![]() ![]() This Olympus E-M10 Mark II has an EVF reminiscent of when they were first being introduced to the market. ![]() ![]() A few years ago, I made the switch from DSLRs to mirrorless cameras with EVF displays. The EVF, on the other hand, is a whole different story. The directional pad was still more efficient in navigating the menu systems compared to using the on-screen touch menus. After testing the unit for some time, we found that the directional pad was faster and more precise than utilizing the touch screen for focusing and swiping through the playback gallery. We didn’t truly find the touch screen as useful as we’d anticipated. You won’t be able to flip the screen all the way up for self-portraits, though, so selfie seekers might want to look elsewhere, such as the Samsung NX500 camera we recently reviewed. Best of all, the 3-inch 1040k dots display is touch friendly and can be tilted for high or low shooting. The LCD screen itself is excellent: the image is sharp, and everything can be adjusted from the brightness to the color temperature. Of course, the back is also home to the two visual viewing methods we have for working with the camera: the EVF and LCD screen. On top of the thumb grip sits the reprogrammable ‘Fn1” button, which is by default set as the camera’s ‘AE-L/AF-L’ switch. On the back of the unit sits controls that are equally comfortable: a four-way controller, ‘OK’ button, trash button, playback button, ‘MENU’ button, and ‘INFO’ button. The power button itself is flat and requires a sharp click, making it difficult to unintentionally switch the unit on. The mode dial has good resistance so you’ll never have to worry about slipping into the art mode when you are trying to master your manual control. Both the command and sub-command dials have nice gripping around the edges and can be easily changed without worry of knocking them when unwanted. The dial clicks between the on and off power positions and can also be pushed forward to spring the built-in flash upward.Īll-in-all the feeling from the buttons and dials on top of the unit are done well. The left-hand side holds the Fn3 button and the unit’s new combination on/off/flash dial. Both buttons can be reprogrammed as you wish but as one might imagine, the red dot is intended to serve as a control for video recording. The right-hand side also acts as the home for two addition buttons: Fn2 and the ‘Red Dot’. That being said, the shutter on the E-M10 feels nice and may not benefit much with the addition of a soft shutter release. However, it should be noted that there is no threading so you can not add your own soft shutter release. The shutter button sits atop one of the dials and is easy to press. Using your right thumb, you can easily adjust the command, subcommand, and mode dials. Inspecting the top of the unit reveals that Olympus has moved all of the unit’s major dials to the right-hand side. The front of the body is edgier than its predecessor with a larger thumb grip on the back of the unit and the top has been redesigned with dials in entirely new positions. If you’re familiar with the original E-M10, you’ll find that the second generation has undergone some significant tweaks. Before we turn anything on, let’s take a good look at the outside of the unit. ![]()
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