Fujifilm X Series X-T2 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Fujifilm X Series X-T2 and Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Fujifilm X Series X-T2 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.18 cm 9.09 cm
Width 13.3 cm 13.41 cm
Depth 4.92 cm 6.89 cm
Weight 457 g 504 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 457 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 507 g
Camera only: 504 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 580 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | Graphite silver Black
Protection Freezeproof, dust-resistant Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 20.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type X-Trans CMOS III Live MOS
Total Pixels - 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 20,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (4/3")
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Image Processor X-Processor Pro engine TruePic IX
LENS Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens Mounting Type Fujifilm X Mount Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 91 121
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - LCD
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.77x 1.48x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AF-in-focus, aperture, white balance, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, battery status, AF lock, electronic level, area AF frame, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor - 2
Features Auto eye sensor, colour control Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO 200-12800 200-6400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 (H1), 51200 (H2) 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 100 (L1), 125 (L2), 160 (L3) 64
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200-12800, ISO 51200, ISO 25600, ISO auto (200-12800) ISO auto (64-6400), ISO 64-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 256 324
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Film Simulation Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance bracketing Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Soft focus, miniature, Film Simulation, partial colour, Toy camera, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Dynamic tone Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, 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, e-Portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fine, incandescent, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 10000K Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 or 2 EV steps 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range - EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Camera Flash External flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator -
External Flash Name Fujifilm EF-X8 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MJPEG, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II 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 No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 256 GB -
Image Storage JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 4240 x 2384
JPEG 2832 x 2832
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 3008 x 1688
JPEG 2000 x 2000
5184 x 3888
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
4096 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 237Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
1280 x 720 p - 24 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Battery Type Fujifilm NP-W126S Lithium Ion Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion
Details Fujifilm NP-W126S Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 420 shots
Video recording - 85 minutes
CONNECTIONS Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 14 frames per second 10 frames per second, 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 18 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, Dynamic Range Adjustment, Panorama Capture, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP) Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Flicker detection, multiple exposure capture, Focus Stacking, 80-megapixel High Resolution mode
OTHERS Fujifilm X Series X-T2 Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, protective cover, strap clip, battery grip terminal cover, sync terminal cover, clip attaching tool Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable clip
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C -10 °C
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