Olympus E-PL1 Specifications
Olympus E-PL1 PEN Specifications:
- Live view, 4/3 sensor (larger than compact camera, smaller than dSLR), no optical viewfinder, no mirror, pop-up flash, inter-changable lenses
- Sensor: 17.3mm x 13.0mm, High-speed MOS sensor
- Crop Factor: 2.0
- Focus range of kit lens: 25cm to infinity
- Aperture range with kit lens: F3.5-F22 at 14mm, F5.6-F22 at 42mm
- Resolution: 13.1 megapixel total, 12.3 megapixel effective pixels, 12 bit RAW+JPEG 4032×3042 pixels
- Full manual controls
- 8 white balance settings with custom white balance
- 3-color histogram
- Built-in sensor-shift image stabilization (4 stops claimed, 3 stops effective)
- All aluminum body, good ergonomics
- Kit lens: 14-42mm (28mm-84mm equivalent) F3.5-F5.6
- Shutter: 60 seconds to 1/2000th
- Flash sync speed: 1/160th
- Self-timer: 2 seconds or 12 seconds
- Creative modes: 19 scene modes, 8 art filters
- ISO: 100 to 3200
- LCD: 2.7 inches diagonal, 230,000 pixels
- Video: 720p HD (1280×720), SD (640×480), 30fps, 7 minute limit for HD, 2GB max file size, AVI motion jpeg
- Autofocus points: 11
- Max speed: 3 shots per second
- Max recordable raw photos: 10
- Memory: SD card
- Battery: lithion ion, 290 photos without flash
- Built in flash, HDMI output, mono microphone
- Dimensions: 115x72x42mm
- Weight: 353grams with battery & mem card (296 grams – body only)
- MSRP: $600 in the USA
- Optional electronic viewfinder ($250!), stereo microphone, underwater housing ($600), external flash
- Optional four-thirds adapter, $199
Four thirds lenses available
Here’s a sample of four-thirds lenses available, and recent prices in the USA as of June 2010:
- Panasonic 8mm fisheye $800
- Panasonic 7-14mm – $1,000
- Olympus 9-18mm $700
- Panasonic 14-140mm – $780
- Olympus 14-150mm $600
- Panasonic 45-200mm F4-5.6 $289
- Panasonic 20mm F1.7 "pancake" lens $357
