Olympus PEN E-PL2

Four thirds, 12.2 MP, 3.0"
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        Summary Olympus PEN E-PL2

        Prices Price
        Body only Unknown With 14-42mm lens $350
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range #n/a of 10 Among similar cameras #n/a of 49
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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 720p @ 30fps
        Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 6,400 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Replacement

        Olympus has replaced the PEN E-PL2 with the E-PL3.

        Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3
        Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3 announced June, 2011
        Movie format Higher resolution movies
        Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
        Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO

        Compare the new Olympus E-PL3 vs the PEN E-PL2

        reviewsWhat are people saying about the PEN E-PL2

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        		 Amazon.com

        Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars by 102 users at Amazon.com
        "Its image capture would be limited only by your own expertise."
        digital-photography-school.com | talking about the camera's image-quality
        "The plastic body will be a turn off for some people."
        digital-photography-school.com | talking about the camera's build-quality
        "Only when reaching ISO 1600 did I notice noise rising to a noticeable level. ISO 3200 is still useable. ISO 6400? Forget it!"
        digital-photography-school.com | talking about the camera's iso-noise

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        Pros

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        The Olympus PEN E-PL2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
        Sensor shift
        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        40 lenses
        External flash External flash Help
        Better lighting
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
        External flash not needed

        Cons

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        The Olympus PEN E-PL2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Movie format HD movies Help
        720p @ 30fps
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        6,400 ISO
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        11
        Sensor size Slightly smaller than average sensor Help
        Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm
        Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
        0
        HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
        You could do HDR manually
        Battery life Shorter battery life Help
        280 shots
        3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
        No 3d support
        Announced Old Help
        January, 2011
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
        573 ISO
        Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
        55.0
        Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
        460k dots
        Color depth Less color depth Help
        21.4 bits
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        10.2 EV
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        12.2 MP
        Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
        Missing that film look
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        3 fps
        Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
        You could stitch photos in post
        Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
        434 ms shutter lag
        External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
        Limited to the in-camera mic
        Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
        None
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second

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