Features:
Experience creative freedom redefined. The OM SYSTEM OM-3 empowers you to explore and push the boundaries of what’s possible. Unleash your creativity, wherever your inspiration takes you - urban, remote, and everywhere in between.
Creative.
Adjustable Colour and Monochrome Profiles, Colour Creator, and more.
Computational.
Have direct access to enhance your images with versatile in-camera computational features.Â
Reliable.
Creativity doesn’t have to stop in harsh weather conditions.
Creative Dial
With the Creative Dial, you can simulate film profiles, use the Colour Creator, and more.
Computational Photography buttonÂ
Access multiple creative features quickly with the Computational Photography button.
Still, video and S&Q switch
Switch instantly between still, video, and creative Slow and Quick Motion video modes.
WiFi & OI.Share app
Share your art with the world and control your camera with Wi-Fi and the free OI.Share app.
Classic meets cutting-edge
Elegant design encased in a premium metal body, combining ergonomic craftsmanship with enduring reliability much like its original predecessor.
Engineered comfort, crafted elegance
When form follows function, every switch and dial is enjoyable to use. It draws aesthetic inspiration from vintage OMÂ SYSTEM cameras that first appeared in the 1970s.
The past in the present
The OM-3 embodies nearly a century of history, a legacy built on dedication to creating cameras that capture life’s most precious moments.
Colour and monochrome profiles
Colour and monochrome profiles can be saved as presets to unleash your creativity. You can customise each film-like profile to your liking and share them with others.
4x Colour Profiles
4x Monochrome Profiles
Sharing your film-like profiles
After customizing your colour and monochrome profiles, you can share them with other users, who can then upload them to their camera via OM Workspace.
OM Workspace is OM SYSTEM’s free photo editing and image management software.
Live ND & Live GND
No more clumsy filters. OM-3 hold inside the power of Neutral Density filters up to ND64 to capture long exposure shots even in daylight. With Graduated Neutral Density filter you have freedom to position the graduation precisely as you like.
Live ND up to ND64
Live GND up to ND8
High Res Shot
The High Res Shot mode lets you capture stunning details either in 80MP or 50MP modes and now, you can capture high res shots in 14-bit RAW with three times the tones.
Focus stacking and much more!
OM-3 builds in yet so much more from Focus Stacking and bracketing to Live Composite and AI subject Detection AF.
AI detection works with humans too.
The OM-3 is designed for robust use, meeting the demands of creative outdoor photographers - from cityscapes to natural landscapes, rain or shine. The OM-3 weighs less than 500 grams while maintaining an IP53-rated, full-metal body.
You need to test it to realise how the camera should feel like!
IP53 Rating
IP53 certified for reliability in any weather—perfect for both urban adventures and nature explorations. OM-3’s internal seals, reinforced with rubber gaskets, ensure reliable protection against the nature’s elements.
From heat to freezing cold
Camera is built to stand extreme weather from heat of Sahara to Arctic Circle’s freezing tempatures. OM-3 is:
Splashproof
Freezeproof
Dustproof
Super Sonic Wave Filter
OM-3’s dust reduction system ensures camera’s internals stay clean, so your photos remain flawless and free of distractions.
Super Sonic Wave Filter vibrates over 30,000 times per second upon startup of the camera.
IBIS up to 7.5 stops EV
The OM-3’s image stabilisation sets bar high for its class. Up 7.5 stops EV with Sync IS lenses and 6.5 stops EV internally, you can capture the energy of city streets or the beauty of wildlife with ease.
Quad Pixel AF
The OM-3 features our latest backside-illuminated Stacked Live MOS sensor with 100% autofocus coverage and 1,053 AF points for unmatched accuracy and versatility.
Sequential shooting up to 120fps
The OM-3 delivers incredible speeds, with 120 fps sequential shooting in S-AF mode.
In C-AF mode, the camera can track subjects at up to 50 fps, ensuring precise focus on fast-moving objects.
Quick & Slow video switch
Easily record slow-motion videos that capture movements too fast for the eye to follow and hyperlapse videos that condense long recording times.
OM Cinema 1 & 2
OM-3 introduces all-new creative video modes, OM Cinema 1 & 2. With these new modes you can capture cinematic videos without need of colour grading.
OM-Log400 & RAW
OM-3 is capable of capturing internal 10-bit H.265 video with OM-Log400 colour profile, preserving more data in highlights and shadows. ProRes RAW capture is also available through external recorder.
Processor TruePic™ X
Effective Resolution (approx.)Â 20.4 MP
AF System Cross-type phase detection AF (1,053 points), Contrast AF (1,053 points)
ISO Sensitivity AUTO ISO: Customisable,LOW (approx.80) - 102400 (Default: 200 - 25600) Manual ISO: LOW (approx.80, approx.100), 200 - 102400 (adjustable in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps)
Flash Compatible with all OM SYSTEM / Olympus Flashes
Viewfinder Resolution Magnification / Coverage Eye-level OLED electronic viewfinder, approx. 2.36M dots
Monitor 3.0-inch vari-angle monitor (electrostatic capacitance touch panel), Approx. 1620k dots (3:2)
Image Stabilisation Built-in 5-axis Up to 7.5 EV steps
Construction Magnesium / Aluminium
ISO Sensitivity AUTO ISO: Customisable,LOW (approx.80) - 102400 (Default: 200 - 25600) Manual ISO: LOW (approx.80, approx.100), 200 - 102400 (adjustable in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps)
Sequential Shooting SH1: 120fps, 100fps, 60fps, 30fps | Mechanical Shutter: 6fps C-AF & AE Tracking (RAW) | Electronic Shutter: 120fps S-AF (RAW)
Top Shutter Speed Mechanical: 1/8000 sec | Electronic (Silent): 1/32000 sec
RAW Capture Yes (12-bit lossless compression)
Video Recording C4K: 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p | 4K: 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p | Full HD: 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p | High Speed Movie: 1920x1080 (FHD) / 240fps, 200fps, 120fps, 100fps, 100fps
Video Quality 4K, C4K, Full HD, High Speed Movie FHD
Flash Compatible with all OM SYSTEM / Olympus Flashes
Viewfinder Resolution Magnification / Coverage Eye-level OLED electronic viewfinder, approx. 2.36M dots
Monitor 3.0-inch vari-angle monitor (electrostatic capacitance touch panel), Approx. 1620k dots (3:2)
WiFi Function Yes
GPSÂ Yes (Smartphone connection)
Technology Innovation AE Bracketing, Focus Bracketing, Handheld Hi-Res, HDR, Intelligent Subject Detection, Keystone Compensation, Live Composite, Live ND, Live Time, Multi Exposure, Tripod Hi-Res, SilentÂ
Weatherproof Dustproof, Freezeproof, Splashproof
Microphone Built-in Stereo φ3.5 stereo mini jack for external
USB Charging Yes
USB PD bus power Yes
Dimensions Approx. 139.3mm (W) x 88.9mm (H) x 45.8mm (D) *Based on CIPA standards: excludes protrusions
Weight (body + lens) 667g (23.4 OZ)
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OM 12-45mm f4.0 PRO Lens
- Focal Length 12 to 45mm (35mm Equivalent Focal Length: 24 to 90mm)
- Maximum Aperture f/4
- Minimum Aperture f/22
- Lens Mount Micro Four Thirds
- Format Compatibility Micro Four Thirds
- Angle of View 84° to 27°
- Minimum Focus Distance 4.72" / 12 cm
- Maximum Magnification 0.5x
- Macro Reproduction Ratio 1:2
- Optical Design 12 Elements in 9 Groups
- Diaphragm Blades 7, Rounded
- Focus Type Autofocus
- Image Stabilization No
- Filter Size 58 mm (Front)
- Dimensions (ø x L) 2.5 x 2.76" / 63.4 x 70 mm
- Weight 8.96 oz / 254 g