Olympus PEN E-PL1

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Olympus Pen E-PL1
Olympus PEN E-PL1 shown in champagne gold with the kit Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
Type	Micro Four Thirds, interchangeable lens camera
Sensor	Four Thirds system 17.3 × 13.0 mm Live MOS
Maximum resolution	4032×3024 (12.3 megapixels)
Lens	Micro Four Thirds system mount
Flash	Yes, also hot shoe allows for a variety of external flashes
Shutter	1/2,000 to 60 s – 30 minutes bulb
Exposure modes	Program, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, manual
Metering modes	ESP multi patterned, Center-weighted average (60%), Spot (2%)
Focus areas	11 area contrast detect auto-focus, selectable
Focus modes	Single, continuous, manual
Continuous shooting	3 frame/s
Viewfinder	live preview
Optional viewfinders	Olympus VF-1 (optical), Olympus VF-2 or VF-3 (electronic)
Rear LCD monitor	2.7" 230,000 pixel TFT LCD on screen with live preview
Storage	Secure Digital card
Battery	BLS-1 - Li-ion 7,2V 1150mAh
Dimensions	115 × 72 × 42 mm
Weight	334 g (0.736 lb)
Made in	China
Image processor	TruePic V
Video/movie recording	720p video at 30 frames per second (frame/s) using M-JPEG

The Olympus PEN E-PL1, announced on 3 February 2010^[1] was Olympus Corporation's third camera using the Micro Four Thirds system mount after the Olympus PEN E-P1 and Olympus PEN E-P2. It was the first camera in Olympus' "PEN Lite" line.

Features

The PEN E-PL1 is one of the lowest cost Micro Four Thirds cameras currently available, with a US dollar MSRP of $500.

In terms of market, DPReview considers the E-PL1 more aimed at the point-and-shoot (compact camera) market, rather than the DSLR market (like the E-P1 & E-P2) – it is more of a large-sensor compact than a small format DSLR. The E-PL1 is easy to use in automatic mode, but due to the small number of dedicated dials and buttons, it can be more awkward to use in manual modes compared to a DSLR.

A slightly updated E-PL1s was introduced in November 2010. The E-PL1s offered increased maximum ISO sensitivity and shipped with a slightly higher capacity battery and an updated version of the kit 14-42mm lens.

Differences from E-P1/E-P2

No wireless/wired shutter release capability ^[2]

Successor Model

The E-PL1/E-PL1s were replaced in Olympus' PEN Lite line by the Olympus PEN E-PL2 which was announced in January 2011. The Olympus PEN E-PL3 was introduced in June 2011 and finally the Olympus PEN E-PL5 was introduced in September 2012. There was no E-PL4 in the line, as the number 4 is nearly homophonous to the word "death" and considered bad luck in Chinese culture.

Black finish
Champagne finish

References

↑ "Olympus unveils the affordable Pen". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
↑ http://e-p1.net/index.php?topic=1878.25 EP1.net-

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DSLR, SLT and MILC cameras with HD video (uncompressed – 4K resolution) mode (comparison)

Canon
EOS

High-end	5D Mark II (2008) 7D (2009) 1D Mark IV (2009) 1D X (2012) 5D Mark III^H (2012) 1D C (2012) 6D^HGW (2012)

Mid-range	500D (2009) 60D (2010) 550D (2010) 600D (2011) 650D^H (2012) EOS M (2012) 700D^H (2013) 70D^HW (2013) EOS M2 (2013)

Entry-level	1100D (2011) 100D (2013)

Nikon
D / 1 series

High-end	D300S^Tg (2009) D3S^Tg (2009) D800/D800E^THg (2012) D4^THg (2012) D600^THg (2012) D610^THg (2013)

Mid-range	D90^g (2008) D5000^Tg (2009) D7000^Tg (2010) D5100^THg (2011) 1 V1^TSFg (2011) 1 V2^TSFg (2012) D5200^THg (2012) D7100^THg (2013) D5300^THGW (2013)

Entry-level	D3100^g (2010) 1 J1^TSFg (2011) D3200^g (2012) 1 J2^TSFPg (2012) 1 S1^TSFPg (2013) 1 J3^TSFPg (2013) 1 AW1^TSFPg (2013) D3300^Pg (2014)

Olympus
Micro 4/3

Mid-range	E-M5 (2012) E-P5 (2013) E-M1 (2013)

Entry-level	E-PL1 (2010) E-P1 (2010) E-P2 (2010) E-PL2 (2011) E-PL3 (2011) E-P3 (2011) E-PM1 (2011) E-PL5 (2012) E-PM2 (2012)

Panasonic
Lumix

Mid-range	GH1 (2009) GH2 (2010) GH3^THW (2012) GM1^THW (2013) GH4^THW (2014)

Entry-level	GF1 (2009) G10 (2010) G2 (2010) GF2 (2010) G3 (2011) GX1 (2011) GF3 (2011) GF5 (2012) G5 (2012)

Pentax
K / Q series

Mid-range	K-7^TH (2009) K-5^THg (2010) K-30^THg (2012) K-5 II/K-5 IIs^THg (2012) K-50^THg (2013) K-3^THg (2013)

Entry-level	K-x^H (2009) K-r^THg (2010) Q^T (2011) K-01^THg (2012) Q10^T (2012) K-500^THg (2013) Q7^T (2013)

Samsung
NX series

Mid-range	NX5^Pg (2010) NX10^Pg (2010) NX11^Pg (2010) NX20^PgW (2012) Galaxy NX^PgW (2013)

Entry-level	NX100^Pg (2010) NX200^Pg (2011) NX1000^PgW (2012) NX210^PgW (2012) NX300^PgW (2013) NX1100^PgW (2013) NX2000^PgW (2013)

Sony
Alpha

High-end	α99V^HPG/α99^HP (2012) α7/α7R^HPWg (2013)

Mid-range	α580^HP (2010) α560^HP (2010) α55V^HPG/α55^HP (2010) α77V^HPG/α77^HP (2011) NEX-7^HP (2011) NEX-6^HPW (2011) α65V^HPG/α65^HP (2011) α57^HP (2012) α58^HP (2013)

Entry-level	NEX-3/NEX-3C^HP (2010) NEX-5/NEX-5C^HP (2010) α33^HP (2010) α35^HP (2011) NEX-5N^HP (2011) NEX-C3^HP (2011) NEX-F3^HP (2012) α37^HP (2012) NEX-5R^HPW (2012) NEX-5T^HPW (2013) α3000 (2013) α5000 (2014)

Leica M
Fujifilm X

High-end	Leica M (2012)

Mid-range	Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E2 (2013)

Entry-level	Fujifilm X-M1 (2013) Fujifilm X-A1 (2013)

Timelapse^T — Slow motion^S — Fast fps^F — HDR^H — Panorama^P — GPS^G(opt.)^g — WiFi^W

Micro Four Thirds cameras timeline

System	Class	2008		2009				2010				2011				2012				2013
		3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
Olympus OM-D	Flagship																						E-M1
	Advanced																E-M5
Olympus Pen	Mid-range				E-P1		E-P2						E-P3								E-P5
	Upper-entry							E-PL1				E-PL2		E-PL3					E-PL5
	Entry-level												E-PM1						E-PM2
Panasonic Lumix G	High-end			GH1						GH2								GH3
	Advanced														GX1							GX7
	Mid-range	G1						G2					G3					G5			G6
	Upper-entry					GF1					GF2		GF3				GF5				GF6
	Entry-level							G10															GM1

Video is not available on this device
Weather sealed
in-body stabilization (5-axis)
Touchscreen (italic)

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