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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III read noise vs ISO
The Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III was measured at 23 ISO settings from ISO 64 to ISO 25600. Values are Bill Claff's (Photons to Photos) direct measurements from raw files.
At base ISO (200) read noise is 0.78 DN, or 4.6 electrons at the sensor. From ISO 2000 up the camera is effectively ISO-invariant: raising ISO further doesn't meaningfully lower shadow noise. Full well at base ISO is about 22,517 electrons; unity gain is around ISO 1170.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III read noise table
| ISO | Read noise (DN) | log₂ |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | ○ 0.883 | -0.18 |
| 200 | 0.779 | -0.36 |
| 250 | 0.877 | -0.19 |
| 320 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 400 | 1.197 | 0.26 |
| 500 | 1.414 | 0.50 |
| 640 | 1.647 | 0.72 |
| 800 | 2.028 | 1.02 |
| 1000 | 2.395 | 1.26 |
| 1250 | 2.928 | 1.55 |
| 1600 | 3.555 | 1.83 |
| 2000 | 3.294 | 1.72 |
| 2500 | 3.891 | 1.96 |
| 3200 | 4.790 | 2.26 |
| 4000 | 5.696 | 2.51 |
| 5000 | 7.111 | 2.83 |
| 6400 | 8.938 | 3.16 |
| 8000 | 11.236 | 3.49 |
| 10000 | 14.320 | 3.84 |
| 12800 | 17.630 | 4.14 |
| 16000 | 22.785 | 4.51 |
| 20000 | 28.443 | 4.83 |
| 25600 | 35.753 | 5.16 |