Full OM-5II specs list!

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On June 17 OM Digital will announce the new OM-5II at the BildExpo event. Specs seem to be about the same of current OM-5 camera with some minor differences. Here is the full spec list:

OM-5 Mark II – Detailed Specifications
Product Type Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera
Memory SD, SDHC (UHS-I / II), SDXC (UHS-I / II)
Sensor size 17.4 mm × 13.0 mm (Micro Four Thirds)
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds Mount
Image sensor type 4/3 Live MOS Sensor
Number of pixels Effective: Approx. 20.4 million, Total: Approx. 21.8 million
Aspect ratio 4:3
Dust reduction Supersonic Wave Filter (image sensor dust reduction system)
Recording format DCF2.0, Exif3.0
File format JPEG, RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG+RAW
Recording image size RAW: 5184 × 3888
JPEG: 5184 × 3888 ~ 1024 × 768
Image stabilisation type Built-in 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilisation
Image stabilisation mode S-IS AUTO, S-IS1, S-IS2, S-IS3, OFF
Stabilisation performance In-body IS: center 6.5 steps, corner 5.5 steps
Sync IS: center 7.5 steps, corner 6.5 steps
*When using M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-45mm F4.0 PRO at 45mm or 12-100mm F4.0 IS PRO at 100mm
5-axis Sync IS Available
*When using M.Zuiko Digital lenses with IS
Focal length setting 11 settings: 10 programmable (10 lenses)
*Lenses without communication function can be registered
Finder type Eye-level OLED electronic viewfinder, approx. 2.36M dots
Field of view / Magnification Approx. 100% / 1.23× ~ 1.37× (-1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity)
*1: Finder Style 1, 2 (aspect ratio 4:3)
*2: Finder Style 3 (aspect ratio 4:3)
Eye point / Diopter adjustment Approx. 27mm (-1m-1), -4 ~ +2m-1
Display Grid Off / normal / trichotomy / golden / scale / diagonal / movie grid
Level Gauge 2-axis (horizontal/vertical)
Finder Style 3 styles
Brightness and Colour Temperature EVF Auto Luminance, ±2 brightness, ±3 colour temp
Eyecup EP-15 (bundled), EP-16 (optional)
Monitor type 3.0-inch vari-angle monitor (touch), Approx. 1.04M dots (3:2)
Tilting capability Swivel type
Touch control Shutter release, Touch AF (AF area selection/size), Face select, AF targeting pad, Playback, Live Guide, SCN mode, Super Control Panel, Wi-Fi, Movie controls, Menu control
*Tab selection/page selection/character input
Monitor Brightness / Colour Temperature ±7 levels / ±7 levels
AF system High-speed imager AF
*Phase + contrast AF used in combination
AF working range ~ -3.5 EV to 20 EV
*ISO approx. 100, F2.8 lens
Focusing point / modes 121-point cross-type phase + contrast AF
All target, Single (Normal / Small), Cross (5-area), Middle (9-area), Large (25-area), Custom target
*Number of saved custom target settings: 4
OM-5 Mark II – Focus, Exposure & Shooting
Focus mode Single AF (S-AF), Single AF+MF (S-AF+MF), Continuous AF (C-AF), Continuous AF+MF (C-AF+MF), Manual Focus (MF),
AF tracking (C-AF + TR)*, AF tracking+MF (C-AF + TR+MF)*,
Preset MF, Starry sky AF (S-AF), Starry sky AF+MF (S-AF+MF)
* Cannot be set when all target are on, face detection is on
C-AF tracking sensitivity setting 5 steps
C-AF Center Priority Available
AF limiter Available
*Up to 3 distance settings can be saved
AF targeting pad Available
Magnified frame AF 3x, 5x, 7x, 10x, 14x
Super spot AF Available
Face detection AF / Eye detection AF Available
Manual Focus Assist Magnify, Peaking, Focus indicator
Magnify MF Available
Peaking function Color: 4 colors (white, black, red, yellow)
Highlight intensity: high, normal, low
Image brightness adjustment: On/Off
Focus indicator Available
AF Focus Adjustment Available
AF illuminator Available
Exposure
Metering system Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern), Center-weighted average, Spot metering*, Spot metering with highlight/shadow control*
*Also available with AF target spot metering
Metering range ~ -2 EV to 20 EV
*ISO approx. 100, F2.8 lens
Shooting Modes
Modes AUTO (Live Guide usable), Program AE (Program shift available),
Aperture priority AE, Shutter priority AE, Manual,
Bulb (Live Bulb, Live Time, Live Composite),
Custom, Scene select AE, Art Filter
ISO Sensitivity (AUTO) LOW (approx. 64) ~ 6400
ISO Sensitivity (MANUAL) LOW (approx. 64, 100) to 25600
Exposure compensation ±5 EV (1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV steps)
*Live View only reflects up to ±3 EV
AE lock Available
*Locks with half-press; assignable
Anti-Flicker Shooting Available
Shutter
Focal-plane shutter 1/8000 ~ 60 sec, Bulb, Live Time, Live Composite
Electronic first curtain shutter 1/320 ~ 60 sec
*Below 1/320 sec switches to mechanical shutter
Electronic shutter (Silent mode) 1/32000 ~ 60 sec
*Silent for sound, AF illuminator, and flash by default
Flicker Scan Video: 1/30 ~ 1/500.0
Still: 1/50.0 ~ 1/6944
*Still in silent mode, S/M video only
Sequential Shooting
[Sequential shooting] ~6 fps, selectable 1–6 fps
[Anti-shock sequential] ~5.5 fps, selectable 1–6 fps
[Silent sequential H] ~30 fps, selectable 15/20/30 fps
*Focus and exposure locked at first frame
[Silent sequential] ~10 fps, selectable 1–10 fps
[Pro Capture H] ~30 fps, selectable 15/20/30 fps
*No flash / slower shutter only
*Focus & exposure locked at first frame
[Pro Capture] ~10 fps
*No flash / slower shutter
*Limited lens compatibility
*Min aperture: f/8
Sequential shooting max [RAW] Until card is full
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