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Reviews of the Olympus E-P1 (silver, with silver 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lens)

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    pcadvisor.co.uk

    By Rosemary Hattersley | June 22, 2009

    Review Summary: The retro feel of the Olympus E-P1 is wonderful. It's the sort of camera that puts a smile on your face when you use it and we loved the amount of control it gave us over what we took and its final look. In fact, our main criticism of a camera ...

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    photographymonthly.com

    Review Summary: The range of compact cameras available in the sub £250 price bracket frequently changes. Therefore Which Digital Camera has invited manufacturers to maintain their own listings in this section only. This includes their own recommendations

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  • 8.0

    ephotozine.com

    By , also | June 18, 2009

    Review Summary: During my time with the Olympus E-P1 I really enjoyed what it could do for me. It certainly has some issues such as no viewfinder and a slow focusing system. Noise is still good which shows my initial reservations were due to viewing the images on the ...

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    pocket-lint.com

    By Chris Hall | June 18, 2009

    Review Summary: The Olympus E-P1 is a true hybrid, falling into the space between compact and DSLR. It is distinctly different in its offering and may, for some, be appealing as a result

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    dcviews.com

    Review Summary: They say that the pen is mightier than the sword, and now the E-P1 takes self-expression to a whole new, powerful level. Olympus has a long history of miniaturizing camera technology. The first-generation Olympus PEN appeared in 1959 and led the way ...

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Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.

Part number: 262818

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - Prosumer
  • Width 4.8 in
  • Depth 1.4 in
  • Height 2.8 in
  • Weight 11.8 oz
  • Enclosure Color Silver
  • Body Material Metal

Main Features

  • Resolution 12.3 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type High speed Live MOS
  • Total Pixels 13,100,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 12,300,000 pixels
  • Field of View Crop Factor 2
  • Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
  • Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (200-1600), ISO auto (200-6400)
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Macro, Candle, Sunset, Low key, Children, High key, Documents, Fireworks, Landscape, Anti shake, Beach/snow, Night scene, Sports mode, Nature macro, Portrait mode, Panorama assist, Landscape-portrait, Night scene with portrait
  • Special Effects Muted, Sepia, Vivid, Natural, Pop Art, Monotone, Pin Hole, Portrait, Light Tone, Soft Focus, Grainy Film, Pale & Light Colour, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Green filter, Black & White Orange filter, Black & White Yellow filter
  • Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
  • X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
  • Exposure Range EV 0-18 ( ISO 100 )
  • Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps
  • Exposure Metering Zones 324
  • Face Detection Yes
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Flash, Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, 2000K - 14000K, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • White Balance Bracketing Yes
  • Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
  • Still Image Format RAW, JPEG, RAW + JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720, AVI - 640 x 480

Memory / Storage

  • Supported Flash Memory SD Memory Card
  • Image Storage RAW 4032 x 3024, JPEG 4032 x 3024, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 1024 x 768, JPEG 3200 x 2400, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 1280 x 960, JPEG 640 x 480

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 14 mm - 42 mm - F/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds
  • Focal Length 14 mm - 42 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 225
  • Min Focus Range 9.8 in
  • Max View Angle 75 degrees
  • Lens Aperture F/3.5-5.6
  • Optical Zoom 3 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Manual
  • Lens Construction 8 group(s) / 9 element(s)
  • Filter Size 40.5 mm
  • Lens System Mounting Micro Four Thirds
  • Lens Manufacturer M.Zuiko
  • Features ED glass, Aspherical lens

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 12 sec
  • Flash Terminal Hot shoe
  • Additional Features DPOF support, Face detection, Audio recording, Contrast control, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Sharpness control, PictBridge support, Saturation control, Full-time Live View, PRINT Image Matching, Shadow point display, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, 720p HD movie recording, Highlight point display, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Digital image stabilization (video mode)

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Operation Mode Stereo

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x HDMI output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Olympus Master, Drivers & Utilities

Miscellaneous

  • Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Body cap, Dust cap, Lens cap, Shoulder strap
  • Cables Included 1, A/V cable, USB cable

Power

  • Power Device Battery charger - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery Olympus BLS-1
  • Supported Battery 1 x Olympus BLS-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
  • Min Storage Temperature -4 °F
  • Max Storage Temperature 140 °F
  • Humidity Range Operating 30 - 90%
  • Humidity Range Storage 10 - 90%

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Olympus E-P1 (silver, with silver 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lens)
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