Olympus PEN E-P2

Olympus PEN E-P2
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
November, 2009

Summary Olympus PEN E-P2

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 17mm lens $480
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 6 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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Replacement

Olympus has replaced the PEN E-P2 with the E-P3.

Olympus PEN E-P3
Olympus PEN E-P3 announced June, 2011
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Screen type Has an OLED screen

Compare the new Olympus E-P3 vs the PEN E-P2

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Pros

The Olympus PEN E-P2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
60 seconds
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$479.95

Cons

The Olympus PEN E-P2 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
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
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Announced Old Help
November, 2009
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
505 ISO
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.2 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
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
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
Professional

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