launch
Announced
Feb 7, 2014
Body type
Camera subcategory
SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor
Effective pixels
16 megapixels
Max resolution
4608 x 3456
Sensor size
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
Sensor type
CMOS
Processor
Venus Engine IX
Image ratio w:h
1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Sensor photo detectors
17 megapixels
Other resolutions
4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3456 x 3456, 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 2448 x 2448, 2336 x 1752, 2356 x 1560, 1920 x 1080, 1744 x 1744, 1824 x 1368, 1824 x 1216, 1824 x 1024, 1712 x 1712
Image
ISO
Auto, 200-25600
Boosted ISO (minimum)
100
White balance presets
5
Custom white balance
Yes (4 spots)
Image stabilization
No
Image stabilization notes
—
Uncompressed format
RAW
JPEG quality levels
Fine, standard
Photography features
Minimum shutter speed
60 sec
Maximum shutter speed
1/8000 sec
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
—
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Manual exposure mode
Yes
Subject / scene modes
No
Built-in flash
Yes
Flash range
17.00 m (at ISO 200)
External flash
Yes (via hotshoe or PC sync)
Flash modes
Auto, auto/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync/redeye reduction, forced off
Continuous drive
12.0 fps
Self-timer
Yes (2 or 10 secs (single or three-shot))
Metering modes
Exposure compensation
±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)
AE Bracketing
±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
WB Bracketing
Yes (3 exposures in blue/amber or magenta/green axis)
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCD
Fully articulated
Screen size
3″
Screen dots
1,036,000
Touch screen
Yes
Screen type
OLED
Live view
Yes
Viewfinder type
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage
100%
Viewfinder magnification
0.67×
Viewfinder resolution
2,359,000
Videography features
Resolutions
4096 x 2160 (24p), 3840 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p), 1920 x 1080 (24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p), 1280 x 720 (24p, 25p, 30p), 640 x 480 (25p, 30p)
File Format
MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone
Stereo
Speaker
Mono
Videography notes
Supports IBP and ALL-Intra codecs; 1080p data rates up to 200 Mbps
Optics & Focus
Autofocus
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Multi-area
- Center
- Selective single-point
- Tracking
- Single
- Continuous
- Touch
- Face Detection
- Live View
Manual focus
Yes
Number of focus points
49
Lens mount
Micro Four Thirds
Focal length multiplier
2×
Digital zoom
Yes (2x, 4x)
Physical
Weight (inc. batteries)
560 g (1.23 lb / 19.75 oz)
Dimensions
133 x 93 x 84 mm (5.24 x 3.66 x 3.31″)
Environmentally sealed
Yes
Battery
Battery Pack
Battery details
DMW-BLF19 lithium-ion battery and charger
Battery Life (CIPA)
500
Storage
Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Connectivity
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Yes (micro-HDMI)
Microphone port
Yes
Headphone port
Yes
Wireless
Built-In
Wireless notes
802.11b/g/n, WPA/WPA2, WPS, Wi-Fi Direct
Remote control
Yes (via DMW-RSL1 wired remote)
Other features
Orientation sensor
Yes
Timelapse recording
Yes
GPS
None
GPS notes
—
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