- New Live Guide interface simplifies great photography; capture images to SD/SDHC cards (not included).
- Capture HD video with high-quality audio; new "Direct Button" for easy .
- Includes 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 digital zoom lens; features built-in flash.
- 12.3-megapixel interchangeable lens digital camera; Micro Four Thirds format.
- 2.7-inch HyperCrystal LCD with Live View function; Continuous Autofocus (C-AF) tracking system.
Product Description
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OLYMPUS 262856 12.3 Megapixel E-PL1 Pen Camera (Black with M.
Zuiko 14-42mm lens).What's in the box: Olympus PEN E-PL1 Digital
Camera, PS-BLS1 Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery, PS-BCS-1
Battery Charger, Replacement Lens Cap for M.Zuiko 14-42mm
f/3.5-5.6 Micro 4/3 Lens, 260056 LR-2 Rear Lens Cap For E-P1
Lenses, USB/Video Multi Cable, Shoulder Strap, ib Software
CD-ROM, Instruction Manuals and 1-Year Limited Warranty.
From the Manufacturer
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The new Olympus PEN E-PL1 is truly greater than the sum of its
parts, with a surprisingly small camera body packed with
technology normally found in bigger, bulkier and heavier
professional Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras and
High-Definition (HD) camcorders. This third-generation PEN is
built for shutterbugs who always wanted better pictures and
considered a DSLR, but were intimidated by the bulky size and
complex interface. The new camera's simple design and easy
interface enable photographers to easily create amazing images
never dreamt possible.
The E-PL1 equals an affordable and powerfully simple all-in-one
package that travels with you to capture life in the high quality
that your memories deserve.
Easily Pen Your Story with a Brand-New PEN
This third generation of the Olympus PEN series combines
powerful features in an easy-to-use package that will make
capturing your life more fun. The new direct record button makes
taking videos easier than ever and the new Live Guide
functionality makes it simple to learn photography techniques
without requiring the skills of a pro shooter.
New Direct Button for HD Movies
HD movies with the 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 videos 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 E-PL1's new Live Guide interface simplifies great
photography and gets the results you desire at the touch of a
button. Want more vivid or muted color in your ? Want warmer
or cooler color? Want a brighter or darker subject, or a sharper
or softer background? Or maybe you want to capture the
fast-moving action of your subject with a little artistic blur,
or perhaps freeze the action? Simply select Live Guide and press
the up and down arrows on the back of the camera to slide through
numerous photographic effects. Make adjustments and watch the LCD
as the effects are made live before the image is captured! Don't
worry about learning technical things like f-stops, shutter speed
and white balance; jump right in by composing, adjusting exposure
and more before the is taken.
Seeing the results before snapping the image ensures you are
getting the s you want, and it will change the way you
photograph. Shooting Tips are also included with Live Guide, so
you can leave the manual at home.
Automate Everything
Live Guide is just the start of automated technologies on the
E-PL1 designed to free you up to focus on your subjects instead
of focusing on your camera's settings. * 19 Scene-Select Modes:
From portraits to sunset s, the E-PL1 is equipped with 19
Scene-Select modes for effortless picture taking, including
Fireworks, Sunset, Children, Macro and Panorama, to name a few.
Capturing beautiful portraits is easy with the ePortrait Mode
that enables you to smooth your subject's complexion.
* Intelligent Auto (iAuto) Mode: When you don't want to use the
scene-select modes, the iAuto mode automatically identifies what
you're shooting and adjusts settings for you to capture the best
result depending on the situation.
* Face Detection: Reduce the chance of blurred subjects in images
by recognizing up to eight faces, tracking them within the image
area, and automatically focusing and optimizing exposure for
sharp portraits.
* In-Camera Panorama: Capture three images and stitch them
together to create one amazing, seamless panoramic picture. Or
use the included OLYMPUS [ib] software to stitch up to 10 images
together for the ultimate panorama.
* iEnhance: With this mode the warm yellow and orange colors of a
sunset are heightened to a dramatically lifelike color that's
truer to what you see with the naked eye. iEnhance can be used in
any mode, and automatically engages when using iAuto to enrich
color in any subject.
* Share: Just connect the camera to an HDTV with an optional HDMI
cable and use your TV remote to control playback functions and
navigate the camera's menus from the comfort of your personal
front-row seat. The E-PL1 records to SDHC (Class 6 recommended)
media cards that can be plugged directly into many devices and
accommodate large files, including videos.
New Powerfully Simple 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, which can be controlled
wirelessly by the E-PL1 so you can dynamically control lighting
as your photography skills grow.
Pro-Quality Images
How do professional photographers capture the stunning images
you see in the pages of glossy magazines and coffee-table books?
Talent matters, of course, but you also need the right equipment.
Rest assured that the E-PL1 has everything you need to produce
vibrant, professional-quality images: a large image sensor,
in-body Image Stabilization, Imager Autofocus, the proven Olympus
Dust Reduction System and the TruePic V Image Processor.
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 DSLR
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 (eight times larger than the average point-and-shoot
camera sensor) delivers excellent dynamic range, accurate color
fidelity, and a state-of-the-art amplifier circuit to reduce
noise and capture fine image details in both highlight and shadow
areas.
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. This means that any lens (Micro Four Thirds, Four Thirds
and any third-party lens) attached to the E-PL1 will deliver
blur-free images thanks to three modes of In-body Image
Stabilization that automatically compensate for camera shake,
including in low-light situations or when shooting without a
tripod. Since the PEN cameras are the world's smallest
interchangeable-lens cameras with image stabilization built
inside the body, you can take the E-PL1 with you and capture
great images, and it won't weigh you down.
Track Your Subjects Wherever They Roam
The E-PL1's Continuous Autofocus (C-AF) Tracking and Autofocus
(AF) Target Registration locks your subject into focus and
constantly adjusts focus and brightness whether you or your
subject is moving. With this mode, a simple push of the shutter
release enables you to keep moving subjects in focus--tracking
them from left to right and from front to back--within the frame,
automatically ensuring that even active subjects, like kids
playing sports, are captured clearly.
The E-PL1's Imager Autofocus in Live View enables you to
compose, focus and capture the quickly and easily without
ever taking your eyes off the camera's large, 2.7-inch
full-color, high-contrast HyperCrystal LCD for an easy, seamless
viewing experience when shooting still images or videos. The LCD
also provides a wide viewing angle of 176 degrees, which ensures
that images can be composed from even the most obscure angles.
This Camera Leaves Others in the Dust
If you're just starting out with a camera that has
interchangeable lenses, you don't have to worry about dust spots
on your sensor ruining the perfect image every time you change
lenses. Spend more time shooting with the E-PL1 and less time
worrying about dust with the proven Olympus Dust Reduction System
that produces spot-free photos with the exclusive Supersonic Wave
Filter, a patented ultrasonic technology that vibrates to remove
dust and other particles from the front of the image sensor,
capturing them on a special adhesive membrane every time the
camera is turned on.
True-to-Life Color
The E-PL1's Live MOS image sensor is complemented by Olympus'
TruePic V Image Processor, which produces clear and colorful
photos using all the pixel information for each image to provide
the best digital images possible. The image processor is noted
for accurate natural color, true-to-life tones, brilliant
blue skies and precise tonal expression; it also lowers image
noise in photos at higher ISO settings (ISO 100 to ISO
3200), enabling great results in low-light situations.
Easily Expand Your Creative Horizons With Built-in Effects
Express yourself with in-camera creative features. Professional
images are rarely unedited images. Video and still image pros use
computer-editing software to render their images with effects
that set their s apart from the pack. Olympus appreciates
that you may not have hours to spend retouching your images at
the computer, so the E-PL1 incorporates editing effects inside
the camera to save you time. Whether you apply in-camera creative
effects while shooting an image, or apply them later to images
captured without the effects, all are inside the E-PL1, so you
can achieve dramatic results on the go without a computer or
editing software.
The 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. The sepia tones are softer and the blacks
are a true black, unlike traditional sepia images. The new filter
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 , then another
and combine them in real time, or capture both s separately
and combine them within the camera later. Take a of your
significant other, and overlay your self-portrait on top to
figure out what your kids will look like. If you have kids
already, overlay your kid's face on top of a of his or her
favorite cartoon character for laughs. Your ability to manipulate
space and time makes this new creative multimedia device a
veritable time machine.
You often can achieve greater photographic expression by framing
a scene in a unique way. The E-PL1 provides four aspect ratios
that serve as s to frame your image to the desired
proportions, including the standard 4:3 aspect ratio that is
suited to an 8 x 10-inch ment; the 16:9 aspect ratio that
will display beautifully on a widescreen television; and other
popular aspect ratios, such as 3:2 and 6:6. The Multi-Aspect
Shooting further expresses your creative vision when combined
with in-camera Art Filters and Multiple Exposures.
With the E-PL1, you have your own living library of still
images, HD video and audio to remix at your command. In playback
mode, you can seamlessly mix stills and movies inside the camera
to create a multimedia slideshow, and dub in one of three
built-in dramatic background music options to provide a
soundtrack for your cinematic creation. With so many creative
options, there's no limit to what you can create. Choose whether
or not you want to play back just pictures, just movies or a
combination; also control playing back the whole movie or just a
clip.
Open System Easily Grows with Your Ability
With a basic point-and-shoot camera, you get one lens built into
the camera. One lens, that's it. And it's likely a small lens,
which doesn't allow a lot of light through to hit the image
sensor. So, you may have a difficult time in low-light
conditions. And without the option of adding more lenses, you're
limited to what that one point-and-shoot lens can do. The E-PL1
solves these issues by accepting a variety of lenses to maximize
its functionality. Whether shooting still images or HD video, you
can add everything from an extreme wide-angle fisheye lens to a
super-telephoto lens for a wide range of expressive options.
The M. Zuiko Digital Micro Four Thirds lenses are designed to be
more compact and portable like the E-PL1. Choose from the ED
14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens (28-84mm equivalent in 35mm cameras)
sold with the E-PL1, the ED 17mm f2.8 lens (34mm equivalent), the
new super wide-angle zoom ED 9-18mm f4.0-5.6 lens (18-36mm
equivalent) or the high-power wide to telephoto zoom ED 14-150mm
f4.0-5.6 lens (28-300mm equivalent).
If you want to have even more options, the MMF-2 Four Thirds
System Lens Adapter makes the E-PL1 compatible with all Olympus
Zuiko Digital Specific lenses and other Four Thirds System lenses
from Sigma, Panasonic and Leica. Olympus OM film-based lenses can
be attached to the E-PL1 with the MF-2 OM Lens Adapter, and there
are third-party adapters developed for lenses from most other
manufacturers.
Software & Accessory Options When You're Ready
The E-PL1 incorporates an accessory port for connecting the
optional VF-2 live-finder, a detachable electronic viewfinder, or
the new optional SEMA-1 external microphone adapter set (which
includes the EMA-1 adapter, the ME-51S stereo microphone and a
cord) for those who want to capture enhanced audio with any
microphone that has a 3.5mm plug. These optional accessories
easily slide into the camera's accessory port and hot shoe.
Photographers who wish to hold the E-PL1 up to their eye rather
than use the LCD will appreciate that the optional VF-2, which
provides 1.15x magnification and a 100 percent field of view with
sharp resolution, brightness and contrast. The viewfinder
refreshes quickly to minimize image ghosting on fast-moving
subjects. It also rotates up to 90 degrees to enable
photographers to look down into it, which is useful when shooting
subjects from challenging angles. The built-in diopter adjustment
and high magnification offer easy viewing with and without
glasses.
The E-PL1 offers OLYMPUS [ib] software that includes photography
workflow, browsing, editing and unique photo-organizing
functions. You can organize your photos by person with automatic
face-re technology, by location with a Geotagging
function or by event. You can easily view photos on an HDTV or on
the camera's LCD with the Photo Surfing or Slideshow functions.
The name [ib] stands for image bridging, image browsing and image
brightening. The software will be available for Windows operating
systems only.
Underwater Housing for Aquatic Adventures
The new camera's compact design makes it the perfect companion
for all of your dive trips. The PT-EP01 underwater case has been
specially customized for the Olympus E-PL1 and is waterproof to a
depth of 40 meters (approximately 130 feet). With its durable,
high-quality polycarbonate construction, this Olympus housing
protects the camera from water while also cushioning it from
knocks and bumps on land. The housing enables viewing from either
the camera's LCD screen or an optional electronic viewfinder. The
flash connectors allow optional use of up to two UFL-2 underwater
flash units via fiber optic cable. A nonremovable front lens port
accommodates multiple Micro Four Thirds lenses.
New Exterior Design, Same PEN
The E-PL1 streamlines the Olympus Micro Four Thirds PEN series
form. Thanks to its compact size (4.51" W x 2.84" H x 1.63" D
excluding protrusions) and light 10.4-ounce body, the E-PL1 won't
weigh you down when you're on the go.