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Olympus PEN E-PM1 12.3MP Interchangeable Camera with CMOS Sensor, 3-inch LCD and 14-42mm II Lens (Black) (Old Model)

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4.5 out of 5 stars 74 customer reviews
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  • Fast Shutter Response. Never miss a shot again with the E-PM1's Fast Shutter Response time of less than 60 milliseconds. The TruePic VI feature allows for reduced shot-to-shot time by shortening the black-out time between shots.
  • Professional Audio Sound Capture. Take Videos that are able to capture uncompressed CD-quality 16bit/44.1kHz Linear PCM stereo recording or AC3 Dolby Digital audio.
  • 12 MP with 3.0" LCD Screen
  • Face Detection with Eye Detect
  • Full 1080 HD Video Shoot up to 29 minutes of 1080 60i HD Video and stereo sound in either AVCHD or AVI formats. A Direct HD Movie Button switches you from still to movie mode with just the press of a button.
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Customer Rating 4 out of 5 stars (74) 4 out of 5 stars (74) 4 out of 5 stars (160) 4 out of 5 stars (54)
Price $329.00 $299.00 $334.99 $289.98
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Battery Description Lithium-Ion BLS-5 rechargeable battery & charger BLS-5 lithium-ion battery and charger Lithium-Ion BLS-5 rechargeable battery & charger Lithium-Ion BLS-5 rechargeable battery & charger
Continuous Shooting Speed 5.5 8 8 5.5
Flash Memory SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Image Stabilization Y Y Y Y
Autofocus Points 35 35 35 35
Battery Average Life 330 Photos 360 Photos 360 Photos 300 Photos
Display Resolution Maximum 460,000 460000 460000 460,000
Expanded ISO Maximum Information not provided 25600 1600 12800
Exposure Control Type Information not provided iAUTO i Auto Information not provided
Flash Dedication Clip-on FL-LM1 included, Hot-shoe Clip-on FL-LM1 included, Hot-shoe Clip-on FL-LM1 included, Hot-shoe Clip-on FL-LM1 included, Hot-shoe
Flash Sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250 sec 1/250 sec Information not provided
Focus Description Contrast Detection Contrast Detection Contrast Detection Contrast Detection
HDMI type Mini HDMI type-C Mini HDMI type-C Mini HDMI type-C Mini HDMI type-C
Image Aspect Ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 4:3 4:3
Iso Range Auto (200 - 1600), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 Auto (200 - 1600), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 16000, 20000, 25600 Auto (200 - 1600), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 16000, 20000, 25600 Auto (200 - 1600), 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800
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DPReview Silver Award November 2011
“ The E-PM1 is a small, light, pleasingly-designed camera that handles well and makes everyday picture-taking a fast, intuitive process. ”
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Conclusion

The Olympus PEN E-PM1 offers good image quality and manual control in a small, compact body. The E-PM1 offers nearly the same level of customization as its siblings, which should appeal to enthusiast shooters, but for compact upgraders it is easy to use in its out-of-the-box configuration.

Reasons to buy

  • Good low ISO image quality and resolution
  • Fast and responsive operation
  • Fast, accurate autofocus
  • Full HD AVCHD video

Things to consider

  • High ISO noise performance lagging behind competitors' newer sensors
  • Overly aggressive default noise filter setting for JPEG output
  • Digital IS for video capture can introduce unnatural-looking footage
  • Lack of a hand grip can make handling awkward with heavy lenses

Suggested for

Compact camera upgraders looking for an interchangeable lens system with greatly improved image quality.

Not suggested for

High speed action shooting such as sports or anything that requires high-speed AF-tracking.
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Product Information

Color:Black
Product Dimensions 4.3 x 1.3 x 2.5 inches
Item Weight 9.3 ounces
Shipping Weight 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
ASIN B005JRIJWA
Item model number V206011BU000
Batteries 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
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4.5 out of 5 stars 74 customer reviews

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Best Sellers Rank #7,202 in Camera & Photo
#144 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Digital Cameras > Interchangeable Lens Cameras > Mirrorless Cameras
Date first available at Amazon.com August 29, 2011

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4.0 out of 5 starsA few things that Olympus won't tell you
By thsu on September 29, 2011
Color: Black
I've owned this camera for a few weeks now, so I just wanted write a few notes about this camera that get neglected.

1. The image stabilization is only good up to 4 fps, but the default multi shot modes are 5 fps or 3 fps. To get 4 fps, you have to use a custom menu setting.

2. Always shoot in multi shot mode. Single shot mode will cause camera lag (my guess is that it waits for the SD card to finish writing in single shot mode). This lowers your shot to shot times down to about 1.5 fps as the camera will just ignore your shutter press. Shooting in multi shot mode solves this problem, at the expense of not always seeing your next shot.

3. Buy the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens if you want to take any indoor shots without a flash. The kit lens, at f3.5, is just not fast enough indoors. Your shots will come out at 1600 ISO and contain blur or noise, depending upon your noise filtering setting, usually both, because f3.5, just doesn't cut it. Okay, that might be a little harsh - if you reduce the photos down to 25% of their original size, they will be good enough to put up on a web page, but you wouldn't want to print them. In comparison, the 20mm f1.7 lens takes great indoor shots.

4. Nearly all the pictures you see on websites that review this camera required custom menu settings. Custom menu settings require information from the manual before you figure them out. I must have played with the custom settings for a solid two hours with the manual by my side, before I got things close to the way I wanted them.

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5. The auto focus speed using the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 lens is slower than with the 14-42 kit lens. While the 20mm focuses nearly instantly in bright light, it can take up to 2 seconds to focus in low light.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy first micro four thirds camera
By mypotbelly on September 24, 2011
Color: Black Verified Purchase
Update (4/27/2012)
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Note about Olympus service. It turns out that my camera had an issue with taking picture at fast shutter speed (1/4000s). I called the service and sent it in. It was fixed by week's end, and was shipped it out by 2nd Day Air. It was all for free as my camera is still under warranty. I did not get a refurbished unit; I got mine back. When I tested my 'fixed' camera, I found everything was working as expected and no more problems at high shutter speed. Big kudos for Olympus service!

Update (2/6/2012)
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One key feature I forgot to mention is the in-body image stablization (IBIS). Olympus has the IBIS whereas Panasonic only supports the IS built into the lens. There are PROs and CONs of IBIS. However this comes in handy in many cases, and I prefer camera having IBIS where some lenses do not come with IS built-in (OIS). Some of my lenses do not have OIS, and if I do not use IBIS on Olympus, images would not be as sharp. On the other hand, people say that IBIS is not ideal for the video recording. I have not noticed much, but I can see how.

On the other hand, Olympus will announce E-M5 (OM-D family) this week. This one will support 5 axis IS (still an IBIS) which is expected to be much better than the IBIS that current models have. Some on the DPREVIEW forum say that this one will be better than OIS... we'll have to wait for some product review for the verdict.

Important Update (11/21/2011)
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Firmware version 1.1 is now available from Olympus. It was surprising from a company that is going through a financial trouble :) The firmware version 1.1 is supposed to address an issue with EyeFi (Wifi SD + memory) card.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars5-star, great value!
By Alex on September 26, 2011
Color: Black
I've been using E-PM1 for a couple of weeks. It's very nicely build and appears to be metal front, back or sides and the top (E-PL2 has only metal front panel). The menu is cleverly designed so you won't miss the additional external controls all that much. Rec button and "right" & "down" buttons can be customized. E.g., you can set Rec button to serve as AEL/AFL, AF/MF switch, "Magnify", "Tele-converter", etc. In addition, if you turn off "keep WB warm" in the menu (it's on by default), the colors will be much better especially indoors. Don't forget to dial flash exposure compesation "+1EV" (the camera will remember this setting) for proper exposure because the bundled flash is always in semi-bounce position when activated.
Overall, great little camera with super fast AF (incl. continous AF in HD video), fast buffer clearing with a huge number of customizations available. 5.5fps burst mode and art filter bracketing is really cool. So far my basic settings: Noise filter off, "keep WB warm" off, Sharpening -1, Natural picture mode, right button - ISO, down button - WB, LSF jpeg, Rec button set as AF/MF switch, LCD set to max brightness. Also, don't forget to enable SCP (Super control panel) by clicking OK, then pressing Info in live view mode. This will allow you a one-click access to all important settings for changes on the go. E-PM1 feels like a very thoroughly designed camera with well thought out menu. It does require some setting up to do initially for best resutls. It has a hot shoe and supports standard flashes as well as wireless flashes (with bundled flash attached). Buil-in Image stabilization is very effective especially with Panasonic 20mm lens you can easily shoot sharp pictures of non-moving objects at 1/10s w/o any blur.Read more ›
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