This vintage-looking camera has a button for computational photography – The Verge

The OM-3 features much of the functionality of pricier OM System cameras in a smaller lighter body.The OM-3 features much of the functionality of pricier OM System cameras in a smaller lighter body.by Andrew LiszewskiOM System has announced a new Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera called the OM-3 with a design inspired by the Olympus OM-1 film camera that first debuted in 1972. Despite its vintage appearance, the OM-3 offers features similar to last year’s OM System OM-1 Mark II in a more compact and affordable body. These include a 20.37-megapixel stacked back-illuminated sensor and 10-bit 4K 60p video capabilities, with the addition of dedicated dials and buttons for color modes and computational photography features.The OM-3 also features the same computational photography modes as the OM-1 Mark II but makes them easily accessible through a dedicated button and control dial. A single press of the button activates the mode you last used, according to DPReview, while a long press brings up a list that can be customized with only the effects and filters you use most frequently.These modes include the ability to capture higher-res images in 14-bit RAW (up to 50MP handheld or 80MP when using a tripod), neutral density and graduated filters, composite imagery using focus stacking and exposure bracketing, and AI-powered autofocus that can automatically detect specific subjects. It also shares its predecessor’s ability to capture up to 120fps with focus locked on a subject, or up to 50fps with continuous autofocus using the same 1,053-point cross-phase-detect autofocus system.Another dedicated control that references the film cameras that inspired its design is the Creative Dial (carried over from the Olympus Pen-F) right next to its lens that gives photographers quick access to simulated film profiles, as well as color and black-and-white profiles with extensive customization options that are made instantly accessible on screen.The OM System OM-3 is now available for preorder for $1,999.99 for the camera body alone or as part of a $2,299.99 kit that includes OM System’s M.Zuiko ED 12-45mm F4.0 Pro lens. For a limited time, OM System is offering a $200 discount in the US when the OM-3 is purchased with either the $499.99 M.Zuiko Digital 25mm F1.8 II lens or the $549.99 M.Zuiko Digital 17mm F1.8 II lens. Shipping is expected to start on February 27th, 2025.Other features of the OM-3 include a 240 fps slow-mo video mode with the resolution dropped to 1080p, a leatherette texture for added grip, IP53 weather resistance (it can withstand a light water spray and has limited dust ingress), and a rechargeable battery good for around 590 shots with the camera in its Standard shooting mode.The OM-3 also offers up to 70 frames of pre-capture shooting to help ensure a photographer isn’t late to a shot, but its five-axis in-body stabilization is slightly less capable than the OM-1 Mark II’s. It also only uses a single UHS-II SD card slot, so there’s less redundancy, and while it has the same three-inch LCD display as the OM-1 Mark II, it has a lower resolution electronic viewfinder — 2.36 million dots instead of 5.76 million.A weekly newsletter by David Pierce designed to tell you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge’s universe.© 2025 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved

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