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The Olympus E-PM1 Micro Four Thirds camera inherits a similar styling of the company's XZ-1 enthusiast compact. It is point-and-shoot upgrader and features a 460,000 dot LCD and what's claimed to be the world's fastest AF. To go with the user-friendly size, Olympus has opted for a beginner-orientated design and interface, with the bare minimum of buttons and dials. Hidden underneath, though, the E-PM1 retains much the same feature set as the enthusiast-targeted E-P3. The more-advanced functions aren't quite as easy to get at, but they're almost all there.
Overall, the PEN Mini conveys the feel of a well-executed simplification of the E-PL3, offering nearly all the features of its sibling while reducing the price. Basic image quality remains essentially unchanged, without making the lower-end unit feel like a stripped-down budget model.
| Body type | Rangefinder-style mirrorless |
| Max resolution | 4032 x 3024 |
| Effective pixels | 12.3 megapixels |
| Sensor size | Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| ISO | Auto (200 - 1600), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 |
| Lens mount | Micro 4/3 Lens Mount |
| Focal length mult. | 2× |
| Articulated LCD | Fixed |
| Screen size | 3″ |
| Screen dots | 460,000 |
| Min shutter speed | 60 sec |
| Max shutter speed | 1/4000 sec |
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| Storage types | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 265 g (0.58 lb / 9.35 oz) |
| Dimensions | 110 x 64 x 34 mm (4.33 x 2.52 x 1.34″) |
| GPS | None |
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.
Good for: Compact camera upgraders looking for an interchangeable lens system with greatly improved image quality.
Not so good for: High speed action shooting such as sports or anything that requires high-speed AF-tracking.
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