Olympus PEN E-PL5

Four thirds, 15.9 MP, 3"
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        Summary Olympus E-PL5

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $550
        With 14-42mm lens
        $638
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 1
        Among similar cameras
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        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help Four thirds 17.3x13mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 460k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 15.9 MP
        Movie format
        Help 1080p @ 30fps
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 25,600 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Pros

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        The Olympus E-PL5 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Low light performance Very low noise at high ISO Help
        889 ISO
        Color depth Great color depth Help
        22.8 bits
        Startup delay Incredible startup delay Help
        600 ms startup delay
        Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
        Great for movies
        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        108 lenses
        Shutter lag Incredible shutter lag Help
        221 ms shutter lag
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $400.00
        Weight Light Help
        325 g
        Overall image quality Incredible overall image quality Help
        72.0
        Dynamic range Very wide dynamic range Help
        12.3 EV
        Touch screen Touch screen Help
        Fewer buttons
        Battery life Above average battery life Help
        360 shots
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        Size Quite small Help
        Mid size (111×64×38 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        1.5"
        Longest exposure Long exposures Help
        60 seconds

        Cons

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        The Olympus E-PL5 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 30fps
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        15.9 MP
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        35
        Sensor type Sensor type Help
        LIVEMOS
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        460k dots
        Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
        Missing that film look
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
        Limited to the in-camera mic
        Announced Old Help
        September 2012
        Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
        Professional

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        Discussion

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        Avatar for Vitaly Gurevich Vitaly Gurevich (7:39 PM, March 13, 2014)
        What is PEN means? I see there are 2 cameras Olympus PEN E-PL5 and Olympus E-PL5 are they the same I'm confused.
         
        Jas (9:33 PM, May 03, 2013)
        Olympus Pen E-PL5 has a flip out screen also.