Olympus E-P1 Review

The Olympus E-P1 is a new affectionate of agenda camera that promises to action DSLR angel superior in an ultra-compact format. The aboriginal Micro Four Thirds archetypal from Olympus, the EP1 has a awakening architecture based on the Olympus Pen alternation of bunched blur cameras from 1959. The Olympus EP1 appearance a 12.3 megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor in a mirror-less, metal physique complete with changeable lenses and congenital angel stabilisation. It’s accordant with all Micro Four Thirds lenses and, via adapters, absolute Four Thirds and OM lenses. The new TruePic V angel processor at the affection of the E-P1 provides fast operation, ISO speeds up to 6400, RAW architecture support, and the aforementioned Art Filters begin on the Olympus E-30 and E-620 DSLRs. The EP1 can aswell almanac HD 720p superior video with connected auto-focus and ascendancy over abyss of field. A 3 inch LCD screen, 3fps connected shooting, Supersonic Wave Filter dust abridgement system, a akin barometer to ensure beeline horizons, and auto arrangement acclimation to anticipate destroyed highlights and blocked-in caliginosity complete the E-P1’s banderole specs. Accessible in argent and white, the Olympus E-P1 is priced at £699.99 / $799 with the new 14-42mm lens, and is aswell accessible in a ambit of added kits.

Ease of Use

The Olympus E-P1 joins the Panasonic G1 and GH-1 as the third affiliate of the Micro Four Thirds family, but clashing the Panasonic models which resemble DSLRs, the E-P1 has a absolutely altered architecture that added carefully resembles a bunched camera. The E-P1 takes advantage of the mirror-less attributes of the Micro Four Thirds accepted with a slim, all-metal physique that measures 35mm abysmal and weighs 335g. Obviously the abyss and weight access if the supplied 14-42mm kit lens is fitted, authoritative the E-P1 instantly added DSLR-like, but the new 17mm pancake lens maintains a bunched all-embracing amalgamation that will decidedly clothing artery photographers searching for an complete camera.

The E-P1 is added (120.5mm) than official artefact photos would advance though, and it's aswell account address in apperception that it's not in fact that abundant abate or lighter than the E-450 Four Thirds DSLR. Photographers searching for a pocketable, take-everywhere camera will be agilely aghast with the E-P1's size, as it still requires a baby camera bag even with the pancake lens fitted. Compared to the Sigma DP1 / DP2, the alone added compacts to affection a DSLR sized sensor, the Olympus E-P1 is absolutely a lot bigger and heavier, even after a lens fitted, and alone one of those cameras will fit in a trouser abridged (clue: it's not the EP-1...).

The awakening administration of the Olympus E-P1 will mostly address to photographers old abundant to bethink the aboriginal Pen alternation of cameras, but it's not so abolitionist to put off adolescent enthusiasts. Our brushed argent metal analysis sample in fact looked actual beautiful in an chaste affectionate of way, set off by a generous, textured atramentous artificial hand-grip on the left-front of the camera, and a atramentous console on the rear area a lot of of the controls are located. The E-P1 is bigger complete than you'd apprehend accustomed its about baby size, ablaze weight and mid-range price-tag. Thanks to the abundantly metal body, the camera feels actual solid, added so than a lot of entry- and mid-level DSLRs.

Large metal close band eyelets are amid on top of the camera at the sides, with the rear bedeviled by the ample anchored 3 inch LCD screen. If it comes to autumn your photographs the E-P1 uses SD / SDHC cards, an important accommodation by Olympus as this architecture is abundant added accepted than the xD-Picture cards that a lot of Olympus compacts use. The BLS-1 array which provides up to 500 shots beneath the CIPA testing accepted is housed next to the SD slot, both adequate by a artificial lockable cover. Aswell begin on the basal of the camera is a metal tripod arise amid about in the centre. The best adjustment of application the E-P1 is to authority the camera's weight in the larboard hand, clutching the lens, and use your appropriate duke for antithesis and operating the controls.

Eagle-eyed readers may accept noticed that I haven't yet mentioned an optical viewfinder or congenital beam - that's because neither are in fact included as accepted on the E-P1. Instead, you can accept to buy the alternative advertisement VF-1 viewfinder and FL-14 flash, both of which aperture into the E-P1's hotshoe on top of the camera. Olympus didn't forward either for this review, so we can't animadversion on the superior of these accessories, but not accepting a congenital optical viewfinder and abnormally a beam will absolutely put some photographers off the E-P1.

While accumulation one or both into the Olympus E-P1 would accept added its all-embracing admeasurement and weight, their blank ultimately makes the camera added difficult to use and beneath versatile, and abacus one of the accessories (you can't use both at the aforementioned time) adds to the all-embracing aggregate anyway. In accurate alms a ambit of beam synchronisation modes after any way of utilising them after purchasing an alien beam feels rather aberrant on a bunched camera.

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