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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
Abstract: Olympus keeps pushing the PEN, obviously feeding a market need. Now we see an entry level Micro Four Thirds model – the Olympus PEN E-PL1 – that should satisfy the less well-heeled and tech-challenged photographers out there.It’s hard to deny the phys...
Abstract: The Olympus E-PL1 put simply is a photographer’s dream. Whether you’re a DSLR user looking for a capable and affordable compact unit to add to your kit or an amateur photographer looking for a user-friendly unit to intuitively help you capture the bes...
Abstract: The increasingly large Micro Four Thirds (Micro 4/3) camera community has received a new representative. After the surfacing of the first Olympus PEN E-P1 model last year and PEN E-P2 camera a few months ago, the latest model, titled PEN E-PL1, has bee...
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Published: 2010-07-06, Author: Daniel , review by: slashgear.com
With an MRSP of $599.99 – and a street price closer to $520 – the Olympus PEN E-PL1 is pretty much half what you'd pay for its E-P2 sibling. That's despite using the same sensor and the same 720p HD video recording functionality. It's tempting to see micr...
Abstract: Video Review: Weighing only .75 lbs and a TruePic V Image processor, the Olympus E-PL1 DLSR takes amazing pictures, records HD movies and features creative effects. Kevin Pereira and Alison Haislip review this versatile camera for $530. ...
Abstract: About 47 years ago, Olympus went out on a limb to introduce a half-frame camera that featured interchangeable lenses and an image that measured 18x24mm rather than the movie film-derived 36x24mm film size. We are beyond film at this point, favoring d...
Good image quality for the price, Solid kit lens, High quality video, Builtin flash,
Possibly oversimplified control, No builtin viewfinder, Art Filters of limited use, Not as quick as it could be.
The Olympus E-PL1 is a worthy entry to the ILC ranks for those ready to step beyond the constraints of a typical point and shoot camera. Made for the type of person who chooses to go to the next step, but most likely not further, it offers great image ...
Abstract: So far, Micro Four Thirds cameras have been priced for the early-adopter crowd, with the first models from both Olympus and Panasonic debuting at about $800 (street) with their respective kit lenses. Now, the new Olympus Pen E-PL1 brings the entry pric...
Abstract: The Olympus E-PL1 is perhaps the most anticipated digital camera since the introduction of the company's first Micro Four Thirds camera, the Olympus E-P1. This time around, Olympus is targeting the beginner circuit, you know, shooters looking to ditch...
We expect that, if the Micro Four Thirds format is going to achieve critical mass in the marketplace, it will be with cameras like the Olympus E-PL1 and Panasonic GF1. These two are intriguing step-up choices for point-and-shooters who want a larger ...
