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Olympus E-P1

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General

Color options

Silver, White
 

Dimensions

120.5 x 70 x 35 mm
 

Weight

335 g

Inside The Camera

Optical sensor

LiveMOS
 

Resolution

12 megapixels
 

Light sensitivity

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

Metering

Multi-segment/Multi-pattern, Center-weighted average, Spot
 

Creative controls

Yes
 

Other useful features

Art Filters, Sensor-shift image stabilizer, HD video recording with stereo audio

Outside The Camera

Connection (new)

USB, PictBridge, HDMI
 

Video out

Information not available
 

Battery type(s) (new)

Lithium
 

Storage type(s)

Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC
 

Remote control

No
 

Hotshoe

Yes

Image Capture

Still image format (new)

JPEG, RAW
 

Digital video capture

Yes
 

Digital video format (new)

AVI
 

Max video resolution (new)

1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
 

Audio capture

Yes
 

Face recognition

Yes
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User Discussion

peterb666: It would be a lot more helpful if people submitting reviews have actually used the camera in question.
fierywise: Also to add, if the E-P1 were to be built with an on-board flash, flashlight would have been blocked ...
fierywise: First of all, the E-P1 is mainly targetted at general compact PnS users who want to move on to ...
javachan: I really cannot stand the immense hype behind this camera that has (almost) everyone I know blinded to its ...
drone1212: Given that this is an interchangeable lens camera, it would be quite impossible to include an Optical Viewfinder (OVF). ...

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