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OM SYSTEM 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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  • 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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The Small And Stylish Pen. The smallest and lightest PEN is available in six stylish colors - purple, pink, brown, white, silver and black - and features a new and simplified user interface as well as a streamlined button structure for superior ease-of-use. Its small size and portability make it the ideal camera to document life's fun and spontaneous moments. Live Chat by LivePerson Ease-of-Use Simplified Control. Operating the camera is more intuitive with the newly designed user interface. The innovative screen activates popular menu options such as Art Filters, iAuto, Scene Modes, and Movie. The on-screen graphics have also been updated with a sleeker font design and an automatic pop-up guide in the menu screen. The E-PM1's Live Guide system allows you to preview effects as you adjust them - before the image is even captured. Simply select Live Guide and turn the wheel on the back of the camera to slide through numerous photographic effects, such as brightness, color saturation, tone, etc. Excellent Shots - Effortlessly. iAuto automatically identifies the scene you're shooting - portrait, landscape, night portrait, macro, or sport - and adjusts the settings to optimize results. The E-PM1 is also equipped with 23 Scene-Select modes for effortless picture taking, including new 3D mode, Fireworks, Sunset, Children, Macro and Panorama, to name a few. There are even three scene modes that are specific to shooting with Olympus' conversion lenses to optimize the performance of those lenses.

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Never miss a moment with the small and stylish PEN E-PM1. The smallest and lightest PEN features a new and simplified user interface as well as a streamlined button structure for superior ease-of-use. Its small size and portability make it the ideal camera to document life’s fun and spontaneous moments.

Olympus PEN E-PM1 Highlights

Simplified Control
Operating the camera is more intuitive with the newly designed user interface. The innovative screen activates popular menu options such as Art Filters, iAuto, Scene Modes, and Movie. The on-screen graphics have also been updated with a sleeker font design and an automatic pop-up guide in the menu screen.

The E-PM1’s Live Guide system allows you to preview effects as you adjust them – before the image is even captured. Simply select Live Guide and turn the wheel on the back of the camera to slide through numerous photographic effects, such as brightness, color saturation, tone, etc.

Excellent Shots, Effortlessly
iAuto automatically identifies the scene you're shooting – portrait, landscape, night portrait, macro, or sport – and adjusts the settings to optimize results. The E-PM1 is also equipped with 23 Scene- Select modes for effortless picture taking, including new 3D mode, Fireworks, Sunset, Children, Macro and Panorama, to name a few. There are even three scene modes that are specific to shooting with Olympus’ conversion lenses to optimize the performance of those lenses.

3-Inch, Bright Widescreen LCD
This 460 dot high-resolution screen is big and bright enough to let you shoot and share photos and HD video with ease.

Get Wireless
No need for cables or even a computer. Upload or email images directly from your camera with an optional PP-1 PENPAL or Eye-Fi card. The E-PM1 is also capable of recording stills and video to SD, SDHC, SDXC and UHS-I media cards.

12 Megapixels
The new 12 megapixel sensor is optimized to maximize the performance of all mZuiko digital lenses in any shooting condition. Improvements in the sensor makes shooting in low light and Full HD movie recording possible.

Stabilization Technology in the Body, Not in the Lens
Say goodbye to blurry images. Olympus’ in-body image stabilization technology makes it possible to use any Micro Four Thirds lenses (or Four Thirds lens), from wide-angle to telephoto, for perfectly clear, crisp photos no matter what the shooting situation, even in low light!

Face Detection with Eye Detect
Nail the focus for every portrait photo, every time. The new face detection AF employs an "Eye Detect AF" that adjusts focus automatically on the subject's eyes during portrait shooting and can even be adjusted to focus on the right, left or near-side eye. The Face Detection function captures up to eight faces, reducing the chance of blurred subjects when shooting several people at once.

Advanced Shadow Adjustment Technology
You no longer need to worry about the extreme contrast between dark and bright areas in your images. The E-PM1's Shadow Adjustment Technology corrects for extreme light variations with high-tech efficiency either before image capture or during post-capture edits.

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.

In-Camera Art Filters
Six in-camera Art Filters (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama and Dramatic Tone) can be used in all shooting modes as well as filming HD movies. The E-PM1 also includes bracketing up to seven images, each image with a different applied Art Filter. Since they’re built into the camera, these Art Filters can achieve dramatic results on the go without the need for computer or editing software.

Wide Variety of Lenses and Accessories
A range of interchangeable lenses, accessories and flashes are compatible with the E-PM1 to support all different types of photography needs.

New 3D Shooting
Add a new dimension to your photographs in any mode from macro to landscape with Olympus’ 3D technology. By simply selecting the 3D Photo Mode, releasing the shutter, and slowly panning, the camera will automatically take a second image from a slightly different perspective. The 3D data is processed in-camera for easy display on 3D televisions or laptops.

AF Illuminator
The addition of this super luminosity LED beam allows the camera to focus faster in low light up to almost 10 feet.

Increased ISO Sensitivity
Stunning low light photos are a click away with an increased ISO sensitivity to 12,800.

Attachable Flash Included
This camera provides the flexibility to attach a flash to your camera via the accessory port, or leave it at home for maximum portability.

5fps Sequential Shooting
With the E-PM1 you can take up to five photos a second, allowing you to easily capture that perfect shot, especially when your subject is moving.

Fast Auto Focus
The new FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) AF System is able to focus at an incredible speed and offers 35 separate focus points that are spread over nearly the entire sensor, which makes it possible for pin-point accurate focusing on small subjects wherever they appear in the frame. Selectable 3x3 groups within the 35-point area are especially effective when shooting active subjects.

Improved Color Reproduction
The new TruePic VI Image Processor, designed specifically for the Olympus PEN, features Real Color Technology for improved color reproduction (especially colors such as emerald green, yellow, and gold) and color gradation. The faster processor also allows for a shorter recovery time between shots.

Improved Lens Technology
High-precision engineering and an improved internal focusing mechanism have allowed the Olympus MSC (Movie+Still Compatible) lenses to auto focus quickly, smoothly and silently, perfect for stills and movies.


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Customers like the image quality, quality and size of the digital camera. For example, they mention it takes decent pictures, is an excellent day to day camera and is compact for its class. Customers are also impresseded with the ease of use, saying it's very user friendly and easy as a point and shoot. They appreciate the fast autofocus speed.

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35 customers mention28 positive7 negative

Customers like the image quality of the camera. For example, they say it takes decent pictures on simpler settings, produces professional photos, and produces stunning stills under most circumstances. Customers are also impresseded with the sharpness and lack of grain in the photos. Overall, they find the camera to be a great choice for photo taking.

"...it's great for a small camera to carry with you and take great stills under most circumstances...." Read more

"...The pictures are rich and vivid. I also bought the 45mm f1.8 lens for portraits...." Read more

"The E-PM1 is compact for its class and takes good shots, but my wife spotted a deal on the GF3 (which I hadn't researched that much)--I'm glad she..." Read more

"...bigger MOS sensor and you can go to ISO1600 and still have good image quality. I posted an example of image that was taken with ISO1600 with F11...." Read more

31 customers mention29 positive2 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the camera. They mention that it is a very good camera, excellent day to day camera, and a great camera for the discerning photographer. The quality of images and performance are amazing, and the video quality isn't bad. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...Reader be aware!Other than the vulnerable LCD, the camera is great, but they've now made one better...." Read more

"...As a micro four thirds camera, there are good set of lenses from multiple manufacturers, and Olympus has built very responsive camera with good..." Read more

"...At this price point, the camera gives me amazing results (in RAW), I don't care much about not having a viewfinder, but even that I could buy as an..." Read more

"...My general conclusion is that this is a nice little camera, takes good pics even without messing around too much with the settings...." Read more

24 customers mention20 positive4 negative

Customers like the size of the digital camera. For example, they say it's compact for its class, lightweight, and portable. Some say it gives the small form factor of a large point and shoot but has all the power of s DSLR. Overall, most are happy with the portability and quality of the product.

"...All in all, it's great for a small camera to carry with you and take great stills under most circumstances...." Read more

"The E-PM1 is compact for its class and takes good shots, but my wife spotted a deal on the GF3 (which I hadn't researched that much)--I'm glad she..." Read more

"...Olympus E-PM1, as a micro four thirds camera, has significantly bigger MOS sensor and you can go to ISO1600 and still have good image quality...." Read more

"...Extremely lightweight and small - I think I managed to shave off another 100 grams of total weight in my camera bag with this upgrade!*..." Read more

19 customers mention15 positive4 negative

Customers find the digital camera very user friendly, fun to play with, and easy to use as a point and shoot. They say the menu is easy to navigate, and the touch screen makes some things a lot easier. The mode and live guide make it super easy to get the shots they want. They also mention that they can get to the settings quickly, and have control of most of the settings. They mention that the camera has a good quality easy to operate movie setting.

"...GF3's touchcreen makes some things a lot easier, especially since these entry-level cameras have lost some dials and buttons in favor of simplicity..." Read more

"...You can get to the settings quickly and you actually have control of most of settings that you can think of... And you can easily set your focus area..." Read more

"...Up to 5 fps burst mode - really impressive.* Nicer menu interface (though menu layout is mostly unchanged)...." Read more

"Easy to use as a beginner right out the box. Set everything to Auto and you can take good pictures of still life and non action portraits...." Read more

16 customers mention13 positive3 negative

Customers like the focus of the camera. They say it has a fast autofocus speed comparable to DSLRs. They also mention that the camera focuses noticeably faster with the same lenses. Customers also appreciate the fast actions and the ability to shoot at up to 5 fps. Overall, customers are satisfied with the performance of this camera.

"I am really enjoying this camera. The auto focus and shutter response are very fast, color is excellent, and with a little tweaking and getting used..." Read more

"...In fact, I have not even tried it yet. Camera takes good IQ and very fast auto focus. I love how i can control so many settings on the camera...." Read more

"...in many important respects (to me) such as overall size/weight, autofocus speed, and flash -- but it's admittedly a step back in some others...." Read more

"...It is usually pretty fast, but in my last outing to the Rally in 100 Acres Wood, I somehow went from Sports (8 frames per second) to Landscape/..." Read more

13 customers mention13 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the color of the digital camera. They mention that it has excellent color and metering. The camera has a well-designed and fast autofocus. It has many nice features and the art modes are nice. The photos look absolutely stunningly beautiful and are almost noise free.

"...The auto focus and shutter response are very fast, color is excellent, and with a little tweaking and getting used to the sparse buttons and wheels,..." Read more

"...you view your photos shot in RAW(ORF), you'd be amazed in how beautiful the photos are, there are zero to very low loss of details in dark areas,..." Read more

"...The form factor is wonderful, very compact...." Read more

"...The camera's lovely: perfect look, perfect size, light weight, fast actions, comfortable to hold. I bouth it as a gift to my mother...." Read more

13 customers mention13 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the digital camera. They say it is worth every dime they spend. Customers also mention that the 14-42 mm lens is a good compromise to maintain a portable size.

"...the low light performance and vanilla video shooting, but the value overall is so high I can easily rounding it up." Read more

"...camera is not 'perfect' camera; however this camera is one of the best value for a compact system camera today." Read more

"...They're fun to find, relatively inexpensive, and produce very good photos...." Read more

"I am very happy with my E-PM1. The 14-42 mm lens is a good compromise to maintain a portable size of the camera, while still being able to take all..." Read more

12 customers mention12 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the controls of the digital camera. They mention that it has a multitude of functions and Olympus quality for an extremely low price. They say that they have control of most of the settings and that it is a great mix of DSLR like features. They also appreciate the menu operations and the manual control that can be exercised. The pictures are rich and vivid, and it is fun to play with different picture modes.

"...The camera allows greater and greater manual control as desired. The pictures are rich and vivid...." Read more

"...You can get to the settings quickly and you actually have control of most of settings that you can think of... And you can easily set your focus area..." Read more

"...I found what I was looking for in this camera - it has many auto scene mode features, but has interchangeable lenses available, live guides giving..." Read more

"...Many nice features and the art modes are nice. I have not purchased any extra lenses but it is an option...." Read more

My first micro four thirds camera
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My first micro four thirds camera
Update (4/27/2012)==============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)==============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)=====================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. Although I do not use the EyeFi card, I thought I will give it a try and updated my camera with some worries as one reviewer on DPREVIEW.com reported that camera became 'brick' after the update.I used 'Olympus Digital Camera Updater' software that came with my camera. I used my Mac Mini to update the firmware. Everything took less than 2 minutes, and I got large "OK" sign on the LCD display. Upon recycling the power, the camera reported firmware version 1.1 correctly. I took about 50 shots after the update, and so far so good.My original review============This is my fourth camera purchase this year... yet this is the best one. My other three cameras were point-and-shoot cameras that gave me some good photos but in-door shots with high iso gave me very grainy images. Nikon P300 is pretty good with F1.8; however image sensor was little too small and that results in lower image quality in some occasion.I also have Canon T1i which takes photos with really good image quality; however I run into the portability issue. I'm not as big of a photo enthusiast (I know... I just love buying new camera) and I do not feel comfortable carrying my Canon T1i everywhere. It is simply too bulky.My definition of 'perfect' camera is one that I can take most everywhere and take photos with good image quality in every situation.I did a lot of research for the 'perfect' camera, and I quickly came down to the following selections:1) Sony NEX family - Sony NEX 3, 5, C3, 5N, and 7.-------------------------------------------------------------These are wonderful camera. Small, and versatile, and especially with APS-C size image sensor, image quality (IQ) rivals regular dSLRs. However the limitations are the fact that they use Sony proprietary lenses and there are limited number of NEX lenses.2) Samsung N100/N200-------------------------------------------------------------These are similar to Sony NEX. I haven't seen them in person; however these should deliver similar IQ with the APS-C size sensors. However they do have the same issue of using Samsung proprietary lens mount + format.3) Nikon 1, Pentax Q, and Fujifilm X100-------------------------------------------------------------Ok, Fujifilm X100 has APS-C size sensor; however it has a single fixed lens on the camera. Good lens, but you cannot replace lens. Nikon and Pentax recently announced their new compact system cameras, however their system uses smaller size sensor. Pentax uses even smaller and Nikon uses sensor about 1/2 of Micro Four Thirds. I like Nikon but I felt the lens collection + size sensor was disappointment at this time.4) Then there are Micro Four Thirds cameras... these include Olympus e-P1,P2,P3, e-PL1,PL2,PL3, and e-PM1 and Panasonic GF1, GF2, and GF3, and other G series cameras.-------------------------------------------------------------Micro Four Thirds cameras can use any lenses that adhere to the Micro Four Thirds standards. Therefore there are more lens selections available at the time of my research than any other compact system cameras.My decision was more of my budget and my future direction... I want to build my lens library first; however I wanted to get best value for my budget. In my opinion, Olympus e-PM1 was the best choice.My selection of Olympus E-PM1 was for its compact size and versatility of the camera. yes, it may not have all physical control buttons. That was problem when I was looking at the camera; however it's not as bad as I thought. You can get to the settings quickly and you actually have control of most of settings that you can think of... And you can easily set your focus area, if you don't want the camera to choose for you :)Based on my research Olympus E-PM1 has pretty much the same hardware as more expensive and little bigger E-PL3. This means that it now has new dual core image processor (TruePic VI) and very fast auto-focus system. This all means that this Olympus E-PM1 is very responsive and good performer in everyday use.It's been about a week and I took almost 900 photos with single battery charge(battery life is good). I now have Panasonic 20mm F1.7 pancake lens on the camera and that one is really good for photo taking. (I won't recommend it for video.. due to noise issue). With my F/1.7 lens, I haven't really had need for a flash on the camera. In fact, I have not even tried it yet. Camera takes good IQ and very fast auto focus. I love how i can control so many settings on the camera. I don't think I had this much fun with my Canon T1i.NOTE: For Mac users out there, this ACHVD format on 1080i video would be little problem as there are no native support for the format yet.Pros for Olympus E-PM1--------------------------------------------------------------- Compact size (smaller than other micro four thirds)- Good Image Quality (comparable to dSLRs)- Fast auto focus speed- large number of available lenses (micro four thirds)- Available Hot Shoe; you can use external flashCons for Olympus E-PM1--------------------------------------------------------------- no built-in flash (having something is better than nothing)- not pocketable, unless you are talking about your winter jacket- Limited availability of button control; it's ok but for some this would be strong 'con"- Video format (ACHVD MTS format is not for computer... Mac software not as widely available)- Built-in image stabilization may not work perfectly for the video; it works well for still images.- (UPDATE 11/15/2011) It may be my camera, however I cannot use shutter speed 1/3200 or 1/4000s. Images get too dark at the bottom of picture. However I rarely need these shutter speed; therefore I do not see this is a show stopper.* Image Sensor size discussion--------------------------------------------------------------Here are some measure of image sensors used on various digital cameras today:Typical point-and-shoot, sensor=1/2.33", sensor size=~28.5mm^2, crop factor=5.62Advanced point-and-shoot, sensor=1/1.6", sensor size=~48.6mm^2, crop factor=4.3micro-four-thirds, sensor=MFT, sensor size=~225mm^2, crop factor=2Canon dSLR, sensor=APS-C, sensor size=~329mm^2, crop factor=1.6Other dSLR (Nikon,Sony), sensor=APS-C, sensor size=~369mm^2, crop factor=1.5Olympus E-PM1 has micro four thirds format sensor, i.e. it has surface area of 225mm^2 which is significantly larger than typical point-and-shoot camera. Olympus E-PM1 has more than 4.6x bigger image sensor to pick up more lights than advanced point-and-shoot camera.* Comparison between Point-and-Shoot and Olympus E-PM1------------------------------------------------------------------Olympus E-PM1, as a micro four thirds camera, has significantly bigger MOS sensor and you can go to ISO1600 and still have good image quality. I posted an example of image that was taken with ISO1600 with F11. This still has fairly good image quality even with high ISO. Of course, the image quality would be less accurate in dimly lit condition. However Olympus E-PM1 still has much better image quality than other point-and-shoot camera. I compared picture taken with Olympus E-PM1 and Nikon P300, and Olympus wins hands down.* Olympus E-PM1 User Interface-----------------------------------------------------------------As noted above, Olympus E-PM1 does not have as many manual control buttons. You don't even have 'mode' button. P/A/S/M has to be selected via menu button. Although this may be problem for some users, many users will find it adequate. There are even customizable buttons that you can assign "video record" button as "DOF preview". Other controls, such as changing ISO, aperture value, shutter speed, are fairly simple. Olympus E-PM1 gives you so much control over camera settings.* RAW image format (Updated 11/15/2011)--------------------------------------------------------------------Olympus E-PM1 has good RAW image setting (.ORF format). Included Olympus Viewer 2 software can be used to develop RAW images into JPG format images.I am happy to report that the following software support E-PM1 ORF format:- Adobe Element 9 with the latest update (ACR 6.5 and later)- Aperture 3.2.1Summary---------------------------------------------------------------------Olympus E-PM1 is a solid camera with good functionalities. It is small enough to be almost pocketable yet provides many advanced functionalities that rivals entry level dSLRs. As a micro four thirds camera, there are good set of lenses from multiple manufacturers, and Olympus has built very responsive camera with good image quality (IQ) sensor with this E-PM1. This camera should appeal to those of you looking to move up to more advanced camera from their point-and-shoot camera or someone with dSRLs looking for a smaller, competent camera. I do admit that this camera is not 'perfect' camera; however this camera is one of the best value for a compact system camera today.
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