Olympus PEN E-P1 Digital Camera with 14-42mm lens

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Resolution: 13.1 Megapixel
Camera Resolution: 13.1 Megapixel
Image Resolutions: 640 x 480
3200 x 2400
2560 x 1920
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
4032 x 3024
Interchangeable Lens: Interchangeable Lenses

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Olympus PEN E-P1 Digital Camera with 14-42mm lens Reviews

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Major nitpick was the manual. They cover so little on the controls and how to do certain things. Had to call Olympus tech help just to figure out two different controls. Finally after 4 weeks, gave up on it though. from Amazon.com The E-P1 autofocus is absolutely horrible. Even my Canon point and shoot AF is much faster and more accurate. from Amazon.com I purchased the E-P1 to provide better quality images than my F100 Fuji but easier to carry around than my dSLRs. And I had high confidence in what I know about Olympus etc. from Amazon.com Amazing, excellent, really fun. Superb optics, great feel, cute and portable. I was getting bored with my Nikon D-80, ready for a move up. Considered getting the D-90, but then the Pentax K-7 was released with HDR built-in. from Amazon.com This camera has an awesome feel to it and is a pleasure to hold and take photos with. I have a Canon DSLR and the photos from the Olympus have a quality that is almost equivalent with the Canon. from Amazon.com I have owned this camera for almost a month now. There have been some disappointments but overall I have been pleased. I also own two Olympus DSLRs so I bought the adapter that allows me to use those regular 4/3 lenses. My main interest in the camera was the compact size and the styling. from Amazon.com Dynamic range is at SLR quality. Noise levels up to and including ISO 800 is very clean. ISO 1600 has a bit more noise than the Rebel XSI (also 12mp)with the noise increasing relative to competitors from there. - The user interface is intuitive. from Amazon.com I was looking for a camera which was as small as possible, yet capable of professional quality image capture. I travel extensively and cannot be weighted down with a huge D-SLR. As of July 2009, this was the most compact & feature-rich camera made with such image quality! from Amazon.com I bought the EP-1 and the kit lens 14-42mm. As expected, the autofocus is slow and can't compete with true DSLR's like the Nikon D5000 or even Olympus' own E620. from Amazon.com Photographers have been anxiously awaiting a small light-weight DSLR replacement with baited breath. Unfortunately Olympus PEN E-P1 is not it. from Amazon.com

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With 12.3 megapixels at its disposal, the E-P1 delivers image quality that makes the difference between ordinary and exceptional still and video imaging. A Live MOS image sensor is complemented by the TruePic V Image Processor, resulting in excellent dynamic range, accurate color fidelity, fine image details in all highlight and shadow areas, and reduced noise.

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Released	4 months ago
Resolution	13.1 Megapixel
Camera Resolution	13.1 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	640 x 480 3200 x 2400 2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768 4032 x 3024
Interchangeable Lens	Interchangeable Lenses
35mm Zoom Lens	28 - 84 mm
Aperture Range	f22 (t) - f3.5/f5.6 (w/t)
Battery Life	300 Images
Battery Type	Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Built-in Microphone	With Built-in Microphone
Camera Type	SLR/Professional
Compression Modes	Fine SuperFine Normal Uncompressed Basic
Compression Type	JPEG Raw Image EXIF DCF DPOF
Depth	1.43 in.
File Size (High Res.)	13.9 MB (9 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	0.1 MB (about 1,280 images on 128MB card)
Flash Type	External
Focal Length	14 - 42 mm
Frames Per Second	3 Frames
Height	2.75 in.
ISO Speeds	Auto 100 200 1600 6400
Image Sensor Type	Live MOS
Included Accessories	Software USB Cable Video Cable Shoulder Strap Battery Charger Li-Ion Rechargable Battery
Interface Type	USB 2.0
LCD Protected Position	Without LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen	With LCD Screen
LCD Screen Resolution	230,000 pixels
LCD Screen Size	3 in.
Memory Type	SD Card SDHC Card
Release Date	July, 2009
Self Timer	2 Sec. 12 Sec.
Shutter Speed	60 - 1/4000 sec
UPC	050332169869
Video Format	AVI Motion JPEG
Video Interface	Video Out
Video Resolutions	640 x 480 (VGA) HD (1280 x 720)
Video Speed	30 fps
Viewfinder	Without Viewfinder
Weight	0.77 lb.
White Balance	Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Cloudy (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Shade (Preset) Flash (Preset)
Width	4.75 in.

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