The rumored Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV has gone up for pre-order on Amazon
Amazon Canada appears to have jumped the gun…
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The rumored Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV appears to have been fully revealed in unconventional fashion by a listing onAmazon Canada, which includes specs, photos, pricing and a release date.
Spotted by43Rumors, the listing appears to confirm some of the expected specs for the travel-friendly Micro Four Thirds camera, including a 20MP Live MOS Sensor, five-axis in-body image stabilization (IBIS) and, slightly disappointingly, a flip-down rear screen, rather than a fully articulating one.
TheAmazonlisting says that “this item will be released on September 25” and that it’ll cost CDN$900.45, which translates to around $670 / £515 / AU$940. Previous rumors have suggested that the OM-D E-M10 Mark IV will cost $699 body-only (around £555 / AU$1,000), so that matches up.
It’s not yet clear whether the new 20MP sensor will have phase-detect autofocus, which is speedier than the contrast-detect systems on cameras like the current Mark III, or whether that will continue to be reserved for higher-end models like theOlympus E-M5 Mark III.
Otherwise, the leak suggests the E-M10 Mark IV will be a relatively minor upgrade on a camera we called “one of our favorite mirrorless cameras” when we reviewed it back in 2017.
A wise investment?
Naturally, camera buyers will be wondering whether it’s wise to invest in new Olympus cameras, given that it’s gearing up toexit the camera businessby the end of 2020.
It’s certainly a big factor to consider, but it’s slightly less of an issue for lower-end cameras like the incoming E-M10 Mark IV. According to Olympus' sales memorandum, the new owners will “continue to provide supports to the imaging solution products that have been distributed by Olympus”.
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And with a huge range of established Micro Four Thirds lenses to choose from (whichPanasonicis continuing to support), existing and new Olympus cameras will continue to be fine photography companions for many years to come.
Perhaps a bigger question will be whether or not the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV will offer good value with cameras like the newPanasonic G100around. We’ll be able to answer that soon, if the Amazon Canada listing is indeed evidence of an imminent announcement.
Mark is TechRadar’s Senior news editor. Having worked in tech journalism for a ludicrous 17 years, Mark is now attempting to break the world record for the number of camera bags hoarded by one person. He was previously Cameras Editor at both TechRadar and Trusted Reviews, Acting editor on Stuff.tv, as well as Features editor and Reviews editor on Stuff magazine. As a freelancer, he’s contributed to titles including The Sunday Times, FourFourTwo and Arena. And in a former life, he also won The Daily Telegraph’s Young Sportswriter of the Year. But that was before he discovered the strange joys of getting up at 4am for a photo shoot in London’s Square Mile.
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