Olympus E-P1 Specifications
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Prices (Body only) |
• US: $749 • UK: £599 • EU: €749 |
Prices (with 14-42mm) | • US: $799 • UK: £699 • EU: €749 |
Prices (with 17mm pancake + viewfinder) | • US: $899 • UK: £749 • EU: €849 |
Prices (with 17mm pancake, viewfinder & 14-42mm kit) | • US: TBC • UK: £849 • EU: €949 |
Body material | Metal |
Sensor | 4/3" Hi-Speed Live MOS sensor 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area 13.1 million total pixels 12.3 million effective pixels RGB (Primary) color filter array Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter) |
Dust suppression | Supersonic Wave Filter |
Image stabilization | "Supersonic Wave Drive" (in-body sensor shift) Three modes: Horizontal+Vertical, Vertical only, Horizontal only Up to 4 EV Compensation (claimed) |
Image processor | TruePic V |
Image sizes (Still) | 4032 x 3024 |
Image sizes (Movie) | 1280 x 720 (HD) 640 x 480 |
Aspect Ratio | 4:3(Default), 3:2, 16:9, 6:6 |
File formats | RAW RAW + JPEG JPEG (EXIF 2.2) AVI Motion JPEG |
Lenses | • Micro Four Thirds Mount* • Range of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available • Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV * Compatible with standard Four Thirds lenses via adapter. |
Auto focus | • Imager Contrast Detection AF system |
Focus Area Selectable | • Automatic |
Focus modes | • Single shot AF (S-
AF) • Continuous AF (C-AF) • Manual focus (MF) • Single + Continous (S-AF+ MF) |
Manual focus | Focus by wire |
AF assist lamp | No |
Exposure modes | • Auto |
Scene modes | • Portrait |
Art Filter | • Pop art • Soft focus • Pale & light color • Light tone • Grainy film • Pin hole |
Sensitivity | • Auto : ISO 200 - 3200 (customizable, Default 200-800) |
Metering system | • TTL Image Sensor metering system |
Metering modes | • Digital ESP • Center-Weighted Average • Spot (2%) • Highlight based spot • Shadow based spot |
AE Lock | • AE lock available • AF lock with shutter release half-press in Single AF mode |
AE Bracketing | • 3 frames • 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps |
Exposure compen. | • -3.0 to +3.0 EV • 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps |
Shutter speed | • 60-1/4000 sec |
Flash X-sync speed | • 1/30 - 1/180 |
White balance | • Auto • Cloudy • Shade • Flash • Daylight • Fluorescent 1 • Fluorescent 2 • Fluorescent 3 • Lamp • 1 custom preset • Kelvin (2000 - 14000 K) |
WB fine tuning | • Red - Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) • Green - Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) |
WB Bracketing | • 3 frames • 2, 4 or 6 mired steps |
Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
Image parameters | • Saturation - 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted) • Sharpness - 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone) • Contrast- 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone) • B&W filter (Yellow, Orange, Red, Green) • B&W/Sepia toning (Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green) • Gradation (4 levels) |
Drive modes | • Single • Sequential • Self-timer |
Continuous | • 3.0 fps • RAW: 10 frames maximum |
Self-timer | • 2 sec • 12 sec |
External Flash | • Hot-Shoe • Compatible with E-system Flash (FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-20, FL-14) • External Flash Control : TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP-TTL-Auto, FP-Manual • Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off. • Flash power: Up to +/- 3EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps |
Super Control Panel information | • Battery information |
Orientation sensor | Yes |
LCD monitor | • 3.0" HyperCrystal LCD with Anti-Reflective Coating • 230,000 pixels • 100% frame coverage • 15 step brightness adjustment • 15 step Color Balance adjustment (R-B, G-M) |
Live View | • 100% field of view |
Live View Modes | • Normal Mode |
Live View Information | • Aperture value • Shutter speed • Auto Bracket • AE Lock • AF mode • IS • Shooting Mode • Battery Check • My Mode • Internal Temperature Warning • Face Detection • Histogram • Number of storable still pictures • Record mode • ISO • Sequential shooting • Self-timer • White Balance • Metering Mode • AF confirmation mark • Exposure Compensation Value • Spot metering Area • Only when E-system Flash attached : Flash Mode, Flash Status, Flash intensity Control, Super FP |
Playback functions | • Single-frame • Information Display • Index Display(4/9/16/25/49/100 frames, Calendar) • Close-up (2 - 14X) • Movie (w/sound, FF/REW/Pause) • Picture rotation (auto mode available) • Slideshow(Still/Movie/Still+Movie, Slide show w/BGM/BGM+Sound/Sound) |
Editing | • RAW development • JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Anti red-eye) |
Storage | • SD/SDHC |
Connectivity | • USB 2.0 (Hi Speed) |
Optional Accessories | • Remote cable RM-UC1 |
Power | BLS-1 1150 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) |
Dimensions | 121mm (W) x 70mm (H) x 36mm (D) (excluding protrusions) 4.7" x 2.7" x 1.4" |
Weight (no batt) | 335g (0.7 lb) |
Box contents | E-P1 Body, Li-ion battery BLS-1, Li-ion battery charger BCS-1, USB/Video Multi cable, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM, Instruction manual, Warranty card. |
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