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OM System OM-1

OM System OM-1

Mirrorless · Micro Four Thirds · released 2022-03-18
Lowest now
$1,049
Steep discount -52% vs MSRP
Pricing by source ↓
MSRP at launch
$2,199
Mar 2022
Inventory
23
across 1 source

Well above the 90-day low

How we compute this

Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 163% above the 90-day low of $399 (seen May 29, 2026). 48% of the $2,199 MSRP. Prices are down 3.7% over the last 30 days.

Lowest now
$1,049
MSRP
$2,199
vs MSRP
-52%
90-day low
$399
All-time low
$399 (May 29, 2026)
30-day trend
-3.7%
Observed across 1 source · 81 days of history in last 90 · Methodology

Sample photos

Real-world photos taken with this camera, grouped by EXIF data on Flickr.

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Specs

Brand
Olympus
Family
OM System OM
Category
body
Body type
Mirrorless
Mount
Micro Four Thirds
Sensor
MFT
Megapixels
20.4 MP
Lens type
Sensor family
OM 20MP stacked Four Thirds Live MOS (OM-1)
Autofocus
Hybrid
AF system
OM Dual FAST AF (hybrid)
IBIS
5-axis 7-stop
Weather sealed
Yes
Max video
4K60
Max native ISO
ISO 25,600
Weight
599 g
Dimensions
135 × 92 × 73 mm
Body material
magnesium alloy
Released
2022-03-18
Status
current

Notes

msrp_text: {{Currency|273,000|jpy}}/{{Currency|2,199|usd}} body only | manual MSRP: OM-1 (first OM System branded)

Computational features

High-Res Shot
50MP
Handheld Hi-Res
50MP
Live ND
ND2-64
Live Composite
Focus Stacking
15 frames / 5s
Focus Bracket
3-999
Pro Capture
120fps / 35 pre
HDR
Multi-Exposure
Live Time/Bulb
Starry Sky AF

First with stacked sensor + full CP.

Autofocus & action

Birds-in-flight keeper rate

#11 on Mirrorless Comparison's AF ranking
89%
AF score (sharp keepers), 98% counting slightly soft
89%
Drive score at 10 fps (9/10 sharp)
10 fps: 89% (9/10) 50 fps: 85% (42/50)

Birds-in-flight keeper rates come from Mirrorless Comparison. They shoot thousands of frames per body in the field and count how many come back sharp, which is the most useful hands-on autofocus test for wildlife we've found. Go read the full birds-in-flight rankings and their per-camera field notes.

See the full birds-in-flight test at Mirrorless Comparison →
AF system
Hybrid (phase + contrast)
Focus points
1053 phase-detect
Subject detection
Human eye/face, Animal, Bird, Vehicle, Airplane, Train
Burst (mechanical)
10 fps
Burst (electronic)
120 fps
Buffer
Approx. 87 RAW at 50 fps C-AF
Pre-burst capture
Pro Capture
Card slots
2 (Dual SD UHS-II)
Sensor readout
Stacked BSI

50 fps with full AF/AE; 120 fps with focus locked at first frame; 1053-point all-cross-type quad-pixel PDAF.

Latest pricing by source

Each row is a direct observation from the seller. How this works.
Source Condition Price Listings Observed Link
mpb
good
→ good
$1,049 3 Observed yesterday view listing
mpb
excellent
→ excellent
$1,089 20 Observed yesterday view listing

Price history

One point per day per (source, grade) pair, connected with lines. Hue marks the source; lightness within a hue marks the condition (darker = better grade). The dashed line is launch MSRP.

See Methods notes #1.1, #1.2, #1.3.

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Methods

How we compute each section

References on each chart link down here. More notes will land as new sections grow.

1. Price history

#1.1 · Grade buckets
Each seller publishes their own raw condition labels (e.g. "Excellent+", "Like new minus", "Bargain"). Those are normalized to a small bucket set: mint, excellent, good, fair, poor, and unknown. The "Latest pricing by source" table above shows both the raw label and the normalized bucket so you can audit any individual mapping.
#1.2 · Missing days
A point is only drawn on a day when a snapshot existed for that (source, grade) pair. Lines connect across gaps so a series with sparse sampling still reads as a single trend, but absence of a point does not mean a stockout: it means we didn't see a listing at that grade that day.
#1.3 · Color encoding
Hue carries the source: terracotta = mpb, sage = keh, cobalt = B&H, honey = ebay. Lightness within a hue carries the condition: darker means a better grade (mint and excellent are darkest; poor is lightest). The dashed ink line is launch MSRP, included as a reference even though it isn't a price observation.