Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera offers rich feature set, fine design, and excellent image quality.

Olympus reached back to its design roots when crafting the new OM-D E-M5 micro four thirds camera. The original OM line of film SLRs was known for its rich feature set and stylish, compact design. Now, released as a digital body, the first offering in the new OM-D line is the E-M5.

Outstanding image quality; Highly customizable feature set; Compact design; Wide selection of accessories and lenses; Weather resistant body; Art Filters add fun factor; Good macro mode on 12-50mm zoom; Fast autofocus and burst mode

Menu system can be daunting; No built-in mic adapter; Small buttons can be difficult for large fingers; Soft humming noise when powered up

Buy this camera if : - You want a compact and well-built, SLR-like digital camera with interchangeable lenses, raw file capture plus in-camera image stabilisation and effective dust reduction technology. - You'd like Full HD video recording with stereophonic sound.

Olympus has been a leader in the Compact System Camera revolution, and the OM-D E-M5 will solidify that position. It is a good-looking, well-designed, highly capable camera. I recommend the 12-50 mm zoom lens with the body, which currently lists for £1,149 for the kit.

After having updated its 35mm Pen cameras for the digital age, Olympus is trying the same trick with its legendary OM SLRs. While the SLR-style optical viewfinder has been ditched, the OM-D E-M5 'recycles' plenty of the...

Weatherproof finish (and weatherproof 12-50 mm lens; Great retro design; Picture quality up to 3200 ISO; Two settings dials; Effective stabilisation system; Sharp; smooth EVF; Tilt LCD touchscreen; Quiet shutter release

No built-in flash (separate accessory supplied; Battery life could be better; Menus can be confusing; Handling - room for improvement; No headphones or mic sockets for video; 3D AF tracking isn't always reliable; No GPS; no Wi-Fi

Over the past year there has been an influx of retro-styled cameras making their way onto the market; now it's the turn of Olympus to enter the ring with the film SLR-inspired Olympus OM-D E-M5.

Many words have been printed about this diminutive camera and you've no doubt read all the technical discussion. But what can you DO with one Ergonomics: Oly were always pretty good with ergonomics - more shooting, less fiddling and the EM-5 is great, given the size restraints.

Overall a stellar package with the kit lens. The obvious items are that this is a really small package for SLR capabilities. I get really sharp photos overall and very little noise in low light.

Sharp photos; great low light; beautiful viewfinder; touchscreen focusing; weather sealed

Price; would like brighter kit lens

I belong to a photography club were we go on monthly photo shoots which some of them have to be existing light no flash. The last one was very dark with only limited lighting from windows and fluorescent. I had to use a high ISO and the results were great.

Easy to Use; Fast Shutter Speed; Good Battery Life; Good in Low Light; Great Resolution; Large Clear LCD; Small / Compact

Don't buy from this seller. As soon as I started shooting with it and really testing it out the dang thing keeps locking up on me. Never had any problems with any of my canons EVER and I shoot everyday. ALOT. Bought this to travel with and nope.