Olympus have announced that later this month they are releasing firmware updates for both the Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the OM-D E-M5 II. Both updates will bring these 2 models up to Olympus's current specification.
Firmware Version 4 (for E-M1) updates as follows:
Available late November 2015
When the firmware is updated to version 4.0, settings other
than AF Focus adjustments are reset.
This firmware brings several new features to your OM-D E-M1
camera. The main features added in firmware upgrade are:
1. Focus Stacking
2. Focus Bracketing
3. Advanced Focus Peaking
4. Silent Mode
5. Improved Anti-shock Mode
6. Advanced Olympus Capture
7. S-OVF (Simulated OVF)
8. 4K Time Lapse Movie
9. Live Composite on OI.Share
10. MF Clutch Disable
11. Menu Cursor Position Memory
12. Movie image stabilisation with 5-axis optical IS and
digital IS
13. 24p (23.98p)/25p Frame Rate
14. Movie Info Display
15. Movie Rec Start with Release Cable (RM-UC1)
16. Time Code Setting
17. M-IS1 and M-IS2 supported
18. Slate Tone
19. Synchronised PCM Audio Rec with Movie Rec
20. M.Zuiko Premium + 14-42mm EZ movie aperture support
Firmware Version 2 (E-M5 II) updates as follows:
Available late November 2015
When the firmware is updated to version 2.0, settings other
than AF Focus adjustments are reset.
This firmware brings several new features to your OM-D E-M5
Mark II camera. The main features added in firmware upgrade are:
1. Focus Bracketing
2. Advanced Olympus Capture
3. S-OVF (Simulated OVF)
4. 4K Time Lapse Movie
5. Live Composite on OI.Share
6. MF Clutch Disable
7. Slate Tone
8. Synchronised PCM Audio Rec with Movie Rec
9. Movie-Exclusive Picture Mode: Flat / Noise Filter for
video shooting
10. M.Zuiko Premium + 14-42mm EZ movie aperture supported