Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - mirrorless system
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
12.3 Megapixel
Sensor Type
High speed Live MOS
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus BLS-1 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - mirrorless system
Lens Included M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm lenses
Height 7 cm
Width 12.1 cm
Depth 3.5 cm
Weight 335 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | White
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High speed Live MOS
Total Pixels 13,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Image Processor TruePic V
LENS Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 25 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds
Features ED glass, aspherical lens
SECOND LENS
Type Lens 17 mm - f/2.8 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 34mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 20 cm
Lens Construction 4 groups / 6 elements
Filter Size 37 mm
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 225
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Field of View Crop Factor 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (200-6400), ISO auto (200-1600), ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, anti shake, low key, documents, nature macro
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 14000K
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
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
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC 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
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Battery Type Olympus BLS-1 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Full-time Live View
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P1 + M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm and 17mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, optical viewfinder, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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