Canon EOS 850D vs. Olympus OM System 1

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 850D and Olympus OM System 1. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 850D vs. Olympus OM System 1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.26 cm 9.16 cm
Width 13.1 cm 13.48 cm
Depth 7.62 cm 7.27 cm
Weight 471 g 511 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 471 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 515 g
Camera body only: 511 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 599 g
Body Material Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-proof, IP53
SENSOR Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Sensor Resolution 24.1 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Stacked BSI Live MOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 22,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,100,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Electronic (5-axis) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Image Processor DIGIC 8 TruePic X
LENS Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection / TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 45 1053
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF, AI Servo AF, Large Zone AF AI Focus AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.82x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information Grid, electronic level, flicker detection, aspect ratio line, spot metering circle -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 80
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 200-102400, ISO 80-102400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 216 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Art Filter bracketing, Dynamic Range Bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin, handheld night scene, group photo -
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) -
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec, 1/8000 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -5.5-19 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash External flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode Fill-in mode, slow synchro, flash OFF mode
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, MOV, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 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
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
5184 x 3888
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Olympus BLX-1 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLX-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 800 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 730 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 290 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB / AV output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
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)
FEATURES Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 7.5 frames per second, 7 frames per second 120 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction 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
OTHERS Canon EOS 850D Olympus OM System 1
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap Shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, cable clip, cable protector
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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