| Price |
US: $1,999 including lens (14-50 mm OIS) |
| Body material |
Rear and top metal, remainder plastic |
| Sensor |
4/3 type MOS ('Live MOS sensor'), NMOS type
17.3 x 13.0 mm active area
7.9 million total pixels 7.5 million effective pixels
5.6 x 5.6 µm pixel pitch
RGB (Primary) color filter array
Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter)
Supersonic Wave Filter (dust protection) |
| Image processor |
Venus Engine III |
| Image sizes |
3136 x 2352 (L) - 7.4 MP
2560 x 1920 (M) - 5.0 MP
2048 x 1536 (S) - 3.0 MP |
| Image sizes (3:2) |
3136 x 2080 (L) - 6.5 MP
2560 x 1712 (M) - 4.5 MP
2048 x 1360 (S) - 2.5 MP |
| Image sizes (16:9) |
3136 x 1760 (L) - 5.5 MP
1920 x 1080 (S) - 2.0 MP (HDTV) |
| Aspect ratios |
4:3 (native)
3:2 (Live View only)
16:9 (Live View only) |
| File formats |
RAW + JPEG
JPEG (EXIF 2.2) - three quality levels |
| Lenses |
• 4/3 standard lens mount
• Optimal with Leica/Panasonic 4/3 lens with aperture ring
• Range of 4/3 lenses available
• Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV |
| Auto focus |
• 3-point TTL Phase Difference Detection
• Automatic or manual point selection
• EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100) detection range |
| Focus area selection |
• Automatic
• Manual |
| Focus modes |
• Single shot AF
• Continuous AF
• Manual focus |
| Manual focus |
Focus by wire |
| AF assist lamp |
Yes, dedicated lamp |
| Image stabilization |
With Kit lens
Mode 1 (continuous operation)
Mode 2 (shutter release only) |
| Extended optical zoom |
M size 1.2x
S size 1.5x
(frame crop with no magnification) |
| Digital zoom |
2x
4x
(frame crop with magnification) |
| Exposure modes |
• Program AE (with shift)
• Aperture priority AE
• Shutter priority AE
• Manual |
| Sensitivity |
• Auto
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600 |
| Metering system |
• 49-zone multi-pattern (viewfinder mode)
• 256-zone multi-pattern (live view mode)
• Range (viewfinder mode): 0 to 20 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100)
• Range (live view mode): 0 to 16 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100) |
| Metering modes |
• Digital ESP
• Center-Weighted Average
• Spot (2%) |
| AE Lock |
• AEL/AFL button
• With shutter release half-press |
| AE Bracketing |
• 3 frames
• 1/3, 2/3 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Exposure steps |
1/3 EV |
| Exposure compen. |
• -2.0 to +2.0 EV
• 1/3 EV steps |
| Shutter speed |
• 60 -1/4000 sec
• Bulb (up to 8 mins)
• Flash X-sync 1/160 sec |
| Aperture values |
Depends on lens: 1/3 EV steps |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Daylight • Cloudy • Shade • Incandescent • Flash • Custom 1 • Custom 2 • Kelvin temp (2500 - 10000 K) |
| WB fine tuning |
Yes |
| WB Bracketing |
None |
| Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
| Image parameters |
• Color mode (Standard, Dynamic, Nature, Smooth)
• Saturation (5 levels)
• Contrast (5 levels)
• Sharpness (5 levels)
• Noise reduction (5 levels)
• Monochrome (Standard, Dynamic, Smooth)
• My Film (2 memories) |
| Drive modes |
• Single
• Continuous H (3 fps)
• Continuous L (2 fps) |
| Continuous buffer |
• 6 RAW images
• Unlimited JPEG images with a fast card (9 minimum) |
| Self-timer |
• 2 sec
• 10 sec |
| Flash |
• Manual pop-up
• 2 position (straight ahead / bounce)
• TTL auto / manual
• Guide no. 13
• Sync modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction,
Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in, Off
• Flash power: Up to +/- 2EV in 1/3 EV steps |
| Flash X-sync speed |
1/160 sec |
| External flash |
Hot shoe |
| Viewfinder |
• Eye-level TTL Optical Porro Finder
• Field of view 95%
• Magnification 0.93x with a 50mm lens and -1 dioptre
• Eye point 18 mm at -1 dioptre
• Dioptre adjustment -3 to +1 dioptre
• Focusing screen: Fixed type
• Mirror: Quick return mirror
• Eye cup: Interchangeable type EP-5/6 (EP-5 supplied)
• Eye piece shutter built-in (activated by lever) |
| Viewfinder info |
• Aperture
• AE Lock
• Shutter speed
• Exposure compensation / digital meter
• AF Lock
• AE Bracketing
• Flash mode
• SD card activity
• Frames remaining |
| DOF preview |
Yes, button (Live View only) |
| Orientation sensor |
Yes |
| LCD monitor |
• 2.5" TFT LCD monitor
• 207,000 pixels
• 100% frame coverage |
| Live view on LCD |
• Live view using main sensor
• 100% frame coverage
• No viewfinder in live view mode
• AF available (mirror drops and raises)
• MF with 4x or 10x mag. |
| Playback functions |
• Single
• Magnify (2 - 14x)
• Index (4, 9, 16, 25 frames)
• Calendar view
• Rotation
• Light box view
• Slide show
• Histogram (Lum / RGB)
• Highlight & Shadow point warning |
| Editing |
• RAW development
• JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize) |
| Storage |
• SD card (Secure Digital)
• Supports SDHC cards (2 GB+) |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 (High Speed)
• Video Out (NTSC / PAL) |
| Vertical / battery grip |
None |
| Power |
• 1500 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
• Supplied charger / AC adapter
• Dummy battery (connects to AC adapter via cable) |
| Dimensions |
146 x 87 x 77 mm (5.7 x 3.4 x 3.0 in) |
| Weight (no batt) |
530 g (1.2 lb) |
| Weight (inc batt) |
606 g (1.4 lb) |
| Supplied accessories |
Battery Charger/AC adaptor, Battery Pack, Eyepiece Cap, Body Cap, Video Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, DC Cable, Strap, CD-ROM |