenses Some Restrictions Apply to PC Lenses and DX Lenses, AI-P NIKKOR Lenses and Non-CPU AI Lenses Exposure Modes A and M Only, IX NIKKOR Lenses, Lenses for the F3AF and Non-AI Lenses can not be Used, The Electronic Rangefinder can be Used with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/5.6 or Faster The Electronic Rangefinder Supports 15 Focus Points with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster, of Which 9 Points are Available for Selection
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	Eye-level Electronic Viewfinder	Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4 to +2 m	-2 to +1 m sup -1
Viewfinder Eye Point	21 mm	-
Other Viewfinder Features	2-axis Level Guage, Horizontal / Vertical 1-axis Level Guage Available with Half-pressing Shutter Release Button Finder Style 1, 2, Finder Style Selectable from 3 Types, Brightness, Color Temperature Control	Reflex Mirror Quick Return Type, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Pressing Pv Button Stops Lens Aperture Down to Value Selected by User A and M Modes or by Camera P and S Modes , Viewfinder Eye Point 16 mm
Viewfinder Coverage	-	98%
Viewfinder Magnification	-	1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity,
focus features
Focus Mode	Single AF S-AF, Continuous AF C-AF, Manual Focus MF, S-AF and MAF Tracking C-AF and TR	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Focus Points	81 Area Multiple AF Contrast Detection AF, 37-area Multiple AF Phase-difference Detection AF	153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection
Metering Modes	Digital ESP, Center Weighted Average, Spot, Spot with Highlight Control, Spot with Shadow Control	Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M
White Balancing	Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 2 Capture WBS, Custom WB	Auto 3 Types, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual Upto 6 Values can be Stored, Spot White Balance Measurement Available During Live view, Choose Color Temperature 2500 K to 10000 K, All with Fine-tuning, Bracketing Types Exposure, Flash, White Balance, ADL
Other Focus Features	Full-time AF Not Available when Four Thirds Lens is Mounted, Magnified Frame AF Selectable from Over 800 AF Points, Enlarged View Check by Magnify Button Available with Old Lenses, Magnification 5x, 7x, 10x Default, 14x Selectable, Face Detection AF, Eye Detection AF, Eye Detection AF Mode Off, Nearer-eye Priority, Right-eye Priority, Left-eye Priority, Focus Point Selection All Target, Group Target Area 9-area, Single Target Standard Target Size / Small Target Size, AF Illuminator, Manual Focus Assist Customize Function Live View Image is Magnified when Focus Ring is Rotated at S-AF and MF / MF Mode, Peaking Function White Edge Type, Black Edge Type, High-speed Imager AF Contrast Detection / Phase-difference Detection	Focal Length in 35 mm 135 Format Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Detection Range
exposure features
Exposure Mode	iAuto, P Program AE, A Aperture Priority AE, S Shutter Priority AE, M Manual Bulb, Time, Scene Select AE, Art Filter, Underwater Wide / Macro, My Set	-
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	Yes	-
Spot Meter	Yes	-
Exposure Compensation	5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV Steps Selectable	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV
Manual Exposure	Yes	Yes
Other Exposure Features	-	Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value
shutter features
Shutter Type	Computerized Focal-plane Shutter	Electronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode
Shutter Speed	1/8000 sec	1/8000 - 30 sec
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Other Shutter Features	Bulb / Time Default Setting 8 mins 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 min Selectable	Approximate Frame Advance Rate 10 fps, CL 1 to 9 fps, CH 10 fps, QC 3 fps, Speed 1/8000 to 30 sec in Steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250
flash features
Flash Modes	Flash Auto, Red-eye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow Sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 1st Curtain, Slow-sync 2nd Curtain, Manual 1/1 Full - 1/64	Front-curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported
Flash Compensation	3 Frames in 0.3 / 0.7 / 1.0 EV Step Selectable	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV
Other Flash Features	-	Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, i-TTL Balanced Fill-flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix, Center-weighted and Highlight-weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Fill-flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes After Flash is Fired at Full Output
image features
Image Format	RAW 12-bit Loseless Compression, JPEG, RAW + JPEG, MPO 3D Still	File Format NEF RAW 12 or 14 bit Lossless Compressed, Compressed or Uncompressed, Large, Medium and Small Available Medium and Small Images are Recorded at a bit Depth of 12 bits Using Lossless Compression, TIFF RGB, JPEG JPEG-baseline Compliant with Fine 1 4, Normal 1 8 or Basic 1 16 Compression, Optimal Quality Compression Available, NEF RAW+JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats
Aspect Ratio	43, 169, 34, 32, 11	-
Gross Pixel	16.8 MP	-
Image Stabilizer	Yes	-
HDR Support	Yes	-
Image Processor	newYesPic VII Image Processor	-
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Display Resolution	1,037,000 dots	-
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes
LCD Display	Capacitance Type	-
LCD Display Image Resolution	1037000 dots	-
LCD Display Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	-
Other Display Features	Monitor Type Tilting Wide Monitor Touch Control in Electrostatic Capacitance Type, Color Tone Select Vivid, Natural, Playback Mode Single-frame, Information Display, Index Display 4 / 9 / 25 / 100 Frames, Calendar, Enlargement 2x - 14x, Movie with Sound, FF / Rew / Pause, Slide Show with Sound including BGM, Picture Rotation Auto, BGM Replace Function, Light Box Display, Information Display Histogram Independent Luminance / RGB, Highlight / Shadow Point Warning, AF Frame, Photographic Information, Off	Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Image Sensor Format DX, Monitor Tilting TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control
connectivity features
HDMI	Yes	-
USB	Yes	-
Wifi	Yes	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	UHS-I Compatible, Eye-fi Card Compatible	-
storage and power features
Upgradable Memory	Yes	-
Card Type	SD / SDHC / SDXC	-
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Number of Batteries	-	1
audio and video features
Microphone	Mono / Stereo	-
Audio Features	WAV	Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable
Video Quality	Full HD	-
Video Format	DCF, DPOF Compatible / Exif, Print Image Matching III, MPO Compatible	MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio Video Interface	NTSC, PAL	-
Video Features	Recording Image Size 4608 x 3456 Pixels RAW, 4608 x 3456 / 640 x 480 Pixels JPEG, Recording Movie MOV MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, AVI Motion JPEG, One-push Movie Digital Converter x 4 Available on Movie Effect Mode, Time Lapse Movie Available for AVI Motion JPEG, 1280 x 720, 10 fps, Movie Function Movie Effect One-shot Echo / Multi-echo / Art Fade, Default On, Art Filter Movie, Aperture Priority Movie, Shutter Speed Priority Movie, Manual Shot Movie, IS for Movie Built-in Image Sensor Shift Type Image Stabilization, M-I.S On Multi-motion IS Using Image Sensor Shit Type Image Stabilizer, Off, File Size MOV Format 4 GB, Motion-JPEG Format 2 GB	-
Video Resolution	-	1280 x 720
modes and functions features
HD Support	Yes	-
Still Image Mode	i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e-Portrait, Color Creator, Art Filters, Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key Except Art Filters	-
Scene Modes	Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Night, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS Mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach and Snow, Fisheye Conv, Wide Conv, Macro Conv, 3D, 3D Lens H-FT012 by Panasonic Only, Still Only	-

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