Fujifilm X-T4 vs Olympus OM-D E-M1 III - IBIS Comparison

[@cameraconspiracies]

Great test! Olympus is king, but Fuji with the 18-55mm stabilized lens did pretty good. That's the lens I'd probably choose for vlogging. Might be a bit tight and heavy though :)

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Yeah that 18-55mm lens still proves to be a good choice even today.

[@gubunken]

When you come back to love with Fuji Caesy?

[@korrze]

Go back to your conspiracies and Sony x3000

[@Jocoseman]

When will we see the X-T4 back in studio for a comparison 😉

[@KPGuitarStudios]

Monkey Strength allows you to handhold an S1 for hours with no problem :P Did I ever mention how happy I am that you got the EM1 mk III? Now you just need some Olympus glass and it will be even better. I'd guess that the stupid focus issues will go away. Get a 12-40 t2.8 PRO and see what it does. Or better yet, the 7-14 toneh2.8, set to 10mm and vlog your way to the perfect camera. Love the videos man!

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Corrections: - the CIPA rating for the E-M1 III is 7.0Ev (IBIS only) and not 6.5Ev as stated in the video - the crop with digital stabilisation on the Olympus is 1.19x, not 1.9x! Sorry for the oversight!

[@roman.keller]

lol, and i thought 1.9x must be an error - it's too much Canon cripple hammer specific, not alike the greek gods of power!

[@stuartnelson3202]

I was thinking while watching it can't be 1.9 as that's quite significant! Also, while we're being anal I think the wording was slightly inaccurate saying "6.5 times" when 6.5 stops is actually 2^6.5=90.5 times. Or rather 128 times, as it's actually 7 stops like you say.

[@MuertoInc]

Olympus is second to none when it comes to IBIS. Specially stills.

[@momchilyordanov8190]

I had an E-M1 II and the IBIS was amazing even there. The smaller sensor is just easier to stabilize, I think. Having said that, your video gives pretty good idea how usable the Fuji system is. I would say it's better than I thought it would be. Impressive.

[@dunsunyt]

Amazing stuff. Fujifilm is not bad at all. Though I'm still an Olympus fan. I even prefer Olympus colors.

[@alexreay4164]

Daniel Guryca me too, love Oly colours, they really should hype them up like Fuji do. Little tip I’ve discovered if you have an OMD and like Monochrome... set Picture Gradation to Low Key and Contrast +1.... OMG you have a Leica M look. It works wonderfully well for a Custom Colour setting too, just change the Saturation to whatever you like, I like it at +1 with Low Key gradation and Contrast +1.

[@janwedek]

Alex Reay great tip, thanks! I’ll try that when mine finally arrives next week

[@EridenEstrella]

Alex Reay for real, thank you so much for this tip!!! My best regards!

[@funkyclubber]

@@alexreay4164 Thanks Alex. Pls Correct me if I'm missing something here. I can only adjust the gradation in the super control panel if I'm NOT in monotone profile. If I do pick mono though the gradation adjustment option disappears. So how would you do that then?

[@OMGTapioca]

Fahmi_H2.0 Shooting Menu 2, Picture Mode, Monochrome.

[@livewallberg]

Olympus should work together with Panasonic to bring us the perfect video camera.

[@RockyColaFizz]

Yes. Olympus is King here, but frankly the Fuji did quite well.

[@KPGuitarStudios]

Mathieu thanks for the great review! One little further correction, I believe the EM1 crop ends up at 1.19x, you said 1.9x which would be a HUGE crop :) Definitely the Olympus takes the cake on this one. What surprised me the most the colours! The image just looked really, really good with the Olympus and the exposure as well as AF all added to a really pleasing video experience. Awesome video!

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Yes it's 1.19x! Thanks!

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

The AF was a bit less precise on the Olympus at times, like for example when walking up the stairs it would sometimes go out of focus just before entering the living room.

[@frankluo230]

You should have added Sony a6600 here to show how bad an ibis can be! Both Fuji and Olym did pretty well. In my opinion EM1 MK2 is good enough for handheld video shooting, with a f1.4 or bigger aperture lens at 14mm or wider.

[@LoverOfTech]

I just started watching this and I love the XT4 but if it's IBIS then this is an unfair test LMAO. EM1 mark iii is just the best IBIS ever, it's almost a cheat code. But Fuji XT4 had the best IBIS for APS-C relative to body size

[@williamham9961]

Yes, the Fuji had jittery movements but I see the Oly moving as well. It's just that its movements are smoother and less noticeable. The Oly has rolling movements. But it's definitely moving. Thank you for the test. It was very informative. Good work.

[@stevegrothaus]

I was going to mention the same thing. The Olympus had some really bad rolling shutter on the pan, even moving slowly. Not sure which of these is worse then.

[@gjune36]

If we can make a camera with Olympus IBIS, Sony AF and Fujifilm colour we have the perfect camera.

[@laurapeter3857]

Add Panasonic menus and that would be the perfect camera.

[@Jay19876]

Hi Mathieu, another excellent mirrorless comparison! I believe Robin Wong mentioned that CIPA image stabilization ratings only measure pitch and yaw, but not X axis (horizontal), Y axis (vertical) or roll. I think this is in large part due to image stabilized lenses, which can only compensate for pitch and yaw. This also probably explains some of the differences observed between these two cameras ability to stabilize their digital sensors, even though their CIPA ratings are similar. Also, one discrepancy I have found in your comparison is that you state the Olympus E-M1 Mark III has an IBIS CIPA rating of 6.5 but on the Olympus website it states that it has an IBIS CIPA rating of 7.0 and up to 7.5 with sync IS. I am looking forward to your AF test for these two cameras, hopefully in the near future :)

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Oops you're right, not sure why I was thinking of 6.5Ev. I should have double checked but I was convinced there was a 1 stop difference between IBIS and Sync IS. If CIPA only measures pitch and yaw, then their rating should be much lower. I guess they do an estimate.

[@roman.keller]

This content is extremely good, and scientific. Well done, that's the real stuff what matters most to me. Just the good stuff 'n' nothing less! Thanks man - and of corse I'd liked and subbed in a blink of an eye.

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Thank you very much!

[@rukez]

Fuji is nice, but stabilization is "really ok for filming handheld" only when IBIS works together with OIS. Without OIS it still allow too shaky moments, that will be pain in post, because you will have to cut them out or live with terrible warp behaviour and crop. Unfortunatelly, there are only a couple of lenses (zooms, dark, heavier than small/light m4/3 primes) that offer ois for XF. So, in my case, when talking about "only handheld, only about-pocket-size", fuji is still not the way to go, even being fuji user from first x-100 and there on.

[@garybrown9719]

Fuji x-t3 landscape photos have a better dynamic range Than anything else what do you think

[@MrRafalEn]

Great test Mathieu. Does X-H1 exhibit the same micro jitter thing as X-T4 in static shots ? I wonder if it is something Fuji will correct via firmware or is it issue that is there since X-H1 already and they can't figure it out. Also maybe you know if competitors such as A7III or Z6 have this issue ?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I still have some footage recorded with the X-H1 so I went back and had a quick look and there is a bit of jittering there as well. I'm not sure if it can be corrected via firmware, but Fuji did improve a few things on the X-H1 via firmware so perhaps it is possible. I've seen jittering on Sony cameras too, although the mark III generation is better now. As for the Z6, not that I can remember but I should double check.

[@romainprovost7164]

Superb review !! Nice ! So you prefer the Em1 mark 3 for video (despite the lack of 4k60 ?)

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I think it does a better job when it comes to stabilisation. But the X-T4 has better videos specs (10-bit, 4k60p, etc.)

[@MDMiller60]

Very, VEry, VERy, VERY, thorough analysis comparison of the two cameras. I bought the Olympus in 12/2020 ("authentic Olympus").

[@romandulce999]

Hm, i like olympus color better.

[@michaelwhiles5282]

Great review, Fuji have just updated their firmware for selected lenses for use with internal IS systems - do you have any plans to check if these updates are worthwhile and make any improvements ?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Not sure, I need to re-rent the gear. The firmware updates are for select OIS lenses only and in my video, the only lens to re-test would be the 18-55mm. But the thing is, Fuji could release another firmware later on that improves other things, perhaps IBIS all together regardless of the lens used (they did the same for the X-H1 back then if I'm not mistaken). So it might be worth waiting for more substantial improvements rather than chasing every single firmware update (especially when Fujifilm is not bothered to give a better explanation than "Fix of minor bugs.").

[@edwardjmw]

OMG I will imediatly sell my Fujifilm X-T4 and step over to Olympus. Not really I love my Fuji. Talking about colors. Which one was correct? In some scenes a person was filmed with a black and grey coat (Fuji) or was it a black and blue coat (Olympus)?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

the Olympus flat profile has more faithful colours by default, the Fuji Eterna profile is designed to give a different look (and it can be very cinematic).

[@Leptospirosi]

Perfectly clear and well executed comparison as always. Thank you!

[@murrko13]

Thank you, Mathieu! Great respect for your work and best wishes!

[@Teeum5]

This is a great comparison. Thank you for putting so much effort in it.

[@albertuy4551]

I am impressed with the Fuji for their second camera with ibis. The difference is very negligible.

[@mtrezaie]

did you even read or watched the review? They are nowhere close! But having ibis on fuji is a nice feature.

[@campbellrousselle9752]

Great test - you are pretty smooth dude. You are definitely making both cameras look good. The Fuji has had a major firmware update since this that improves IBIS and Focus a lot (Apparently).

[@osymajprod7900]

Best test comparaison . Very good job

[@housephly87]

4k 60fps would make the olympus perfect for me - any idea if they might bring this in with a future firmware update?

[@TITAOSTEIN]

The Same question here...

[@ookiemand]

4k-10bit please...

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

No idea about future updates for now.

[@housephly87]

I read somewhere that the option for 4k 60 is in the menus, just greyed out at the moment. Might not be in the full production models though. Can't confirm this myself, as I haven't had my hands on the camera.

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I just checked on my sample and I can't find that anywhere. Perhaps it comes from an early beta firmware?

[@vincentwee632]

Xt4 still have ibis and autofocus tracking problems even after the firmware upgrade 1.02. Hope Fuji can do something to it quickly. I also hope Fuji will upgrade most of its old lenses. Some of the older lenses are noisy. Not suitable for video recording. Olympus and Lumix mft are still the best for ibis.

[@romainprovost7164]

news about this ? 'firmware upgrade improve ibis and AF problems ?

[@walidalshaibani435]

Is it me or did the Olympus camera have better colors in the comparison videos?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

The Eterna profile has less saturation by default, but that can be tweaked in camera or in post. The "Flat" profile of the E-M1 III is more ready in camera.

[@nordfresse]

I agree, I also liked the Olympus colors better than the Eterna profile.

[@jf9979]

The TX4 was surprisingly good. Didn't think it was gonna be that close. If they can get rid of the microjitters I think it will be the ultimate apsc camera. It would be good to see how slow a shutter speed you can handhold before the shots get motion blur. I know on the olympus you can get about 4 seconds with a steady hand.

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

You can push it to about 10s on the Olympus (with a bit of patience and several attempts). I made a comparison for stills here: mirrorlesscomparison.com/fujifilm-vs-olympus/fuji-xt4-vs-omd-em1-iii-ibis/

[@jf9979]

@@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons excellent. Thanks for that!!

[@raspas99]

Grace comparison. Finally somebody did it right. Do you know if the sensor is vibrating or shaking when the Ibis is off and you move the camera? Something that would be a difference between xt4 and xt3 say for example

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

It doesn't seem to move when the IBIS is off but I know for example that filmmakers don't like IBIS for camera car shots because of the micro vibrations of the car that can affect the sensor (one of the reason why Panasonic didn't include IBIS on the GH5S). So for specific applications I can see the X-T3 being the better option.

[@raspas99]

@@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons thank you for the quick reply. I'm afraid of that since I do visual effects and Camera tracking can be confused or at least made difficult if the sensor is vibrating in respect to body or lens. Plus I plan to use it a lot in the car with the Ibis off. Is there any way you can check if it's moving when it's off :) I know it's a lot to ask but there is no information about this online for xt4.

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I'll try to have a closer look tomorrow ;-)

[@raspas99]

@@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons thank you sooooo9o much! Instant subscribe

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I checked better this morning and I can't see any distinguishable movement, but it's hard to notice anything small. I think for specific shots like a camera car, you're safer with an X-T3. While the IBIS can be perfectly still when turned off for various applications, I'm not sure it can't be immune to small but intense vibrations such as the ones caused by the body of a car running on the road. I guess the ultimate test would be to use the two cameras side by side for a shot like that, but I don't have the equipment.

[@StaffViet2009]

Love both, Fuji IBIS maybe not as awesome as Olympus's one but at least it show Fuji engineering efforts. I believe in 2-3 newer model generations, Fuji IBIS will achieve the same performance as Olympus today......

[@subrotoxing8214]

Hi... What is the stabilization level on the olympus walking and stair tests ? Are they all -1 ?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

When it's not stated, it's at 0.

[@euroclydon4800]

who has won ?

[@elduderino4983]

There has been an is improvement on filming with olympus firmware 1.2 update.

[@onthemove301]

A thorough review which is so refreshing after watching, and unfortunately believing, some of the rubbish that is available on KZbin. For example one reviewer, who may have a caffeine craving, opined that the Leica 200mm f2.8 with 1.4x teleconverter virtually matched the quality of the Olympus 300mm f4. After purchasing the former I was disappointed by the performance at 280mm, and it was not until I compared the two side by side that I realised how inaccurate that statement was. So, while accepting that this video is not the most exciting to watch, I really appreciate the care taken to demonstrate the tests.

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I used the Leica 200mm 2.8 in Scotland and I have to say, I was quite impressed by it, and the stabilisation with the G9 worked really well. I made this video which was all shot hand-held: kzbin.info/www/bejne/norVkoubhc2qo6c

[@onthemove301]

@@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons At 200mm I think the Leica quality excellent on the G9, especially the stabilisation which is rock solid in my seventy year old hands. However, with a sunny day and not much else to do and using a Spyder LensCal as a subject, I've concluded from a re-test that my original comment is a little harsh. Resolution on the Leica 200mm with 1.4x teleconverter at the High Resolution setting on the G9 has about the same performance as the Olympus 300mm at the normal (not High Resolution) setting on the same camera. Of course, in the field to photograph birds, the Olympus is the clear winner since birds are not often going to stay in the same place for sufficient time to take a HiRes image.

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

The Olympus has an advantage especially for birds in flight, the phase detection AF works better than the Panasonic DfD.

[@jeanlaurent3003]

Thank you Mathieu, do you think firmware update could optimise jittering and overall IBIS performance on the X-T4 ?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Possibly. If I remember correctly, a firmware on the X-H1 improved the results a little (when panning especially) so I think it is theoretically doable.

[@jeanlaurent3003]

@@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons could you say X-T4 IBIS outperform X-H1 ?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I think for video there is some improvement, for stills I got similar results to be honest.

[@walidalshaibani435]

Great review. Can you please share the link for the Fujifilm website with the IBIS and lens comparison?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Here it is: fujifilm-x.com/en-gb/products/cameras/x-t4/feature-durability/

[@hikingsteven7665]

i have omd em 1ii I thinking to upgrade to omd em 1iii or maybe fuji xt4 agh?? what shall I do? or sonya7c

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Hmm, what kind of pictures do you like to take? What are the things you don't like about your E-M1 II? The difference between the E-M1 II and III is not huge. As for the other brands, it would help to know more details about what you're looking for.

[@hikingsteven7665]

@@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons i love my em1 mii but If i want to charge it in the outdoors its difficult i know em1miii can Do and i think panasonic g9 and Fuji can Im filming and take foto most for instagram so Olympus is really Good the em1 miii is a little bit expencive

[@philipgowdy]

Great thorough test as usual. I can't really see where the new Fuji is any better than the results I got back on the XH1 when used in the real world. I tried to get the Xh1 right even with help from Fuji but for Video and my Sanity I traded the System over to the Em1 mk2 and with great results never looked back. I would of expected better from Fuji in two years but it seems with Apsc it may be a step too far.

[@AdrianMartinez-sr1pm]

Thank you again for another great comparison!!

[@gepetto6266]

Thank you very much vor this great great comparison! The micro-jittering on the xt4 is really annoying. Is ist possible to remove them in post?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I just did a quick test with Davinci Resolve, and the jittering seems gone after stabilising the footage with the software, at least on the fixed shot example.

[@gepetto6266]

Mathieu Gasquet thanks for the fast answer! :)

[@davidanderson8381]

Thanks for this excellent test. I might stick with my XT3 and gimbals.

[@SGDVD]

Olympus is the best IBIS-MAker! Thanks for sharing this test!

[@photonspark]

Thanks for your tests, the good ibis was one of the reasons I recently bought an almost new EM5 mkii. After taking a few hundred photos with ibis on, I only noticed today that there is a "white noise" hiss when you half press to focus. This goes away if you switch ibis off. Now I don't know if this noise suddenly got louder, because I never noticed it before. Does your OMD cameras also make a hiss noise when half pressing the shutter to focus?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

It's normal, every Olympus camera with IBIS make this noise, it's the IBIS mechanism that activates.

[@Pablo_Miranda]

Tremenda comparativa de cámaras muy similares ...👍🏻

[@romainprovost7164]

Do you think Fuji improve with last firmware ?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

I think they did a little, but still not up to the Olympus.

[@StaffViet2009]

Great effort, but fuji still need more work

[@uhadonejob]

How am I not subscribed to this channel? I kept watching this other channel where no conclusion is ever reached and you start routing for the traffic during the slow mo's. Got to get back there and see some more kitten terror.

[@63MacGuy]

I would love to see the Fuji against A73 / A6600

[@Pablo_Miranda]

soy de fuji pero hay que reconocer que olympus tiene los mejores estabilizadores del mercado.

[@TheSoPhar]

So for my view fuji will do better vieo af with LM lens not about firmware .

[@williamham9961]

My previous comment was after watching only the Fixed Shot portion of your video.

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Yep I figured that's what you were referring to. Basically the Oly looks like a smoother hand-held shot, with smaller and subtle movements that are not distracting, whereas the X-T4 is more "nervous".

[@pascalbarreiro]

4:27 1.9x crop. Are you 100% sure?

[@MathieuGasquetMirrorLessons]

Sorry, that's a typo, it's 1.19x

[@gergelysipos8843]

the colour was also nice on the Olympus. Sorry Fuji, but you are beaten on both stabilization and color (and weight)...

[@newzinski6946]

True. I tried the XT-4 at the store. How come Fuji users never talk about how heavy it is? Carrying it around is like a brick and my arms would get tired filming

[@BobK58]

Both are great cameras.

[@MestreMur]

No comparison... Olympus is better in term of IBIS! The new Sony ZV-1 could be fight with this two cameras in term of IQ and AF... Please review this new Sony!

[@marcoviaggio676]

Great job!

[@arunhembram1859]

I will still go with the Fuji, it's color is more true to life. Sometimes fuji just sharpens the objects.

[@FVDaudio]

Excelente

[@zlvrzpn2644]

The only test and reviews shows fair to the Olympus system. Unlike others mouthful of jokes.