Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II vs. Canon EOS 77D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II and Canon EOS 77D. 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

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II vs. Canon EOS 77D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8.5 cm 9.99 cm
Width 12.37 cm 13 cm
Depth 3.8 cm 7.62 cm
Weight 417 g 493 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 493 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 540 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver -
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, dust-resistant -
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Sensor Resolution 16.05 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Electronic (5-axis)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Image Processor TruePic VII DIGIC 7
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 81 45
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View -
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Optical - eye-level pentamirror
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.48x 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AF-in-focus, aperture, frame counter, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, exposure bracketing, battery status, AF lock -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-25600 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 200-25600 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.5%), partial (6%)
Exposure Metering Zones 324 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Flash Exposure Bracketing Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, multiple exposure, panorama assist, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight, digital IS -
Special Effects Art, Black & White, Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Diorama, Cross Process, composite, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Vintage Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Shutter Type Mechanical Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
Auto Exposure Bracketing 2, 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/8000 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Camera Flash Detachable flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12.9 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
External Flash Name Olympus FL-LM3 -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
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
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Battery Type Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLN-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 750 shots Photo shooting - 600 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 550 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 270 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 230 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second 6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode, HDR post-processing HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, interval shooting mode, contrast control, face detection, digital tele-converter, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, GPS via mobile RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Canon EOS 77D
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3 Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
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