Olympus PEN E-PL2 vs Olympus PEN E-P1

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Reasons to buy the Olympus PEN E-PL2

Almost no delay when powering up
1300 ms startup delay

Movie continuous focus
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies

Built-in flash
External flash not needed

Image stabilization
Sensor shift

Reasons to buy the Olympus PEN E-P1

	Image stabilization
	Sensor shift

	CMOS Sensor
	Better in low light

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Olympus PEN E-PL2 Competitors

Olympus PEN E-PL3

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$408 body only

$238 with 14-42mm lens

	Significantly less shutter lag
	Higher resolution movies
	Worse color depth

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Olympus PEN E-PL1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$320 with 14-42mm lens

	Better color depth
	Slightly lighter
	Much smaller screen

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$220 body only

$260 with 14mm lens

	Has a touch screen
	Higher resolution movies
	No image stabilization

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Olympus PEN E-P1 Competitors

Olympus PEN E-PL1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$320 with 14-42mm lens

	Much less shutter lag
	Less startup delay
	Much smaller screen

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Nikon 1 J1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$250 with 10-30mm lens

	Records high-speed movies
	Much less shutter lag
	No image stabilization

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Olympus PEN E-P2

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$205 with 14-42mm lens

	Much less shutter lag
	Better color depth

Compare the PEN E-P2 vs the PEN E-P1

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