Olympus E-PL1 Review: Digital Photography Review

Compared to... Olympus E-P2

Studio scene comparison (JPEG)

This is our standard studio scene comparison shot taken from exactly the same tripod position. Lighting: daylight simulation, >98% CRI. Crops are 100%. Ambient temperature was approximately 22°C (~72°F).

Olympus E-PL1 vs. Olympus E-P2

Camera settings:

Olympus E-PL1: Olympus 50 mm F2 Macro lens (@F6.3), Aperture Priority, ISO 200
JPEG Large/SHQ, Manual WB, Default Parameters (Standard), Self-Timer
Olympus E-P2: Olympus 50 mm F2 Macro lens (@F6.3), Aperture Priority, ISO 100
JPEG Large/SHQ, Manual WB, Default Parameters (Standard), Self-Timer

Olympus E-PL1	Olympus E-P2

7.7 MB JPEG (4032 x 3024)	7.7 MB JPEG (4032 x 3024)

The differences between the E-PL1 and the E-P2 are all to be seen finest details. The lighter anti-aliasing filter means the E-PL1 can capture finer detail than its more expensive sibling. The third crop shows both the benefits and costs of this approach, with the E-PL1 describing the pattern with greater fidelity but also showing hints of moiré - an interference patterns giving a false blue color to the tip of the nose.