Olympus PEN E-PL5

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olympus Pen E-PL5

Type	Micro Four Thirds, interchangeable lens camera
Sensor	Four Thirds System 18.00 × 13.50 mm Live MOS
Maximum resolution	4608 x 3456 (16.1 megapixels)
Lens	Micro Four Thirds System mount
Flash	Clip-on (included), TTL, GN 10m equivalent (ISO200 · m); hotshoe for external flash attachment
Shutter	1/4,000 to 60 s, up to 30 minutes bulb
Exposure metering	Digital ESP metering, Centre weighted average metering, Spot metering
Exposure modes	Program, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, manual
Metering modes	TTL ESP multi patterned (324-area multi pattern metering), Center-weighted average, Spot (1%)
Focus areas	35 area contrast detect auto-focus, selectable
Focus modes	Single, continuous, manual
Continuous shooting	8.0 frames/s (in case of "I.S. OFF")
Viewfinder	live preview, optional electronic viewfinder VF-2; optional electronic viewfinder VF-3; optional optical viewfinder VF-1
ASA/ISO range	ISO 200–25600
Rear LCD monitor	3" 460,000 pixel TFT LCD on screen with live preview with capacitive touchscreen control
Storage	Secure Digital card; SDHC; SDXC
Battery	Olympus BLS-5 Lithium-ion battery
Dimensions	110.5 × 63.7 × 38.2 mm (4.35" × 2.51" × 1.50")
Weight	279 g (9.8 oz) (body only) 325 g (11.5 oz) (body, battery and SD memory card)

The Olympus PEN E-PL5, announced on September 17, 2012^[1] is Olympus Corporation's tenth camera that adheres to the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system design standard. The E-PL5 succeeds the Olympus PEN E-PL3, and was announced in concert with one other model, the Olympus PEN E-PM2 (a simpler version of the PEN E-PL5 and the successor to the E-PM1).

Technology

The E-PL5, together with the E-PM2, features a touchscreen, similar to the Olympus PEN E-P3 and Olympus OM-D E-M5, and the same 16.1 megapixel sensor as is in the OM-D E-M5, with its increased ISO range, low-light capability and wide dynamic range. Although the Olympus E-PL5 uses the same sensor as the OM-D E-M5, it lacks the 5 axis stabilisation system of the latter, utilising a simpler system that only compensates for yaw and pitch.

The E-PL5 increases autofocus speed through use of a 240 Hz refresh rate for its sensor, similar to the technology used in its flagship MFT camera, the OM-D E-M5. The benefits of the 240 Hz refresh rate also provides the ability for continuous autofocus tracking during bursts of exposures, a faster shutter response (less lag) and less blackout time between exposures.

The E-PL5 has a capacitive touchscreen similar to E-P3 and OM-D E-M5 for creative camera control, but lacks an OLED type display that is supposed to vastly improve performance in sunny conditions, and off-angle viewing. Instead, the E-PL5 has a tiltable LCD, which allows easy above the head, waist level, low off the ground viewing and self-portraits. The E-PL5 continues with the proprietary Accessory Port, a power and communication port, which allows the use of various accessories, such as an external stereo microphone for HD video recording, LED macro lights, and a bluetooth communications adapter. The accessory port continues to be compatible with the optional hotshoe mounted VF-2 and VF-3 electronic viewfinders (EVF).

Differences over Olympus PEN E-PL3

16.1 megapixel sensor instead of 12.3 megapixel
Option to reduce the size of the focus points
For the first time, Olympus gives priority over its own in-body system to lens-based image stabilisation when Panasonic lenses with this feature are mounted
170 degree "flip-up" capacitative touchscreen
Detachable grip
New "Water Colour" Art Filter in addition to the 11 existing Art Filters of the E-PL3.

Specifications not in the infobox

1080 Full HD video at 30p frames per second ^[2]

References

↑ Dpreview.com: Olympus refreshes PENS with E-PL5 and E-PM2 touch-screen 16MP mirrorless models
↑ Olympus Imaging India Private Limited. "E-PL5 Specs". olympus-imaging.co.in. Retrieved 2012-10-31.

External links

Media related to Olympus E-PL5 at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Olympus PEN E-PL3	Olympus PEN E-PL5 Micro Four Thirds System Camera Autumn 2012–present	Succeeded by Olympus PEN E-PL6

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)

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.