Testseek.co.uk have collected 110 expert reviews of the Olympus Pen E-PL1 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Olympus Pen E-PL1.
March 2010
(79%)
110 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
58 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
790100110
The editors liked
Cheapest Pen to date
Comes with flash
Great results from kit lens
Fun digital effects
Pluses
Compact size handles well
Innovative simplified interface
Generally responsive
Good quality photos up to 800 ISO
Art filters are great
Built in flash
Excellent image quality
Good low light performance
The first PEN to incorporate a flash and the cheapest Micro Four Thirds camera to date
Simplified operation
Fun digital Art Filters and effects
On-board flash
Operation simplifying Live Guide
The E-PL1 offers the cheapest entry point to date into the Pen camera range
Impressive design and handling
Smashing video-recording features
The editors didn't like
Still expensive
Smaller LCD
Plastic body
Minuses
New interface limited to one setting at a time
No scroll wheel
Only mono sound for video
Menus still confusing
Build quality is iffy
Plastic construction
Pared-down ISO
Smaller LCD screen at 2.7in
Plastic construction where the E-P1 and E-P2 offered steel
The E-PL1 may not be as pretty as its predecessors but it's lighter, easier for beginners to use and above all costs a whole lot less. With internal flash and in-body image stabilisation it's a worthy challenger to Panasonic's GF1 in terms of specifica...
On-board flash, operation simplifying Live Guide, the E-PL1 offers the cheapest entry point to date into the Pen camera range
Plastic construction where the E-P1 and E-P2 offered steel, pared down ISO and LCD
The third generation Pen offers the distinct advantage of a built-in flash that will inevitably broaden the fledgling Micro Four Thirds range's appeal to a wider consumer base, as will the lower price point and simplified operation. The negatives are...
Abstract: Olympus Pen E-PL1 at a glance 12.3-million-pixel Live MOS sensor Micro Four Thirds system In-camera stabilisation New Live Guide feature Street price around £550 with 14-42mm kit lensScores Features: 8/10 Build/handling : 7/10 AWB/colour: 8/10 Metering...
Competent 12megapixel interchangeable lens camera suitable for above and underwater use, Live View via bright 2.7inch wide viewing angle LCD, Micro Four Thirds standard means a good selection of available lenses and adapters, Generally excellent picture q
No optical viewfinder, Inconsistent onscreen menus often cryptic and confusing, No underwater modes, Can't operate popup flash once camera is inside housing, Housing only has optical flash ports
With the E-PL1, Olympus offers a very affordable camera that seeks to combine the advantages of compacts (small size and weight) with the advantages of a dSLR (interchangeable lens, superior performance). As far as we're concerned, the experiment is a ful...
Abstract: The Olympus E-PL1 is a Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL, aka “mirrorless DSLR”) camera with an “almost retro” charm all its own, good handling, very good image quality and much improved low noise high ISO capabilities. Though the build quality d...
