OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II vs Panasonic LUMIX G97

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OM-1 Mark II compared with LUMIX G97

	OM SYSTEMOM-1 Mark II	PanasonicLUMIX G97
Overview
Released
Released	February 2024	February 2025
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	Mirrorless	Mirrorless
Sensor format
Sensor format	Four Thirds	Four Thirds
Sensor type
Sensor type	Stacked BSI Live MOS	CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	17.3 × 13 mm	–
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	20.4 MP	20.3 MP
Largest image
Largest image	5184 × 3888	5184 × 3888
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	80–102400	200–25600
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	UK rounds resolution to 20.4 effective and 22.9 total megapixels; stacked BSI Live MOS. Ordinary single-shot output 5184×3888, separate from composite high-resolution modes	Maker specifies four-thirds CMOS, approximately 20.3 million effective and 21.8 million total pixels; native 4:3 stills 5184×3888. Sensor dimensions and BSI construction are not inferred from other Lumix bodies
Image formats
Image formats	JPEG and ORF RAW; tripod 80 MP and handheld 50 MP high-resolution composites offer 12-bit or 14-bit RAW, with movement restrictions	JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG; 4K Photo frames are separate cropped JPEG captures
ISO detail
ISO detail	Headline range includes expanded LOW approximately ISO 80. Maker Japan specifies LOW 80/100 and ISO 200–102400; default Auto upper limit 25600. Amateur Photographer describes 200–25600 as native and higher settings as expanded	Standard stills ISO 200–25600; expanded ISO 100. Creative Video ISO 200–6400 with expanded 100, under the manual's mode restrictions
Image processor
Image processor	TruePic X	Venus Engine (maker announcement)
Lens and shooting
Lens mount
Lens mount	Micro Four Thirds	Micro Four Thirds
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Lens and sensor shift	Lens and sensor shift
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	120 fps	9 fps
Autofocus
Autofocus	Hybrid phase/contrast, 1053 cross-type phase positions; human, bird, dog/cat, vehicle, aircraft and train recognition. UK sensitivity −8 EV with f/1.2 lens at approximately ISO 100; Japan −5.5 EV with f/2.8 uses different conditions	Contrast-detection TTL AF; AFS/AFF/AFC/MF, face/eye detection, tracking, 49-area, Custom Multi, single-area and pinpoint modes
Shutter
Shutter	Mechanical 1/8000–60 seconds, electronic 1/32000–60 seconds; manufacturer mechanical durability rating 400000 actuations	Mechanical 60–1/4000 second; electronic first curtain 60–1/2000; electronic 1–1/16000. Mechanical/first-curtain Bulb approximately 30 minutes maximum
Burst detail
Burst detail	Electronic SH1 120 fps fixes focus/exposure; SH2 up to 50 fps tracking requires compatible lenses. Mechanical 10 fps. Maker Japan example buffer 213 RAW/219 JPEG at 120 fps and 256/309 at 50 fps, with specified KIOXIA card and 12–40mm F2.8 PRO; UK older small-buffer rows conflict with its own 213-frame headline	Full-resolution 9 fps AFS/MF or 6 fps AFF/AFC with mechanical, electronic first-curtain or electronic shutter; 27 or more RAW frames, 600 or more without RAW under specified Panasonic tests and media conditions. 30 fps 4K Photo is approximately 8 MP cropped output and is excluded from native-resolution burst speed
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Five-axis sensor shift; UK CIPA claim up to 8.5 stops with 12–40mm F2.8 PRO II at 40mm. Compatible Sync IS up to 8.5 with 150–400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO at 150mm, half-press IS off and high frame rate	Five-axis sensor-shift IBIS and compatible-lens Dual I.S.2, both rated five stops under CIPA yaw/pitch conditions; IBIS tested with H-FS12060 at 60 mm, Dual I.S.2 with H-FSA14140 at 140 mm
Flash
Flash	–	Built-in pop-up TTL flash, GN 9 at ISO 200 or GN 6.4 at ISO 100; sync up to 1/200 second
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	Live ND2–128 and graduated ND2/4/8; Live Composite, focus stacking and pixel-shift modes. Live ND and GND cannot be combined (both reviews); mode, shutter and ISO restrictions apply	–
Video
Highest video resolution
Highest video resolution	4096 × 2160 at 60 fps	3840 × 2160 at 30 fps
Video detail
Video detail	Internal C4K 4096×2160 and UHD up to 60p; H.264 8-bit or HEVC 10-bit modes with OM-Log400 and HLG. FHD high-speed 240 fps is separate. External RAW HDMI needs a compatible recorder, rather than being internal RAW recording	Internal MP4 H.264 3840×2160 at 30/25/24p for European DC-G97E, 100 Mbps; Full HD up to 60p. 4K narrows the angle of view and uses reduced autofocus speed. Maker states no fixed recording time limit but warns that high ambient temperature can stop recording; media/battery also limit duration. V-Log L with maker claim of 12 stops; Internal 4:2:0 8-bit capture (maker advanced manual). No external 10-bit claim adopted from the review without maker confirmation
Audio
Audio	Internal stereo microphones, external 3.5 mm microphone and headphone connections	Stereo audio with AAC compression; 3.5 mm stereo microphone input and headphone output
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Electronic	Electronic
Screen size
Screen size	3″	3″
Screen dots
Screen dots	1,620,000	1,840,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	Yes	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Fully articulated three-inch touchscreen; headphone and lower-port cables can restrict rotation (Amateur Photographer)	Three-inch 3:2 capacitive touchscreen, approximately 1.84 million dots; free-angle articulation (Amateur Photographer)
Viewfinder detail
Viewfinder detail	OLED approximately 5.76 million dots, approximately 100% coverage; maximum 1.65× with 50mm lens at infinity at −1 dioptre, depending on finder style. Launch press 0.83× is full-frame-equivalent magnification	0.39-inch 4:3 OLED, approximately 2.36 million dots, approximately 100% coverage; 1.48× magnification, 0.74× in 35 mm terms under maker's 50 mm/infinity/−1 dioptre/4:3 conditions
Connections and design
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	500 photographs	300 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	511 g	478 g (better)
Release detail
Release detail	Maker US launch release confirms late February 2024 sale; earliest worldwide day unconfirmed, so month precision retained. Its June 2025 PDF upload path is not the release date	Maker German announcement confirms February 2025 availability. The UK article, dated December 2024, prints February 2024 for both new cameras; that conflicting year is not used as the release date. No precise first retail day confirmed
Recording media
Recording media	Two SD/SDHC/SDXC slots, UHS-I and UHS-II; no CFexpress support	One SD/SDHC/SDXC slot; UHS-I/UHS-II U3 supported under maker's format and recording restrictions
Ports
Ports	USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Type-C, micro-HDMI Type D, 2.5 mm remote, 3.5 mm microphone/headphone, hot shoe and flash sync socket (maker Japan)	USB-C USB 2.0 High Speed; micro HDMI Type D, 2.5 mm remote and 3.5 mm microphone/headphone sockets
Wireless connections
Wireless connections	Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2; smartphone location tagging, not built-in GPS	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0; North American channels 1–11 are not assumed identical in every region
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	BLX-1; maker Japan approximately 500 standard or 1010 low-power CIPA shots with specified KIOXIA card, IS on and no flash. UK table gives 520/1100 and its overview 500, so Japanese explicit conditions are used. JEITA video approximately 90 minutes, or 150 without other operations	DMW-BLC12 lithium-ion, 7.2 V 1200 mAh in the North American specification. CIPA approximately 280 monitor shots or 300 viewfinder shots with H-FS12060 and Nextorage SDXC; approximately 1050 only in Panasonic's specified one-second power-save EVF test
Charging
Charging	In-camera USB charging with power off; USB Power Delivery bus power supported, revision 3.0 version 1.0a	USB-C in-camera charging; USB cable and AC adapter are commercially available rather than assumed supplied
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 134.8×91.6×72.7 mm excluding protrusions (maker Japan); UK table gives conflicting 138.8 mm width	Approximately 130.4 × 93.5 × 77.4 mm, excluding protrusions
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 511 g body only or 599 g with battery/card and without eyecup (maker Japan); photographed kit lens excluded	Maker 478 g body only, 530 g with battery and card; lens excluded
Materials
Materials	Magnesium-alloy body, −10 to 40°C operation; IP53 with specified IP53 lens or IPX1 with IPX1 lens. Weather resistance is not an immersion rating	Dust/splash-resistant construction; not waterproof. Maker operating range 0–40 °C
In the box
In the box	–	Body, battery pack, shoulder strap, body cap, hot-shoe cover and battery-grip connector cover; kit includes its lens and lens accessories. Regional contents may vary
Colours
Colours	Black	–