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July 2009
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The editors liked
The retro look and metallic touches are irresistible. The image quality is excellent
Comparable with the fine E-620. Colours are over-saturated in default mode but that is easily corrected. This is
In effect
An SLR that fits in the pocket. ...
Comparable with the fine E-620. Colours are over saturated in default mode
But that is easily corrected. This is
An SLR that fits in the pocket.
Compact
Awesome grainy film filter
Easy to use
Excellent low-light performance
The design. Have you ever seen such a cool looking camera?
SDHC compatibility
HD video
Aperture priority and art filters in video mode
Excellent range of additional accessories
The editors didn't like
The E-P1 is slow! Auto focus
Even after the 1.1 firmware upgrade
Is sluggish and the shutter is not as responsive as an SLR. ...
Is sluggish and the shutter is not as responsive as an SLR.
The Olympus PEN E-P1 may look like a throwback to retro photography, but it’s expensive and flawed. However, it's beautiful image quality renders almost impossible to dislike. ...
The retro look and metallic touches are irresistible. The image quality is excellent, comparable with the fine E-620. Colours are over-saturated in default mode but that is easily corrected. This is, in effect, an SLR that fits in the pocket. ...
The E-P1 is slow! Auto focus, even after the 1.1 firmware upgrade, is sluggish and the shutter is not as responsive as an SLR. ...
We fell in love with the E-P1 the moment we took it from the box. So we bought one. We know that for years we have been advising readers not to buy cameras without proper viewfinders and now look what we've done. Well, we were right — an LCD is...
The retro look and metallic touches are irresistible. The image quality is excellent, comparable with the fine E-620. Colours are over saturated in default mode, but that is easily corrected. This is, in effect, an SLR that fits in the pocket.
The E-P1 is slow! Auto focus, even after the 1.1 firmware upgrade, is sluggish and the shutter is not as responsive as an SLR.
We fell in love with the E-P1 the moment we took it from the box. So we bought one! We know that for years we have been advising readers not to buy cameras without proper viewfinders, and now look what we've done. Well, we were right – an LCD is...
Compact, awesome grainy film filter, easy to use, excellent low-light performance
No flash, no built-in optical viewfinder
If you don’t like the bulkiness of a digital SLR camera, but like the idea of changing lenses to suit your needs, then the Olympus Pen E-P1 has your name on it. It produces good images, it has useful art modes and it’s stylish. The only drawba...
The design. Have you ever seen such a cool looking camera? , SDHC compatibility , HD video , Aperture priority and art filters in video mode , Excellent range of additional accessories
The price of those additional accessories , Resistive control wheel , Loud autofocus on some lenses
Though it's rather expensive, we can't help adoring the E-P1. The pictures it takes with the included lenses are mostly great, just don't expect compact-like features such as a viewfinder and flash to be included....
Abstract: The Olympus Pen E-P1 is the third Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera to reach the market and is quite different from the Panasonic G-series models that preceded it. Capitalising on the heritage of the popular Pen series cameras, which were launched 50 ye...
Abstract: Amateur Digital SLRs Olympus’ E-P1; The Return Of The Olympus Pen By Joe Farace • January, 2010 “The object of photography is to express what is in your heart and mind.”—Yoshihisa Maitani, designer of the Olympus Pen camera The original Olympus Pe...
There are virtually no similar cameras, so one has to consider the compromise in choosing the Olympus E-P1. The good news is that image quality is not an issue for all but the most critical output. Portability is good considering the flexibility of ...
Very good image quality; nice design and small size; compatible with Micro Four Thirds lenses.
Slow auto focus; no built-in flash; ISO ratings are a little fast.
As a second camera for an SLR shooter, or as an advanced camera for the photographer who wants more than a point-and-shoot, but really needs the smallest camera possible, the E-P1 is a very good choice. Auto-focus is a little slow for some application...
Finally Olympus released their first micro-four-thirds digital camera styled in the retro design of the classic Olympus PEN - a highly successful rangefinder camera back in the 60s. Obviously they feel that the time is about right for such dwarfish, ...
