Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV
Announced August 4, 2020
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a compact, lightweight mirrorless camera that balances beginner-friendly usability with enough manual control to help users grow their skills. While it delivers sharp, punchy images and effective in-body stabilization, the design lacks professional features like a microphone port or weather sealing.
Weighted from 16 reviewer scores
Pros
- Effective in-body image stabilization
- Compact, lightweight, and portable body
- Excellent image quality and color reproduction
- Wide selection of affordable lenses
- Fast and accurate autofocus
Cons
- Lack of a microphone input jack
- Complex and unintuitive menu system
- Limited performance in low light and high ISO
- Inconvenient flip-down screen design for tripod use
- Absence of weather sealing
- Launch price $699.99 (USD)
- Sensor 20.3MP Micro Four Thirds CMOS
- Video 4K 29.97p
- Stabilization In-body IS
- Burst 15 fps mechanical
What the Reviewers Say
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- DPReview 81/100
The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a handsome entry-level camera with some helpful aids for new users, but with enough controls to provide room to grow.
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For beginners in photography and videography, the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is the pick of the company’s mirrorless camera range. It is lightweight, intuitive to use, and produces crisp, punchy images with its Four Thirds sensor.
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The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a compact, lightweight mirrorless camera with a vast array of features and abilities. There's very little to limit you in your pursuit for great photography.
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[T]he Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is an easier to use, higher resolution version of an entry-level camera that we've always had a lot of love for. It might not be the most revolutionary new camera in the world, but thankfully it's still a joy to own and use.
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The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a fantastic little camera with plenty to offer. If we had any criticisms, it would be that we’d love to see a mic port to go along with the 4K video capabilities and flip down screen.
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The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a solid starter camera, with support for swappable lenses, a stabilized Micro Four Thirds sensor, and a big lens catalog backing it up.
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If you’re a beginner or enthusiast who’s looking to take the next step up in photography, this is a brilliant option.
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Olympus's latest mirrorless camera delivers excellent image quality in a compact design that's a joy to use.
- Digital Trends 7/10
As a budget model, the Olympus E-M10 Mark IV captures excellent images with a few sacrifices to performance, build quality, and controls. For the price, the E-M10 has a lot to offer, including excellent images, 4K video, a compact body, and image stabilization.
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A small, lightweight camera that offers a great balance between usability, quality and an easy-to-understand, beginner-friendly interface.
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To me, it's an easy recommendation to any beginner to amateur photographer as well as travelers and casual vloggers, so well done Olympus.
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The Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV is a capable entry level Micro Four Thirds camera that can deliver great results. The images come out sharp with plenty of fine details, good color rendition and respectable dynamic range, with perfectly usable straight out of camera JPEGs.
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When paired with the Backscatter Octo housing, the E-M10 Mark IV is a versatile and capable system offering amazing value.
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A small, beginner-friendly camera that can accommodate 'grab-and-go' users while offering creative potential to help grow your skills and experience.
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I really like the the construction and the feel of this particular camera, and I really do like the layout as well.
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My brand is “Packs Light, physically and mentally” and I definitely think the E-M10 Mark IV will help pack light physically with it’s lighter camera body, and mentally by taking the stress out of photography!
