Olympus PEN E-PM1

Olympus PEN E-PM1
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
June, 2011

Summary Olympus E-PM1

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 14-42mm lens $500
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #4 of 8 Among similar cameras #12 of 30
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Megapixels Help 12.2 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 60fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 12,800 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Pros

The Olympus E-PM1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Light sensitivity Good maximum light sensitivity Help
12,800 ISO
Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
3D Takes 3D photos Help
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
Size Quite small Help
Compact 110x64x34 mm
Thickness Thin Help
1.3"
Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 60fps
Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
Weight Light Help
263 g
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$499.99
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
60 seconds

Cons

The Olympus E-PM1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
499 ISO
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
460k dots
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.3 EV
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.2 MP
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
52.0
Color depth Less color depth Help
21 bits
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:17 AM, December 27, 2011)
Thanks Steven, we've fixed that up.
 
Avatar for Steven Steven (0:44 PM, December 24, 2011)
It's Olympus PEN E-PM1, not MP1