Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc. Part number: 262817
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Features: 8.0
Performance: 5.0
Image quality: 8.0
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Product Summary
Olympus E-P1 (silver, with 17mm f2.8 lens and optical viewfinder)
price range: $849.00 - $899.99
The Olympus E-P1 is an otherwise excellent enthusiast compact camera hampered by some performance problems and the lack of a viewfinder and built-in flash.
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
- Part Number: 262817
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 Lens - 17 mm - F/2.8 Micro Four Thirds
- Focal Length 17 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 34 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 225
- Min Focus Range 7.9 in
- Max View Angle 65 degrees
- Lens Aperture F/2.8
- Zoom Adjustment Automatic
- Lens Construction 4 group(s) / 6 element(s)
- Filter Size 37 mm
- Lens System Mounting Micro Four Thirds
- Lens Manufacturer M.Zuiko
- Features 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, Optical viewfinder
- 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%
Product series
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Olympus E-P1 (silver, body only)
Price: $699.00 - $749.99
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Specs: 12.3 megapixels, 3 in LCD display
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Olympus E-P1 (silver, with 17mm f2.8 lens and optical viewfinder)
Price: $849.00 - $899.99
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Specs: 12.3 megapixels, 3 in LCD display
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Olympus E-P1 (silver, with black 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lens)
Price: $726.94 - $799.99
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Specs: 12.3 megapixels, 3 x, 3 in LCD display
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Olympus E-P1 (white, with silver 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lens)
Price: $749.00 - $799.99
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Specs: 12.3 megapixels, 3 x, 3 in LCD display
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Olympus E-P1 (silver, with silver 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lens)
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Specs: 12.3 megapixels, 3 x, 3 in LCD display
Manufacturer info
- Olympus America Inc.
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.olympusamerica.com/
- Address: Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY. 11747
- Phone: 631-844-5000
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