Basic questions regarding Olympus OM-D E-M10 III.

[Beetuna]

Hi folks,

I am looking to pick up my first M4/3 camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III.

I have a few basic questions about it if anyone is familiar.

1. It mentions it now takes UHS-2 cards. Will a UHS-3 card work in it, and still give the speed benefits? I can generally find UHS-3 cards much easier (and cheaper!)

2. I have not had wireless in a camera before. Will this sync to a PC, or just a smartphone? (Do any cameras actually connect to a PC wirelessly?) I have also heard of wireless-capable SD cards. Are those worth it?

3. Does the camera have a fully silent operation mode?

4. I'd like to order a wrist strap for it. Any suggestions?

5. Lastly, I'm interested in small size portability. Will probably only carry the attached lens most of the time. Any small bag suggestions?

Thanks all!

 

[453C]

Hi folks,

I am looking to pick up my first M4/3 camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III.

I have a few basic questions about it if anyone is familiar.

1. It mentions it now takes UHS-2 cards. Will a UHS-3 card work in it, and still give the speed benefits? I can generally find UHS-3 cards much easier (and cheaper!)

2. I have not had wireless in a camera before. Will this sync to a PC, or just a smartphone? (Do any cameras actually connect to a PC wirelessly?) I have also heard of wireless-capable SD cards. Are those worth it?

3. Does the camera have a fully silent operation mode?

4. I'd like to order a wrist strap for it. Any suggestions?

5. Lastly, I'm interested in small size portability. Will probably only carry the attached lens most of the time. Any small bag suggestions?

Thanks all!

Welcome to DPR and MFT Talk!

Some of those answers should be found here:

http://www.olympusamerica.com/files/oima_cckb/E-M10Mk3_ENU.pdf

It has a silent electronic shutter mode, but there are limitations to its use.

You may want to try searching this forum to see some options and opinions on straps. I use an old Optech neoprene strap, but there are much fancier ones.

For a small bag, I prefer the Think Tank Digital Holster series. Well made, good protection, and easy to access quickly. Depending on lens selection, a DH5 or DH10 should be a good fit for an E-M10 MkIII. For reference, a MkI fits well in a DH10 with a larger lens like the Olympus 12-40mm attached. The toploading design also carries well as a chest bag attached to backpack shoulder straps, if you're interested in that sort of thing.

 

[Guy Parsons]

2. I have not had wireless in a camera before. Will this sync to a PC, or just a smartphone? (Do any cameras actually connect to a PC wirelessly?) I have also heard of wireless-capable SD cards. Are those worth it?

There are standard applications for tablets, phones for Android and Apple products. I've used the Android version on a cheapo tablet and it works fine.

There is also a Windows program that works well, see https://rebs.biz/cc/en/index.html I've used it with various Windows notebooks, netbooks and desktops. Not so much syncing but driving the camera from the PC and then downloading from the camera on demand.

The WiFi cards are rather limited and from memory don't transfer raw files, stay with the camera's own WiFi for best results.

In my case using E-P5 wireless but it's all the same.

Be aware that there are various opinions about the E-M10 Mk3, some feel that the Mk2 is the better tool if intending to learn about Olympus operation further.

Regards..... Guy

 

[Beetuna]

Thanks Guy. I'll give those items a look.

 

[glassoholic]

I doubt it uses UHS-2 cards. It is quite confusing the naming of cards. You will see little 2 and 3 numbers on SD cards inside a U shaped symbol together with the XCI or XCII lettering. XCI or XCII refers to UHS 1 or 2 design. Not the numbers inside the U symbols. Never mind as the camera will not be able to buffer faster than any good UHS I card made in the last few years. A UHS 2 card will work but the potential 300mbs speed will be capped at the max theoretical UHS 1 speed and probably half that of the best UHS 1 cards.. about 45-60mbs.

The EM10 ii was in my opinion the best way to put a toe in the m43 world so maybe get a good deal on one of those... there are run out specials.

 

[Beetuna]

I doubt it uses UHS-2 cards. It is quite confusing the naming of cards. You will see little 2 and 3 numbers on SD cards inside a U shaped symbol together with the XCI or XCII lettering. XCI or XCII refers to UHS 1 or 2 design. Not the numbers inside the U symbols. Never mind as the camera will not be able to buffer faster than any good UHS I card made in the last few years. A UHS 2 card will work but the potential 300mbs speed will be capped at the max theoretical UHS 1 speed and probably half that of the best UHS 1 cards.. about 45-60mbs.

The EM10 ii was in my opinion the best way to put a toe in the m43 world so maybe get a good deal on one of those... there are run out specials.

 

[453C]

I doubt it uses UHS-2 cards. It is quite confusing the naming of cards. You will see little 2 and 3 numbers on SD cards inside a U shaped symbol together with the XCI or XCII lettering. XCI or XCII refers to UHS 1 or 2 design. Not the numbers inside the U symbols. Never mind as the camera will not be able to buffer faster than any good UHS I card made in the last few years. A UHS 2 card will work but the potential 300mbs speed will be capped at the max theoretical UHS 1 speed and probably half that of the best UHS 1 cards.. about 45-60mbs.

The EM10 ii was in my opinion the best way to put a toe in the m43 world so maybe get a good deal on one of those... there are run out specials.

 

[glassoholic]

I doubt it uses UHS-2 cards. It is quite confusing the naming of cards. You will see little 2 and 3 numbers on SD cards inside a U shaped symbol together with the XCI or XCII lettering. XCI or XCII refers to UHS 1 or 2 design. Not the numbers inside the U symbols. Never mind as the camera will not be able to buffer faster than any good UHS I card made in the last few years. A UHS 2 card will work but the potential 300mbs speed will be capped at the max theoretical UHS 1 speed and probably half that of the best UHS 1 cards.. about 45-60mbs.

The EM10 ii was in my opinion the best way to put a toe in the m43 world so maybe get a good deal on one of those... there are run out specials.

 

[453C]

I doubt it uses UHS-2 cards. It is quite confusing the naming of cards. You will see little 2 and 3 numbers on SD cards inside a U shaped symbol together with the XCI or XCII lettering. XCI or XCII refers to UHS 1 or 2 design. Not the numbers inside the U symbols. Never mind as the camera will not be able to buffer faster than any good UHS I card made in the last few years. A UHS 2 card will work but the potential 300mbs speed will be capped at the max theoretical UHS 1 speed and probably half that of the best UHS 1 cards.. about 45-60mbs.

The EM10 ii was in my opinion the best way to put a toe in the m43 world so maybe get a good deal on one of those... there are run out specials.

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All the specs I can find tell me it supports UHS-2 cards. It stands to reason that the reviews saying it can also take advantage of UHS-2 speeds may be true.

But in terms of supportability, I am wondering what happens with a UHS-3 card in the camera. Does it get confused, or simply operate at UHS-2 level speed?

There is no UHS-3. Only UHS-1 and UHS-2.

I believe UHS-III recently hit the market.

https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-UHS-I-Speed-Memory-TS64GSDU3/dp/B00J3KA814

UHS-III SD Card Standard Announced, Maxes Out at an Insane 624MB/s

Hot on the heels of Sony's "world's fastest SD card" announcement, the SD Card Association has announced a new, much faster standard for SD and microSD

petapixel.com

UHS-III is backwards compatible, too.

SD card - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

There is U1, 2 and 3. They are all part of the UHS-1 interface. UHS-1 has a maximum speed of about 120mbs. UHS-2 cards run at 300mbs currently and they have an extra row of contacts but are backwards compatible with a UHS-1 connection but will be limited but that connection speed and the camera hardware (RAM). The EM10 iii RAM is likely to run at about 45-60mbs which is not close to saturating the UHS-1 potential speed. If you put a UHS-2 300mbs card in it then it will still run at 45-60mbs.

 

[glassoholic]

I doubt it uses UHS-2 cards. It is quite confusing the naming of cards. You will see little 2 and 3 numbers on SD cards inside a U shaped symbol together with the XCI or XCII lettering. XCI or XCII refers to UHS 1 or 2 design. Not the numbers inside the U symbols. Never mind as the camera will not be able to buffer faster than any good UHS I card made in the last few years. A UHS 2 card will work but the potential 300mbs speed will be capped at the max theoretical UHS 1 speed and probably half that of the best UHS 1 cards.. about 45-60mbs.

The EM10 ii was in my opinion the best way to put a toe in the m43 world so maybe get a good deal on one of those... there are run out specials.

 

[453C]

I doubt it uses UHS-2 cards. It is quite confusing the naming of cards. You will see little 2 and 3 numbers on SD cards inside a U shaped symbol together with the XCI or XCII lettering. XCI or XCII refers to UHS 1 or 2 design. Not the numbers inside the U symbols. Never mind as the camera will not be able to buffer faster than any good UHS I card made in the last few years. A UHS 2 card will work but the potential 300mbs speed will be capped at the max theoretical UHS 1 speed and probably half that of the best UHS 1 cards.. about 45-60mbs.

The EM10 ii was in my opinion the best way to put a toe in the m43 world so maybe get a good deal on one of those... there are run out specials.