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Olympus OM-D E-M10 photo samples

You can get some very nice photos with the E-M10, though you might want to avoid using JPEG at the higher ISO sensitivities.

Lori Grunin
I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but previously spent many years concentrating on cameras. I've also volunteered with a cat rescue for over 15 years doing adoptions, designing marketing materials, managing volunteers and, of course, photographing cats.
Lori Grunin
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Low ISO sensitivity JPEGs

JPEGs look clean through ISO 400, but you can see some slight mangling of details starting at ISO 800.

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High ISO sensitivity JPEGs

By ISO 3200, sharp and properly illuminated areas show a little degradation, but shadows look mushy. By ISO 6400, you really don't want to use JPEGs at full size.

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ISO 100 JPEG

Sharp areas look a tiny bit soft -- which actually works in its favor -- in the expanded ISO 100 range.

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ISO 200 JPEG

Sharp areas can look a little crunchy at ISO 200, the camera's lowest native ISO sensitivity.

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ISO 400 JPEG

Sharp areas at ISO 400 look very good.

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ISO 800 JPEG

In-focus areas look fine in ISO 800 JPEGs, but you can see noise-suppression artifacts in the out-of-focus areas.

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ISO 1600 JPEG

The artifacts in out-of-focus areas are even more pronounced at ISO 1600.

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ISO 1600 raw vs. JPEG

You can get much better results in high ISO sensitivity images by processing raw files.

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ISO 3200 JPEG

I probably wouldn't use ISO 3200 JPEGs at full size.

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Color

Olympus defaults its cameras to the Natural color setting, which delivers pretty accurate results.

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White balance

I find the standard white balance produces very cool results indoors, and prefer the setting to preserve warm tones.

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50mm lens bokeh

The 50mm f1.8 delivers very nice out-of-focus highlights for the money.

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14-42mm lens bokeh

The kit lens delivers pretty typical results.

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