Very good camera.
I don't want to tire you with the technical specifications that anyone can easily find, but rather to offer a more personal opinion.
Someone chooses it because, at this price, you can't get all of the following together from any other camera:
1) In-body image stabilization (IBIS).
2) Small size with access to a wide range of equally small, high-quality lenses offered by the m43 system. Especially such quality kit lenses in Canon and Nikon are out of the question. And of course, the existence of certain specialty lenses in the m43 system recently introduced by OM System (the successor to Olympus) that have no equivalent in any other brand. I won't elaborate on this here.
3) Viewfinder.
Other positives:
4) Very good video! I don't particularly focus on this, but I didn't expect such quality, stabilization, and 4K from Olympus. I always considered them a photo-centric and not a video-centric company.
5) OM System provides a very good RAW editing program (Workspace) for free. But you should know that the free and open-source software RAWTherapee works wonders with Olympus, especially with color.
6) The built-in flash is decent! Of course, it can't be compared to external flashes, but I expected it to be worse!
Points that troubled me:
1) Awful menu. Maybe only better than Sony's menus, but still inferior to any other brand's menu I've seen (Canon, Panasonic, Nikon, in that order of preference). It does have many options, but they are scattered. Don't worry too much though, because the controls and shortcut buttons will make you forget about the menu to a large extent.
2) Build quality. Olympus is considered a brand that emphasizes build quality. Nevertheless, one dial developed a mechanical problem within a month of purchasing the camera with minimal use. Maybe it was just my luck. Fortunately, it was covered by the warranty: even though the camera traveled abroad for repair (handled by the excellent Greek store where it was purchased), the job was done quickly and perfectly. The technician wrote an informative note about what and how it was fixed. Since then, the camera, which I've had since 2021, has had no issues. And once you register on the OM site, the warranty is extended by 6 months (two and a half years in total). What more could you want from a service? However, I'm somewhat concerned by the fact that everything is very tight on this camera: from the force needed to attach the lenses to the force required to turn the dials. I don't know if I should take this as a sign of sturdiness or as a weak point. I recommend turning the dials with two fingers in opposite directions to reduce the pressure exerted vertically on their rotation axis.
3) Its color profile. It's a matter of taste, of course, and you can adjust it to your liking, but for landscape photography, I prefer Nikon / Panasonic. For portrait photography, however, I like it more than Nikon / Panasonic / Canon. Also, do yourself a favor and, as your first action after purchase, locate (and disable) the option that makes the colors extra warm. They're already warm as it is, and with this option enabled by default, you'll think your photos are... burning.
4) If you want an external charger, you'll have to pay extra. It's not included in the package.
