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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.
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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
Published: 2010-04-01, Author: Paul , review by: engadget.com
Great valueBuilt-in flashHigh-end video
Audible autofocus noiseCheaper construction than pricier versionsHarder to access manual controls
Overall? We just love the results. You can gripe about manual controls all you want, but at the end of the day the E-PL1 has well-exposed, intuitive controls for making great photos with natural and artificial light, and its video mode is equal parts high...
Abstract: To many photographers Olympus has always felt like a second tier photography system since they adopted the in 2002, due to the sensor’s small size and generous 2x crop factor with respect to 24x36mm (full-frame) sensors. Despite these apparent li...
Currently the east-expensive Micro Four Thirds camera you can buy. Beautiful, sharp images. Newbie-friendly features.
Sluggish autofocus. Noticeable shutter lag. Flimsy-feeling build. Proprietary USB port.
A good value at under $600 with lens, the Olympus E-PL1 offers D-SLR image quality without the clunky build. But if you're looking for speed, sluggish focusing speeds leave this camera in the dust behind Panasonic's Micro Four Thirds offerings and...
The Olympus EP-1 is a largely successful attempt to bring smaller, DSLR cameras to the mass-market, providing an ideal upgrade path for compact camera users who may be intimidated by the size and complexity of a DSLR. The drive towards simplicity and...
Abstract: 12.30MegapixelsMicro Four Thirds mount2.7 inchLCDOlympus E-PL1 Overview by Shawn BarnettFebruary 3, 2010 1:00 am EST Just over seven months after announcing the Olympus E-P1 Digital Pen, and three months after announcing the E-P2, Olympus unveils their...
This is our First Look at a pre-production E-PL1 Digital Pen camera. Please check back in the coming weeks to see our in-depth conclusion, once we are able to put a full production unit through the paces. ...
Abstract: Why? Because every guy wants to take better pictures for posterity. When digital cameras first hit the market in a big way, we were all over it. Finally, we were able to click away aimlessly and experiment with the various settings, and we could see ou...
Abstract: This is a preview of the Olympus E-PL1 interchangeable lens camera. The camera described here is preproduction, and the features described in this article may be different in the final product. Olympus has requested that photos from this preproduction...
Abstract: Olympus makes the Pen E-PL1 even smaller and lighter, as well as cheaper and easier to use Official Pen E-PL1 press release and detailed specifications Pen E-PL1 product image gallery This article has been reproduced from our Four Thirds specialist sit...
Abstract: Positioned as an entry-level model, the OLYMPUS PEN E-PL1 is equipped with a new Live Guide interface which makes it easy for users to get the results they want even if they have little previous experience with photography. Based on the Micro Four Thi...
