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Olympus Pen E-P1

Jul 6, 2009 Cameras, Interchangable Lens Digital Cameras

The Olympus Pen E-P1 is the world’s smallest 12.3-megapixel interchangeable lens system camera. It combines the high-quality still images of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) with High Definition (HD) video, stereo Linear PCM audio recording and In-Camera Creativity in an ultra-portable body.

SPECIFICATIONS

Sensor:
4/3″ Hi-Speed Live MOS sensor
17.3 x 13.0 mm active area
13.1 million total pixels
12.3 million effective pixels
RGB (Primary) color filter array
Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter)

Dust suppression: Supersonic Wave Filter
Image stabilization:
“Supersonic Wave Drive” (in-body sensor shift)
Three modes: Horizontal+Vertical, Vertical only, Horizontal only
Up to 4 EV Compensation (claimed)

Image processor: TruePic V
Image sizes (Still):
4032 x 3024
3200 x 2400
2560 x 1920
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
640 x 480
Image sizes (Movie):
1280 x 720 (HD)
640 x 480

Aspect Ratio: 4:3(Default), 3:2, 16:9, 6:6
File formats:
RAW
RAW + JPEG
JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
AVI Motion JPEG

Lenses:
Micro Four Thirds Mount*
Range of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available
Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV
* Compatible with standard Four Thirds lenses via adapter.

Auto focus:
Imager Contrast Detection AF system
11-area multiple AF
When non High-speed imager AF compatible lens is used, it works as AF assist.

Focus Area Selectable:
Automatic
Manual
Auto from all 11 area, Single area from 11 area
Auto from 25 area when Face detection is ON
Free selection (from 225points) when Magnified View Mode is selected

Focus modes:
Single shot AF (S- AF)
Continuous AF (C-AF)
Manual focus (MF)
Single + Continous (S-AF+ MF)

Manual focus: Focus by wire
AF assist lamp: No

Exposure modes:
Auto
Program AE (with shift)
Aperture priority AE
Shutter priority AE
Manual
Art Filter
Scene select

Scene modes:
Portrait
Landscape
Macro
Sport
Night + Portrait
Children
High Key
Low Key
DIS mode
Nature Macro
Candle
Documents
Panorama
Beach & Snow

Art Filter:
Pop art
Soft focus
Pale & light color
Light tone
Grainy film
Pin hole

Sensitivity:
Auto : ISO 200 – 3200 (customizable, Default 200-800)
Manual ISO 100 – 6400, 1/3 or 1 EV steps

Metering system:
TTL Image Sensor metering system
49-zone multi-pattern
Metering modes Digital ESP
Center-Weighted Average
Spot (2%)
Highlight based spot
Shadow based spot

AE Lock:
AE lock available
AF lock with shutter release half-press in Single AF mode

AE Bracketing:
3 frames
0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps

Exposure compensation:
-3.0 to +3.0 EV
1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps

Shutter speed: 60-1/4000 sec
Flash X-sync speed: 1/30 – 1/180

White balance:
Auto
Cloudy
Shade
Flash
Daylight
Fluorescent 1
Fluorescent 2
Fluorescent 3
Lamp
1 custom preset
Kelvin (2000 – 14000 K)

WB fine tuning:
Red – Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each)
Green – Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each)

WB Bracketing:
3 frames
2, 4 or 6 mired steps
Color space sRGB
Adobe RGB

Image parameters:
Saturation – 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted)
Sharpness – 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone)
Contrast- 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone)
B&W filter (Yellow, Orange, Red, Green)
B&W/Sepia toning (Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green)
Gradation (4 levels)

Drive modes:
Single
Sequential
Self-timer
Continuous 3.0 fps
RAW: 10 frames maximum
Self-timer 2 sec
12 sec

External Flash:
Hot-Shoe
Compatible with E-system Flash (FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-20, FL-14)
External Flash Control : TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP-TTL-Auto, FP-Manual
Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off.
Flash power: Up to +/- 3EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps

Live View Modes:
Normal Mode
Grid Line Mode
Histogram Mode(3 types)
Magnified View Mode
Comparable View Mode
OFF Mode (for OVF user)

Editing:
RAW development
JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Anti red-eye)

Storage: SD/SDHC

Connectivity:
USB 2.0 (Hi Speed)
Mini HDMI
Video Out (NTSC / PAL)
IR Remote control (optional)

Dimensions:
121mm (W) x 70mm (H) x 36mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
4.7″ x 2.7″ x 1.4″
Weight (no batt): 335g (0.7 lb)