Olympus OM System 1 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM System 1 and Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Olympus OM System 1 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.16 cm 11 cm
Width 13.48 cm 14.89 cm
Depth 7.27 cm 9.67 cm
Weight 511 g 898 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 511 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 599 g
Camera body only: 898 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.02 kg
Protection Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-proof, IP53 Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Sensor Resolution 20.4 Megapixel 47.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Stacked BSI Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 22,900,000 pixels 50,440,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,400,000 pixels 47,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 29.97 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2.0)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Image Processor TruePic X Venus Engine
LENS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds L-Mount
FOCUSING Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 1053 225
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology, Advanced Recognition technology
AE/AF Control AI Focus AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
Features - Auto eye sensor, magnification ratio control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
ISO (Max) 102400 51200
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 80 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-102400, ISO 80-102400 ISO 50, ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 324 1728
Exposure Modes - Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, Dynamic Range Bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing
Special Effects Monotone, Vivid, soft focus, natural, Flat, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film, Colour Creator, Underwater Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard, Cinelike D, Cinelike V, L. Classic Neo, Like709, Like2100 (HLG)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets - Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/32000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/8000 sec 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV -5.5-19 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Tilting (3-way)
FLASH Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Camera Flash External flash External flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, flash OFF mode Forced OFF, auto mode with red-eye reduction, auto mode, forced, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC H.264, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HLG Photo
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 4992 x 3744
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card, XQD Memory card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, XQD Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 5184 x 3888 8368 x 5584
5952 x 3968
4272 x 2848
16736 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
5184 x 3456
3504 x 2336
HLG Photo 6464 x 4320
HLG Photo 3232 x 2160
7440 x 5584
5296 x 3968
3792 x 2848
RAW 14880 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
4992 x 3744
3328 x 2496
5760 x 4320
HLG Photo 2880 x 2160
8368 x 4712
5952 x 3352
4272 x 2400
RAW 16736 x 9424 - High Resolution Mode
3840 x 2160
HLG Photo 7680 x 4320
HLG Photo 3840 x 2160
5584 x 5584
3968 x 3968
2848 x 2848
RAW 11168 x 11168 - High Resolution Mode
2880 x 2880
HLG Photo 4320 x 4320
HLG Photo 2144 x 2144
8368 x 3088
8368 x 4148
5504 x 3664
3920 x 2608
2784 x 1856
4880 x 3664
3472 x 2608
2480 x 1856
5504 x 3096
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3664 x 3664
2608 x 2608
1856 x 1856
Video Capture - MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 29.97 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 25 fps - 200Mbps
MOV - 4992 x 3744 - 23.98 fps - 200Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 50 fps - 150Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 24Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Battery Type Olympus BLX-1 Lithium Ion Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Olympus BLX-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 3050 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Video recording - 75 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 70 minutes (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Interface HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Print Standard Exif Print support Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
Remote control input (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, custom 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 120 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 60 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, multiple exposure capture, Focus Stacking, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode Audio recording, built-in speaker, AE lock, AF lock, silent shooting, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function, Touch AE function, focus lock, white balance shift
OTHERS Olympus OM System 1 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
Included Accessories Shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, cable clip, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, battery grip terminal cover, cable holder, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A cable, flash synchro socket cap
Software - SILKYPIX Developer Studio, LUMIX Tether, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.1 Premium Edition
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
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