Noise
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The E-PL1 delivers noise performance on par with most similarly priced dSLRs, though it doesn't match the noise leader, the Pentax K-x. You can shoot pretty comfortably up through ISO 800; at ISO 1600 things start to soften and detail starts to degrade under color noise. Like most in its class, ISO 3200 is really an emergency option. Interestingly, I found the noise profile of the E-PL1 better than that of the more expensive E-P2.
April 5, 2010 6:34 PM PDT
Photo by: Matthew Fitzgerald/CNET
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