Announced: | 29 Jul 2009 |
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Sensor Resolution: | 12Mp |
Sensor Type: | 4/3 CMOS |
ISO: | 100-6400 |
Weight: | 355g |
Physical Dimensions: | 121 x 70 x 36 mm |
Viewfinder: | None |
Screen Type: | 3" Fixed |
Video Resolutions: | 1280 x 720 |
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Review | compare Olympus PEN E-P1 con | overall score | Portrait | Landscape | Sport | Street | Everyday | |
OlympusPEN E-P1 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 53 | 52 | $198.00 |
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The Olympus PEN E-P1 is a mirrorless camera launched on 07/29/2009.
Technically speaking, the Olympus PEN E-P1 ranks well below the category average, scoring 45 overall. The Olympus PEN E-P1 weights 355 gr and spans 121 x 70 x 36 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.
Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Olympus PEN E-P1 is below the category average:
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:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Olympus PEN E-P1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 198.0 CAD and 198.0 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.
Overall, Olympus PEN E-P1 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
4/3
Sensor Dimensions
17.3 x 13.0 mm
Sensor Area
224.9 mm2
Sensor Resolution
12 Mp
Max Image Resolution
4032 x 3024
Max Native ISO
6400
Min Native ISO
100
RAW Support
Manual Focus
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds
Number of Lenses
90
Focal Length Multiplier
2
Screen Type
Fixed
Screen Size
3.0"
Screen Resolution
230Kdot
Live View
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
None
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
Viewfinder Magnification
None
Min Shutter Speed
60s
Max Shutter Speed
1/4000s
Continuous Shooting
3fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
1/180s
Flash Modes
Auto On Off Red-Eye Fill-in Slow Sync Manual (3 levels)
External Flash
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
DxO Overall Score
55
DxO Color Depth
21.4
DxO Dynamic Range
10.4
DxO Low Light ISO
536
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF MultiArea
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points
11
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max Video Resolution
1280x720
Video Formats
Motion JPEG
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Wireless Connectivity
None
HDMI
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Weight
355g
Physical Dimensions
121 x 70 x 36 mm
Battery Life
300
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
BLS-1
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Timelapse Recording
GPS
Storage Type
SD SDHC card
Storage Slots
1
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