Confirmed by Olympus president: Sony made the E-M5 sensor.
Why I Sold Everything for the Olympus OM-D E-M5
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/06/21/op-ed-why-i-sold-everything-for-the-olympus-om-d-e-m5/
@oboemaroni I have come to the conclusion that open competition doesn't really exist with large corporates
It just seems stupid that companies such as Olympus and Pentax don't realise what a killing they could be making by putting decent video features in their cameras - they've no separate video product line so have nothing to lose by doing so. Also annoying that Panasonic and Olympus haven't co-ordinated in-body vs. in-lens stabilisation systems, so you get great lenses from Olympus with no stabilisation for hand-held GH2 use.
@Vitaliy_Kiselev exists topic for E-M5 hack?
Guys, this is not topic about hacks. It is topic about camera.
obo - same here... hard time deciding between this and the nex.
the IBIS is BOSS... i mean its poor mans steadycam!
i'll donate $200 for a hack.
@johnbrawley That's frustrating. I really want a camera which is as good for video as the GH2, but with stabilisation and better stills abilities. The OM-D looks great but for the key problems with codecs and frame rates. Looks like I'm going to have to get a Sony instead, which is a shame for me and for Olympus!
@oboemaroni I've been emailing them since they released the original PEN. They just don't understand video and why anyone would want other frame rates let alone better codecs, despite the fact that they make some great lenses that would be ideally suited for cine use.
jb
Geeky EM-5 camera review from John Brawley
http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/omg-its-an-om-d-warning-geeky-camera-review-follows/
Just wanted to add that I emailed technical.support[at]olympus-europa.com to ask them about the possibility of adding higher bitrates, 24/25fps, and stabilisation for third-party lenses. The reply I got was that there was no information regarding firmware updates for these features, but that my comment would be forwarded to the technical team. It might be worth anyone who's interested emailing as well, with enough interest they may decide it's worth providing a firmware upgrade.
@cocute I just came here to post the same video. You're right -- the Olympus does seem to offer better video, mainly I think because of the stabilization it applies to the scenes. It remains to be seen how the Oly would cope in areas where the D800 might shine, i.e., detail, lower light, DR, and most importantly, clean HDMI for 4:2:2.
Another review:
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