Olympus PEN E-P1 Specifications

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The first of a series of compact rangefinder style cameras with interchangeable lenses. With a metal bodied design that's based on the Olympus Pen which sold over 17 million units this stylish camera offers state of the art features, such as Art filters, live view, 12.3mp sensor, face detection and a video mode.

Availability
	Discontinued	Yes
	Year announced	2009
General
	Lens Mounts	Olympus Micro Four Thirds
Lens
	Effective Magnification	2x
Image Sensor
	Pixels	12.3Mp (Megapixels)
	Pixels (W)	4032
	Pixels (H)	3024
	Sensor Type	Live MOS Sensor
	Sensor Size	Micro / Four Thirds
	Sensor Size (width)	17.3mm
	Sensor Size (height)	13mm
	Aspect Ratio	4:3 3:2 16:9 1:1
	Pixel pitch	No Data
LCD Monitor
	LCD Monitor	3in
	Brightness adjust	Yes
	Tilting screen	No
	Live view	Yes
	Screen resolution	230k
	Touch Screen	No
Focusing
	Focusing modes	Autofocus Manual Face Detection Multi Centre
	Focusing Points	No Data
	Auto Focus Sensitivity	No Data
Construction
	Waterproof	No
	Waterproof Depth	No Data
	Weather-sealed	No Data
Exposure Control
	Shutter speeds shortest	1/4000sec
	Shutter speeds longest	60sec
	Bulb mode	Yes
	Self Timer	12 s / 2 s
	Exp modes	Program Aperture-Priority Shutter-Priority Manual Scene modes
	AE lock	Yes
	Metering	Centre-weighted - Average Multi Pattern Spot
	ISO sensitivity	100 - 6400
	White balance	Auto Manual Outdoors/Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Shade Flash
	Digital filter	Yes
	Exposure Comp	+/-3
	Auto Exposure Bracketing	3 frames ( +/- 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps )
Viewfinder
	Viewfinder field of view	100%
	Depth of field preview	No Data
	Viewfinder Resolution	230k
	Magnification	No Data
Shooting Options
	Continuous shooting	3fps
	Multiple exposure	Yes
	Sound recording	Yes
Video
	Movie mode	Yes
	Video Resolution	1280x720 HD 720p
	Video FPS	No Data
	Stereo Sound	Yes
	Optical Zoom with Video	Yes
Flash
	Flash Guide Number (ISO100/m)	No Data
	Flash sync speed	No Data
	Flash modes
	Flash compensation	No Data
	Hot Shoe	Yes
Shooting Performance
	Shutter response	No Data
	Focus speed - Wide	No Data
	Focus speed - Telephoto	No Data
	Switch on time to first photo	No Data
	Shot to shot speed	No Data
	Shot to shot speed - flash	No Data
	Continuous shooting - JPEG	No Data
	Continuous shooting - Flash	No Data
	Continuous shooting - RAW	No Data
Other Features
	Number of Custom Functions	No Data
	Dust removal	Yes
	Image Stabilisation	Yes
	Histogram	Yes
	Thumbnail / Index view	Yes
	Video out	Yes
	Slide show mode	Yes
	Zoom playback	No Data
	GPS enabled	No
Interface
	HDMI	Yes
	USB	USB 2
	Firewire	No
	Platform	PC MAC
	Wi-Fi	No
	Ethernet	No Data
	NFC	No Data
	Bluetooth	No Data
	Microphone Socket	No Data
	Headphone Socket	No Data
Storage
	Card Type	SD SDHC
	File Type	JPG RAW RAW + JPG
	Internal Memory	No Data
Power Source
	Battery Type	BLS-1 Lithium Ion
	Battery Life (CIPA rating)	300shots
	Movie recording time	No Data
Box Contents
	Box Contents	No Data
Dimensions
	Weight	335g
	Width	120.5mm
	Height	70mm
	Depth	35mm

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