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Name: Olympus PEN E-P1 12.3MP Digital Camera Kit w/ 17mm f/2.8Lens [Exc+++] JAPAN #170
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Model: olympus pen e-p1 17

UPC: 0050332169821

Brand: Olympus

Series: Olympus PEN

Type: Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens

Maximum Resolution: 12.3 MP

Color: Silver

Connectivity: USB

MPN: 262817

Battery Type: Lithium-Ion

Item Weight: 11.81 Oz.

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The Olympus E-P1 marks an innovative era in digital imaging. The Micro Four Thirds camera upholds the legacy of the celebrated PEN family of cameras, with the photographic optics of an SLR and the size and simplicity of a point and shoot. Combining the still image quality of a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) with the A/V quality of both a high definition camcorder and high-end audio recorder, the E-P1 is a virtual full-service imaging studio in one ultra-portable and stylishly retro body. With dozens of advanced features, the E-P1 makes documenting and sharing your everyday life easier and more creative than ever before.The E-P1 is the world's smallest 12.3-mexapixel interchangeable lens system camera, yet has the creative flexibility to give you a true professional experience with ease. A still photo, video and audio recorder in one, the E-P1 creates exceptional photos, inventive slide shows, and remarkable videos both for personal use or for posting on many of today's social networking websites. It delivers professional quality images without the bulk of a conventional DSLR, thanks to its slim body and advanced high-speed imager AF (Live View) technologies. The lens mount diameter has been reduced, enabling the use of smaller, lighter interchangeable lenses that perform at the same level as larger DSLR lenses. The camera fits easily in many pockets and purses.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 a next generation TruePic V image processor, resulting in excellent dynamic range, accurate color fidelity, fine image details in all highlight and shadow areas, and reduced noise.

Product Identifiers

Brand

Olympus

MPN

262817

UPC

0050332169821

Model

E-P1

eBay Product ID (ePID)

100164098

Product Key Features

Battery Type

Lithium-Ion

Type

Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens

Maximum Resolution

12.3 MP

Color

Silver

Connectivity

USB

Series

Olympus PEN

Dimensions

Depth

1.43in

Width

4.75in

Item Weight

11.81 Oz.

Height

2.75in

Additional Product Features

Screen Details

LCD Display-Tft Active Matrix-3"-Color

Exposure Compensation

±3 Ev Range, in 1/3 Ev Steps

Light Sensitivity

Iso Auto (200-1600), Iso Auto (200-6400), Iso 100-6400

Sensor Type

Live Mos, High SPEED Live Mos

Exposure Range

Ev 0-18 (Iso 100)

Shooting Modes

Frame Movie Mode

Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera

34mm

Face Detection

Yes

Special Effects

Monotone, Light Tone, Black & White Green Filter, Pop Art, Portrait, Pale & Light Colour, Natural, Black & White Yellow Filter, Pin Hole, Grainy Film, Soft Focus, Black & White Orange Filter, Sepia, Vivid Audio, Black & White Red Filter, Muted

Camera Flash Features

Flash OFF!, Fill-In Flash, Slow Sync, Manual, Red-Eye Reduction Flash, Auto Flash

White Balance

Flash (Preset), Cloudy (Preset), Shade (Preset), Fluorescent (Preset), Daylight / Sunny (Preset)

Battery Form Factor

Manufacturer Specific

Focus Adjustment

Automatic

Expansion Slot

1X SD Memory Card

MAX Shutter SPEED

1/4000 Sec

Sensor Size

13.0x17.3mm

Display Size

3in

Exposure Modes

Program, Aperture-Priority, Bulb, Shutter-Priority, Manual, Automatic

Still Image Format

Exif, Dpof, Raw Image, Dcf, Raw + JPEG, Raw, JPEG

Microphone Operation Mode

Stereo

Display Rotation

Built-In

Digital Video Format

Avi, Mjpeg, Motion JPEG

Screen Size

3.0"in

Lens System Features

Aspherical Lens

Light Sensitivity MAX

6400

Focal Length Range

17mm-17mm

Display Type

LCD

Lens Construction

4 Group(s) / 6 Element(s)

Sensor Resolution

12.3MP

Lens Filter Size

37mm

Exposure Metering

Multi-Segment, SPOT, Center-Weighted

Min Shutter SPEED

60 Sec

MAX Video Resolution

640x480 (VGA) ,HD (1280x720)

Additional Features

16:9 Widescreen Mode, USB

Min Operating Temperature

0°C

Continuous Shooting SPEED

3fps

Exterior Color

Silver

Features

16:9 Widescreen Mode, USB

Microphone Type

Microphone-Built-In-Electret Condenser-Stereo

MAX Operating Temperature

40°C

Connector Types

1X Hdmi Output, 1X Composite Video/Audio Output, 1X USB

Shooting Programs

Landscape-Portrait, Portrait Mode, Landscape, Nature Macro, Macro, Anti Shake, High Key, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Candle, Low Key, Night Scene with Portrait, Sports Mode, Documents, Night Scene, Children, Fireworks, Panorama Assist

Camera Type

Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens

Auto Focus Type

TTL Contrast Detection

Viewfinder Type

Without Viewfinder

Lens for Sd

17mm

Supported Flash Memory

SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card, SDHC Card, SD Card

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par HkUiiThUTh2@Deleted
août 24, 2012
Great compact camera.
This may look like a little Point & Shoot, but don't be fooled by the Olympus Pen's small size. It packs a Micro 4/3 sensor and has the ability to interchange lenses. So not only can you get better results by way of having the ability to slap a telephoto lens or fisheye on the body, the sensor is also great compared to that little P&S you're thinking of replacing. Now this is the older model in a series that had 2 newer bodies released. The main downside on the E-P1 is the LCD screen and the lack of EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) port. So the VF-1 is the only Viewfinder able to be put onto the camera, unless you buy 3rd party viewfinders by companies like Voigtlander. There is no flash built in, but no one who take photography uses an in body flash, and you can purchase two different Olympus ... This may look like a little Point & Shoot, but don't be fooled by the Olympus Pen's small size. It packs a Micro 4/3 sensor and has the ability to interchange lenses. So not only can you get better results by way of having the ability to slap a telephoto lens or fisheye on the body, the sensor is also great compared to that little P&S you're thinking of replacing. Now this is the older model in a series that had 2 newer bodies released. The main downside on the E-P1 is the LCD screen and the lack of EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) port. So the VF-1 is the only Viewfinder able to be put onto the camera, unless you buy 3rd party viewfinders by companies like Voigtlander. There is no flash built in, but no one who take photography uses an in body flash, and you can purchase two different Olympus made flashes. The 17mm lens that comes with this camera is great. It may seem a little too wide angle for most shots, but it is a 35mm equivalent. The 2.8 aperture is also great for shallow depth of field and low light. I would definitely recommend this camera to anyone wanting something smaller than their DSLR to take with them everywhere, or to people who want something more than a P&S but don't want to commit to a full size (and expensive) DSLR.
par yxlXzWVATVO@Deleted
déc. 25, 2010
Olympus Pen EP-1
This is the digital SLR Olympus secretly wanted to deliver. Yamaichi Maitani designed the original Pen-F system, a 35mm SLR in half-frame format,which inspired the Pen FT w/TTL metering as well as the OM-1 many moons later. Among the essential camera and lens firms, Oly was the first to make the transition from film to digital by taking three of its most-iconic models, the Stylus Epic,Stylus Zoom, and the iS, and coming up with the D-340,the D-390, and the D-600. I expected Olympus to make a digital OM-1, much as Canon, Nikon and Pentax did their popular and professional SLRs. But Oly's designers balked due to dust and dirt considerations,and so the E-10/20,with nonremoveable optics appeared.The Four-Thirds program began with the Evolt line(E-300/330)and the E-1, both bulky designs, ... This is the digital SLR Olympus secretly wanted to deliver. Yamaichi Maitani designed the original Pen-F system, a 35mm SLR in half-frame format,which inspired the Pen FT w/TTL metering as well as the OM-1 many moons later. Among the essential camera and lens firms, Oly was the first to make the transition from film to digital by taking three of its most-iconic models, the Stylus Epic,Stylus Zoom, and the iS, and coming up with the D-340,the D-390, and the D-600. I expected Olympus to make a digital OM-1, much as Canon, Nikon and Pentax did their popular and professional SLRs. But Oly's designers balked due to dust and dirt considerations,and so the E-10/20,with nonremoveable optics appeared.The Four-Thirds program began with the Evolt line(E-300/330)and the E-1, both bulky designs, followed by the E500.These had the ultrasonic sensor cleaner, as did the E-400, which was much smaller,close in size and looks to the OM-10/20/30,consumer-oriented cameras designed for the OM lens system. Then it hit me: Since the 4/3 sensor was similar in size and shape to half-frame 35mm, the format Olympus championed with the Pen series, why not a digital makeover of the Pen FT, with features like built-in art filters and full HD video that the Pen-F designers thought was science-fiction back then?Team Olympus must've thought the same. A few complained that the live-view LCD is the only viewfinder, but that seems no big deal to me. The EP-1, for me, replaced another Olympus digital, the C-3040, one of the first of the serious consumer digitals, with an F 1.8 "super bright" lens and a shape like that of the 35-SP, an Olympus rangefidner of the 1970's.The 3040,like the D-340/390/600, was based around a format called SmartMedia, which, like the xD Picture Card, got locked out of a market that decided on Compact Flash and SD-MMC-HC as the memory format standards, and to use the camera's full manual options, it was necessary to use the LCD, not the eyepiece viewfinder. I find the live-view LCD an elegantly simple solution to the need for a bulky prism finder and mirror box to gain SLR lens flexibility.On the Pen-FT,Olympus used a porroprism and a pellicle mirror, same as on the Canon Pellix. And, as with the Pellix, the payback was a dimmer VF image and a loss of 1/3 F-stop,which Canon compensated for by an add-on Booster meter, the vestiges of which remain on the EOS 5D Mark II, the 7D,and the 60D with their 12800 EI settings. I am anxious putting the camera through its pace as soon as the snows subside. The response is quick and the LCD is bright enough,and while the 14-42(equal to a 28-84)isn't a 1.8, has a more useful range than the 3040's 35-105 and the higher max iso and bigger sensor more than compensate.The half-frame sensor's megapixel count is a little more than half the EOS 5D's, hitting the serious amateur/prosumer sweet spot,with most of the 5D's capabilities. Snapshooters may bemoan the lack of a built-in strobe(presumably, Olympus made the EPL-1 for them), but the EP-1 is otherwise lacking in nothing that it needs.It's nice that Oly is broadening the Micro Four-Thirds lens array, and Olympus and aftermarketers offer a range of adapters allowing Pen-F,OM,and regular 4/3rds, along with Pentax-K,Nikkor-F, EOS and Leica lenses, thus affording new Pen users a wide range of possible body-lens matchups. It's safe to say that Oly has got its camera mojo working again.
par traveler_101
juil. 06, 2010
Olympus E-P1
The Olympus E-P1 or "pen" camera represents a new concept in interchangeable lens cameras, combining serious optics, portability and a sleek and durable design. I was attracted to its all metal frame. It feels solid to handle and takes up a fraction of the space required to transport a DSLR-type camera while offering similar optical capabilities to the introductory level DSLRs offered by Nikon or Canon. The E-P1 a serious camera. I've been shooting with mine for three weeks now and I love it! Excellent photographs and wonderful portability . . . . it's a great combination, making the camera a joy to use. The E-P1 has been out for a little over a year now and has already been followed by the EP-2 and EPL-1 cameras. Technically they are all classified as "micro Four Thirds" (or mFT) cameras ... The Olympus E-P1 or "pen" camera represents a new concept in interchangeable lens cameras, combining serious optics, portability and a sleek and durable design. I was attracted to its all metal frame. It feels solid to handle and takes up a fraction of the space required to transport a DSLR-type camera while offering similar optical capabilities to the introductory level DSLRs offered by Nikon or Canon. The E-P1 a serious camera. I've been shooting with mine for three weeks now and I love it! Excellent photographs and wonderful portability . . . . it's a great combination, making the camera a joy to use. The E-P1 has been out for a little over a year now and has already been followed by the EP-2 and EPL-1 cameras. Technically they are all classified as "micro Four Thirds" (or mFT) cameras and all share similar internal works. Do an internet search and compare features. The E-PL1, Olympus's newest mFT, is recommended for newcomers to photography looking to move up from the typical "point and shoot" camera, but be warned: it lacks the metal frame and great styling of the E-P1. The E-P1 camera that I purchased is a beautiful work of industrial art which might well end up as a modern "classic." The model is being closed out now and is available at great prices. If you are interested act soon.
par penfan2010
nov. 14, 2010
A great entry into the micro-four thirds digital system
I bought the Olympus E-P1 not so much to get into the micro four-thirds digital standard per se, but because the micro 4/3 cameras, with a variety of low-cost lens adapters, allow the use of legacy/vintage manual focus lenses like those made for Leica rangefinders or the old film 35mm SLRs. Like many other photographers I've accumulated a few of these lenses over the years , but they have not gotten much use since I switched to a digital SLR a few years back. It was a toss-up between the Olympus E-P1 and the Panasonic Lumix G-1, both first-generation m 4/3s cameras (and as such available at good value now that a slew of new models have come out). The reasons I went with the E-P1 instead of the G-1: (a) I have been a big Olympus user for almost 30 years, and I trust their cameras and ... I bought the Olympus E-P1 not so much to get into the micro four-thirds digital standard per se, but because the micro 4/3 cameras, with a variety of low-cost lens adapters, allow the use of legacy/vintage manual focus lenses like those made for Leica rangefinders or the old film 35mm SLRs. Like many other photographers I've accumulated a few of these lenses over the years , but they have not gotten much use since I switched to a digital SLR a few years back. It was a toss-up between the Olympus E-P1 and the Panasonic Lumix G-1, both first-generation m 4/3s cameras (and as such available at good value now that a slew of new models have come out). The reasons I went with the E-P1 instead of the G-1: (a) I have been a big Olympus user for almost 30 years, and I trust their cameras and optics; (b) the styling of the Olympus is great and based on the classic Olympus Pen-F 35mm half-frame SLR camera from the '60s; (c) it is more unobtrusive to use than the G-1, which looks more like a small DSLR. I like the feel of the E-P1, it's very solid but very compact, the controls are easy to use, and it comes with a lot of great features, including in-camera image stabilzation, which I have never used before but find to be extremely useful for low-light/slow-shutter speed shooting. I know that other reviewers consider the lack of an electronic viewfinder, slow auto-focusing, and lack of a built-in flash downsides of the E-P1. Since I use the camera predominantly for daylight/available light photography using vintage manual focus lenses, I find that having no flash or a slow AF to be no problem (though note that the AF issue has been improved with the latest v1.4 firmware update). I do find that the lack of an electronic viewfinder can be a problem when shooting in strong sunlight----users of point-and-shoots will be familiar with this problem when they frame their photos with the external LCD. However, I consider it more of an annoyance than anything else, and I've ordered an LCD screen hood to cut back on the glare----I'll update this post once I get it to let others know how it goes. This is the sole reason I have rated the product "Good"---in reality if there was a score between Good and Excellent, that's where I would put it. Overall, am very pleased with the camera-it's as good as the reviews have made it out to be and has got me shooting a lot more since it is much smaller and lighter to carry around than my DSLR (an Olympus E-500). It's great to be able to put the camera in one coat pocket (with a small vintage normal lens mounted), with another small vintage telephoto in another pocket and be able to capture a lot of great photos without a lot of crazy gear. After two weeks I only just used the kit zoom (which is amazingly small and appears to be very sharp and good), but I can't really say much about it since I don't really have much experience with it yet. Hope this helps.
par aethelraed
nov. 15, 2009
The camera I've been waiting for
The image quality from the E-P1 is very, very good, comparing favorably with cameras many times its price. Although I found its menus baffling at first, they quickly become second nature and make changes on the fly very easy and quick. The lack of an optical viewfinder (except the one made for the 17mm lens) and built-in flash will bother many. Having composed images on ground glass with the focused image upside down and reversed and used twin lens reflex cameras, the TTL eye-level optical finder is not, for me, the holy grail it is for so many others. With the exception of some problems in strong light, where the image can be hard to see, the LCD works well. I bought the camera with both the 17mm and the 14-42 zoom, expecting to use the prime lens most of the time. While the 17mm is very ... The image quality from the E-P1 is very, very good, comparing favorably with cameras many times its price. Although I found its menus baffling at first, they quickly become second nature and make changes on the fly very easy and quick. The lack of an optical viewfinder (except the one made for the 17mm lens) and built-in flash will bother many. Having composed images on ground glass with the focused image upside down and reversed and used twin lens reflex cameras, the TTL eye-level optical finder is not, for me, the holy grail it is for so many others. With the exception of some problems in strong light, where the image can be hard to see, the LCD works well. I bought the camera with both the 17mm and the 14-42 zoom, expecting to use the prime lens most of the time. While the 17mm is very sharp, it has a field of view that seems a bit too wide to this eyeglasses wearer for a "normal" lens. In fact I frequently keep my 35mm macro (70mm equivalent focal length) on as a prime. But the 14-42 kit lens is very useful, very sharp, focuses quite quickly with the firmware 1.1, and is not really "slow" at f3.5-5.6 on this camera with exceptional high iso capabilities -- and not just for a 4/3 sensor -- and very good in-camera image stabilization. With noise reduction off and the noise filter set to low, one can get quite good jpegs at 3200-- certainly better than film images at that setting. Others will prefer more noise reduction at the expense of detail, and that is easily accomplished in the menus. Or one can always return to the raw file on the rare occasions that stronger noise reduction is required. Those who shoot raw and use a program other than Olympus Studio should be aware that lens distortion is not corrected in those other programs. With the 14-42 that shouldn't be a problem, but the 17mm lens has significant barrel distortion that frequently need correction. The good news is that the corrections are made in the jpeg files, which, at the large super fine quality rival the results obtained from raw development -- though for printing I always develop the raw file. An 8 gig SDHC card will hold over 300 images shots at the highest jpeg + raw. I got the camera to keep with me at all times, and while not really pocketable, it is not a problem, even with the zoom lens, to keep in a moderate sized digital single camera case, either on a strap or attached to one's belt. If I occasionally miss the Leica d-lux 4 that this camera replaced, I have no regrets about the choice I made. My one criticism is that the tonal range in the higher zones is too short, resulting in clipped highlights. Careful metering helps, so I use the spot meter frequently, and lowering the contrast setting to minus 2 is useful in this respect, as is under exposing slightly, but Olympus should address the issue in the next generation of this camera. Capture One 4 raw developing software does a good job of saving blow-out highlights (or lost shadow detail) from the orf information; I use it frequently. Once saved contrast can be increased after burning down highlight areas apt to be lost. But it's a cumbersome process that a longer tonal range would make unnecessary. All in all, an exceptional camera, especially for the price. It's not an SLR, so don't look for SLR features and you will be happier with it. The build quality is excellent and the stainless steel body is beautiful as well as solid. As for flash: it has a hot shoe. A basic auto flash is cheap.