Olympus PEN E-PM1

The Olympus PEN E-PM1 is a systemkamera camera launched on 23.11.2011.

Technically speaking, the Olympus PEN E-PM1 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 50 overall. The Olympus PEN E-PM1 weights 265 gr and spans 110 x 64 x 34 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus PEN E-PM1 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 70, ranks in the category best 40%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus PEN E-PM1 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 41, ranks among the worst 13% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 33, ranks among the worst 29% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 63, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 17% in its category. Olympus PEN E-PM1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 15% in its category. Olympus PEN E-PM1 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 66% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PM1 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 59, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PM1 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 59, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Olympus PEN E-PM1 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.