This may be unfair, I've not used a 'proper' camera for years and perhaps they are all similar and this one, that so many people love, compares well to similar models.
Having spent a good deal of money on a new phone because it's got a very good camera, I wanted an even better camera that isn't too big. This seemed as if it'd be perfect.
It's bigger than I expected and heavier - I hoped it's performance would excel and I'd make a place for it... Hmmm needing to carry a bag...
I was surprised just how small and extremely cluttered the screen is - and how non-functional and slow it is compared to one on the most basic smart phone. Too small to properly look at an image. It needs to be the full size of the camera back and the silly physical rocker controls moved to the front or incorporated.
Good though it could be to have physical dials, and the one to alter the exposure was handy, I found them awkward. And the silly mock sound of the loud, shutter closing that can be turned off on some settings but not others (grrr) and the mini SLR styling made me think that, not just stylistically but functionally, this sort of 'proper' camera is stuck in the past.
The vast range of options in the menus, many of which are a choice between something noone will want and what everyone wants (so are pointless) still left me lacking in terms of some really basic controls that are standard on a phone - but really rubbish 'art' settings are available for that really-bad 70s filter look.
The connection via Bluetooth/WiFi via the app to phone to transfer photos to a phone (only to find the Olympus raw file type needs to be further converted) is temperamental and slow to say the least and looks and functions like an app from several years ago.
More fundamental than all, on close, fine inspection. The images I took, when blown up, were more grainy than thr ones I took on my phone. That decided it for me - I'd have tolerated all of the rest of it for stunning images that were better than those from my phone.
And, grrrr 30 years since I had a top end Canon, proper camera makers still haven't sorted the tiresome issue of putting on/removing (probably loosing) the lens cap... Small thing but a real throw back to the many annoyances of older cameras - I guess the clumsy process for uploading images is still a bit quicker than film.
It feels as if cameras have got stuck in a tech era from the mid 2000s. It really isn't much better than a mid range Panasonic I bought and tired of 8 years ago.
I'm deeply disappointed tbh. I really, really, want a phone like device with a really good lens and sensor and the sort of processing power, or the simplicity of the 'manual' controls I have in my phone. But it felt like, and performed like a throw back... and I can write this on my phone too.
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 31.4 x 24 x 17.6 centimeter |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 1.45 Kilogram |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 49 x 122 x 84 millimeter |
| Item Weight | 620 Gram |
| Varumärke | Olympus |
| Färg | Silver |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 15 FPS |
| Has Image Stabilization | Ja |
| ISO Range | 80 -25600 |
| Tillgängliga minnesplatser | 1 |
| Min Shutter Speed | 1/16000 Sekunder |
| Model Year | 2020 |
| Artikelnummer | E-M10IV Body silver |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/16000 Sekunder |
| Stil | Hölje |
| Effective Still Resolution | 20.3 MP |
| Tillverkare | Olympus |
| Artikelnummer | V207130SE000 |
| Produktens mått | 4.9 x 12.17 x 8.44 cm; 620 Gram |
| ASIN | B08F79JFK6 |
