Olympus E-P1 (silver, with 17mm f2.8 lens and optical viewfinder)

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Manufacturer: Olympus Part number: 262817

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Olympus E-P1 (silver, with 17mm f2.8 lens and optical viewfinder)

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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
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%