Olympus PEN E-PL2

Olympus PEN E-PL2
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
January, 2011

Summary Olympus PEN E-PL2

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 14-42mm lens $485
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #5 of 6 Among similar cameras #18 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 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
Focus points More focus points

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

reviewsWhat are people saying about the PEN E-PL2

"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

The Olympus PEN E-PL2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$484.99
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
60 seconds
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed

Cons

The Olympus PEN E-PL2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
55.0
Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
460k dots
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.2 EV
Focus points Fewer focus points Help
11
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
Announced Old Help
January, 2011
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.2 MP
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
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

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