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E-PM1 vs E-PM2

Started Dec 16, 2014 | Questions thread
Helen
Helen Veteran Member • Posts: 7,606
Re: E-PM1 vs E-PM2

crcostel wrote:

Are the standard kit lenses the same on both?

My usage would mainly be for shots of my newborn twins, family candids and maybe t-ball down the road.

Yes, the same lens on both. I have both - the 12MP sensor of the E-PM1 was pretty decent, but the E-PM2's 16MP is a lot better. The screen's better quality (on paper it's the same, but it is far clearer and more colourful, with less haze and lag), there's the very useful touchscreen, and a lot of new photographic features included too (Live Time/Live Bulb, option to use OIS in Panasonic lenses if desired instead of the IBIS etc.). The E-PM1 was arguably prettier and the back was metal (it's plastic on the E-PM2, though still metal on the front), but that's about it in the plus column for the earlier model (for me). Plus, the E-PM1 had a weird shutter design that blank fires (noisily) every time you turn the camera on.

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