Olympus PEN E-PL2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olympus Pen E-PL2
Type	Micro Four Thirds, interchangeable lens camera
Sensor	Four Thirds System 18.00 × 13.50 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	1/4,000 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 Jpeg
Viewfinder	live preview, optional optical viewfinder (Olympus VF-1) and electronic viewfinder (Olympus VF-2)
Rear LCD monitor	3" 460,000 pixel TFT LCD on screen with live preview
Storage	Secure Digital card
Battery	Li-ion 7,2V 1150mAh
Dimensions	120 × 70 × 35 mm
Weight	335 g (0.739 lb) body only
Made in	China

The Olympus PEN E-PL2, was announced in early January 2011 at the CES. This is Olympus Corporation's fourth camera that uses the Micro Four Thirds mount after the Olympus PEN E-P1, Olympus PEN E-P2 and Olympus PEN E-PL1. At the time it was announced, it had a US dollar MSRP of $599.99. As with earlier PEN models, the E-PL2 is aimed in between the point-and-shoot (compact camera) and D-SLR markets.

Noteworthy changes from the Olympus PEN E-PL1 model include:

Arguably slightly improved in-body Image Stabilisation (IS) at 4EV equivalent.
Bulb (long exposure) with cable-release option (RM-UC1 remote cable) up to 30m
3" LCD higher resolution 460,000 pixel screen
1/4000s shutter speed

Micro Four Thirds Camera introduction roadmap

Item	Model	Sensor	Electronic View Finder (EVF)	Announced
1	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.1 mp effective)	EVF; 1.4x magnification; 1.44M dots	2008, October ^[1]
2	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1	4:3; 3:2; 16:9 (multi-aspect); 14.0 mp (12.1 mp effect)	EVF; 1.4x mag; 1.44M dots	2009, April ^[2]
3	Olympus PEN E-P1	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	optional hotshoe optical VF-1; 65 degree AOV	2009, July ^[3]
4	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.1 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF LVF1; 1.04x mag; 202K dots	2009, September ^[4]
5	Olympus PEN E-P2	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF VF-2; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2009, November ^[5]
6	Olympus PEN E-PL1	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF VF-2; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2010, February ^[6]
7	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.1 mp effect)	EVF; 1.04x magnification; 202K dots	2010, March ^[7]
8	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.1 mp effect)	EVF; 1.4x mag; 1.44M dots	2010, March ^[8]
9	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2	4:3; 3:2; 16:9 (multi-aspect); 18.3 mp (16.0 mp effect)	EVF; 1.42x mag; 1.53M dots	2010, September ^[9]
10	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.1 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF; 1.04x mag; 202K dots	2010, November ^[10]
11	Olympus PEN E-PL1s	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF VF-2; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2010, November ^[11]
12	Olympus PEN E-PL2	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF VF-2; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2011, January ^[12]
13	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3	4:3 / 16.6 mp (15.8 mp effect)	EVF; 1.4x mag; 1.44M dots	2011, May ^[13]
14	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.1 mp effect)	N/A	2011, June ^[14]
15	Olympus PEN E-P3	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF VF-2; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2011, June^[15]
16	Olympus PEN E-PL3	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF VF-2; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2011, June^[16]
17	Olympus PEN E-PM1	4:3 / 13.1 mp (12.3 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF VF-2; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2011, June^[17]
18	Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1	4:3 / 16.6 mp (16.0 mp effect)	opt hotshoe EVF LVF2; 1.4x mag; 1.44M dots	2011, November^[18]
19	Olympus OM-D E-M5	4:3 / 16.9 mp (16.1 mp effect)^[19]	EVF; 1.15x mag; 1.44M dots	2012, February^[20]

References

↑ "Panasonic USA Pressroom". panasonic.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-GH1| Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "Olympus E-P1 'digital Pen' - in depth preview + samples: Digital Photography Review". Dpreview.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-GF1 | Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "Olympus launches E-P2 Micro Four Thirds camera: Digital Photography Review". Dpreview.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "Olympus unveils the affordable Pen". Digital Photography Review. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
↑ "DMC-G2 and DMC-G10 Are Released| Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-G2 and DMC-G10 Are Released| Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-GH2 | Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-GF2 | Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL1s｜デジタル一眼カメラ｜オリンパスイメージング". Olympus-imaging.jp. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "Olympus E-PL2 announced and previewed: Digital Photography Review". Dpreview.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-G3 | Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-GF3 | Press Release | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "OLYMPUS | News Release: World's fastest AF*, Flagship of PEN series "OLYMPUS PEN E-P3"". Olympus-global.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "OLYMPUS | News Release: High functionality and high performance into a small body, "OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL3"". Olympus-global.com. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "OLYMPUS | News Release: First model of the New Line of "PEN mini" Series "OLYMPUS PEN mini E-PM1"". Olympus-global.com. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "DMC-GX1 | PRODUCTS | LUMIX | Digital Camera | Panasonic Global". Panasonic.net. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "Olympus announces OM-D E-M5 weather-sealed Micro Four Thirds camera: Digital Photography Review". Dpreview.com. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
↑ "OLYMPUS | News Release: The OLYMPUS OM-D, a new generation system camera compliant with the Micro Four Thirds System standard". Olympus-global.com. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2013-02-13.

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)

External links

Media related to Olympus E-PL2 at Wikimedia Commons

Photography is Fun

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.