![]() The Cluster AF did a splendid job in rapidly locating the tennis player and achieving accurate focus with about 80% hit rate. Following the subject with the 300mm lens was not an issue, thanks to the effective IS on the lens that stabilized my view through the EVF. Since I had to rely on S-AF, I needed to quickly refocus (half-pressing the shutter button) each time the subject moved or changed position. I activated the Cluster AF, which only works in Single-AF mode, and not with C-AF mode. Video showing the Cluster AF in action while shooting a tennis game. The question here was how effectively can the Cluster AF perform? I acknowledge that Cluster AF is not exactly a new thing in the camera world, and can be found in many DSLR or mirrorless ILC cameras. I wanted to test how quickly and accurately the newly included Cluster AF points worked for fast moving subjects. Coincidentally, the 29th SEA (South East Asian) Games was taking place in my own backyard so I brought along the E-M10 Mark III with M.Zuiko 300mm F4 IS Pro to shoot tennis. The first torture test I put the E-M10 Mark III through was the autofocus performance while shooting sports. Slightly reworked and simplified menu and shortcutsįor full specifications of the E-M10 Mark III, you may visit the official product page here.Same built in EVF and Touch-AF LCD screen as the older E-M10 Mark II.Autofocus is contrast detect only, hence no improvement in C-AF tracking mode.New Cluster AF points selection, similar to E-M1 Mark II, but limited to only S-AF, and does not work in C-AF mode.121 AF points from E-M1 Mark II, instead of 81 points from E-M10 Mark II.UHD 4K video capture (3820 x 2160 resolution).5-Axis Image Stabilization, with slight improvements.Same 16MP image sensor, but with updated processor Truepic 8, the same processor used in E-M1 Mark II.Here are some highlights of the E-M10 Mark III’s specifications: Top: E-M10 Mark III, Bottom: E-M10 Mark II The biggest difference visually is the shape of the hand-grip, where the new E-M10 Mark III is slightly beefier and noticeably curved in shape. The design, size and overall layout of the controls and buttons are almost identical. You may view the sample images with the full EXIF info in the Google Photos gallery here.Ĭomparing the E-M10 Mark II and E-M10 Mark III side by side, it is quite difficult to tell the difference between the two. All images were shot in RAW, and processed through an early version of Olympus Viewer 3 which fully supported the E-M10 Mark III. This is a user experience based review, so my findings and conclusions are subjective. The OM-D E-M10 Mark III was on loan from Olympus Malaysia solely for review purposes. I am no longer an Olympus employee – this review was done independently. Some quick disclaimers before we dive in further. In this article I shall review the OM-D E-M10 Mark III’s performance based on my own experience. The new and third iteration of the E-M10 comes with a few feature upgrades and improvements. I personally own an E-M10 Mark II that was launched 2 years ago and have found it to be an extremely reliable and versatile camera to work with. Olympus just launched a new camera in their OM-D series – the E-M10 Mark III. Update (): Olympus has launched version 1.1 firmware update for E-M10 Mark III, enabling RC Mode (wireless flash TTL).
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