Overview

 

Itching to take professional pictures but intimidated by SLRs? Then look no further than the Olympus E-PL1. This camera has it all: high quality point-and-shoot simplicity, and chic PEN design. Whether capturing an HD movie or snapping, once-in-a-lifetime moments, its six special Art Filters let you paint the world from a new perspective. And with a 100% stabilised body for crisp shots with all lens types, an accessory port and a new integrated flash, the colourful E-PL1 really is ready for fun.

Key Features

• Exceptional ease of use supported by Live Guide functionality
• HD Movie with stereo sound featuring depth of field and Art Filters
• Easy-to-apply Art Filters for enhanced creativity (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Grainy Film, Pin Holde, Diorama, Gentle Sepia)
• Extend your creativity with the accessory port
• Built-in I.S. with max. 3 steps efficiency
• 12.3 Megapixel Live MOS sensor
• Spotless photography with a strong dust reduction system
• During Live View shooting a choice of 4 different aspect ratios (4:3,3:2,16:9,6:6)
• Multiple-exposure function with LCD monitor display of current view on top of previously captured image
• Face & Background Control for beautiful balanced exposures of foreground subjects and background scenery
• Comfortable viewing with Autofocus Live View
• Live simulation function (effective monitoring)
• Pre-control over White Balance & exposure compensation
• Preview of shadow adjustment technology (SAT) for maximum image results
• Ergonomic design of body, control buttons and GUI for easy operation

NEW DIRECT BUTTON FOR HD MOVIES.

Recording HD movies with the Olympus E-PL1 is simple thanks to an easy-to-reach red “direct button” (red record button) on the back of the camera body. If you're about to snap a photo and you realize a video would capture the spirit of the scene even better, simply press the record button and instantly you're capturing videos! Easily toggle back and forth between capturing stills and video by using your index finger to press the shutter button or your thumb to press the red record button. Having the ability to shoot still images and videos opens up a world of imaging possibilities.

 

NEW LIVE GUIDE SETS THE SCENE BEFORE YOU SHOOT.

The Olympus E-PL1's Live Guide simplifies great photography and gets the results you desire at the touch of a button. Want a brighter or darker subject, or a sharper or softer background? Want more vivid or muted colour in your shot? Want warmer or cooler tones? Simply press ok while in iAuto, select Live Guide and press up or down arrows on the back of the camera to slide through all these photographic effects on the LCD and make adjustments before snapping the shot.

 

Forget about learning technical things like f-stops, shutter speed and white balance, and jump right in by composing, adjusting exposure and more within your scene before the shot is taken. Helpful tips for photographing children, pets, flowers and more are also available.

 

EXPAND YOUR CREATIVE HORIZONS WITH BUILT-IN EFFECTS.

Olympus appreciates that you may not have hours to spend retouching your images on the computer. The Olympus E-PL1 has six in-camera Art Filters, including a new filter called Gentle Sepia. This filter gives your images and videos a soft warm sepia cast similar to historical images from the early days of photography, and joins Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pin Hole, Grainy Film and Diorama (the filter that makes everything look as small as the E-PL1). With the E-PL1's Multiple Exposure function available for still image capture, you are free to tell a visual story your way. The image capture options enable you to shoot one shot, then another and combine them in real time, or capture both shots separately and combine them within the camera later.

 

STABILIZE ALL OF YOUR LENSES.

Instead of selling more expensive lenses that have image stabilization inside them, Olympus takes a different approach by having image stabilization built right into the body of the E-PL1. That means that any lens attached to the Olympus E-PL1 will deliver blur-free images thanks to three modes of In-body Image Stabilization that automatically compensate for camera shake in low light or when shooting without a tripod.

 

Since the PEN cameras are the world's smallest interchangeable lens cameras with In-body Image Stabilization, you'll feel comfortable taking the Olympus E-PL1 on the road with you to capture the action.

 

BIG SENSOR, NOT A BIG BODY.

At the heart of the E-PL1 is a large-size image sensor that's the same sensor as the one inside the Olympus E-30 and E-620 Digital SLR models. The only difference between this sensor and what the pros use is that this big sensor is inside the much smaller body of the E-PL1. This high-performance 12.3-megapixel Live MOS image sensor (8 times larger than the average point-and-shoot camera sensor) delivers excellent dynamic range, accurate colour fidelity, and state-of-the-art technology to reduce noise and capture fine image details in both highlight and shadow areas.

 

NEW POP-UP FLASH.

The E-PL1 is the first camera in the Olympus PEN series with a built-in pop-up flash that makes it easy to illuminate low-light subjects, reduce red eye, and fill in dark areas. The camera is also compatible with a range of optional external flashes including the Olympus FL-36R and FL-50R that can be controlled wirelessly by the E-PL1, so you can dynamically control lighting.

 

IN-CAMERA SLIDESHOW WITH SOUND.

Slideshows have never been easier or more fun to create. The E-PL1's enhanced playback functions allow you to employ effective fade-in/fade-out techniques, control the movie/still mix and speed, add captivating musical soundtracks, and much more.

 

IAUTO AND IENHANCE.

The iAuto mode automatically identifies what you're shooting and adjusts settings for you to capture the best result depending on the situation. With iEnhance the warm yellow and orange colours of a sunset are heightened to a dramatically lifelike colour that's truer to what you see with the naked eye. iEnhance can be used in any mode, and automatically engages when in iAuto to enrich colour in any subject.

Full Specifications

M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II

With the world’s first retractable mechanism design, this standard 3X zoom lens is extremely compact with an overall length of just 1.7 inches. Covering wide-angle to a moderate telephoto suitable to portrait shooting, this lens is suitable for a wide range of applications, including day-to-day shooting and traveling. With a digital-dedicated design as well as multi-coating on all lens surfaces, this Micro Four Thirds lens boasts very high imaging performance. Bearing the MSC (Movie-Still-Compatible) logo, this lens utilizes nearly “silent” focusing technology that not only removes annoying lens drive noise picked up during HD movie recording, but offers increases in Auto-Focus speeds when capturing stills.

Full Specifications