Olympus PEN E-P1

Olympus PEN E-P1
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
June, 2009

Summary Olympus PEN E-P1

Prices Price
Body only $184 With 17mm lens $375
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 0 Among similar cameras #n/a of 30
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Megapixels Help 12.2 MP Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 3,200 ISO
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Pros

The Olympus PEN E-P1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
60 seconds
Lowest price Very inexpensive Help
$184.49

Cons

The Olympus PEN E-P1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
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
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
June, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
Professional
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
55.0
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.4 EV
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.2 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users

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Antoine20008 (1:38 PM, February 03, 2011)
i bought that camera because of leica "m series" adaptor possibilities. I would like to share opinions on those possibilities,
I am not shure to have an optimized way of shooting with a 35 mm summicron leica adapted on it..thanks for discussing..