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 $285 With 14-42mm lens $399
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 4 Among similar cameras #n/a of 48
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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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Lenses Lenses
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Pros

The Olympus PEN E-P1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting

Cons

The Olympus PEN E-P1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
536 ISO
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.4 EV
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3 fps
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
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
Color depth Less color depth Help
21.4 bits
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.2 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Startup delay Longer startup delay Help
2500 ms startup delay
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
300 shots
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Popularity Not so popular Help
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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..