Olympus PEN E-P2 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - mirrorless system

Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds

ISO (Max)
6400

Sensor Resolution
12.3 Megapixel

Sensor Type
High speed Live MOS

Display
3" LCD display

Battery Type
Olympus BLS-1 Lithium Ion

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Olympus PEN E-P2 Full Specifications and Details

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P2

Product Type	Digital camera - 720p - mirrorless system
Lens Included	Body only
Height	7 cm
Width	12.1 cm
Depth	3.5 cm
Weight	335 g
Body Material	Metal
Enclosure Colour	Black \| Silver

SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P2

Sensor Resolution	12.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	High speed Live MOS
Total Pixels	13,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	12,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction	Yes
Sensor Features	Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser	Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P2

Image Processor	TruePic V

LENS Olympus PEN E-P2

Lens Mounting Type	Micro Four Thirds

FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P2

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	225
Face Detection	Yes

VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P2

Viewfinder Type	Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support	Colour
Field of View Crop Factor	2
Interchangeable	Yes
Features	Tilting

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P2

ISO (Max)	6400
Light Sensitivity	ISO auto (200-6400), ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones	324
Exposure Modes	Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, macro, Children, panorama assist, sports mode, high key, night scene with portrait, anti shake, low key, documents, nature macro
Special Effects	Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, Black & White Green filter, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 14000K
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	60 sec
Exposure Compensation	±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	3 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing	Yes
X-sync Speed	1/180 sec
Exposure Range	EV 0-18 (ISO 100)

DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P2

Type	3" LCD display
Display Format	230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in
Display Features	Contrast control, display brightness control

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P2

Digital Video Format	AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode	Stereo

MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P2

Memory Card Slot	SD card
Supported Memory Cards	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage	RAW 4032 x 3024 JPEG 4032 x 3024 JPEG 2560 x 1920 JPEG 1024 x 768 JPEG 3200 x 2400 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 1280 x 960 JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture	AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps

BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P2

Battery Type	Olympus BLS-1 Lithium Ion
Details	Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)

CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P2

Interface	Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard	DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal	Hot shoe
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output HDMI output

FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P2

Self-Timer Delay	2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	3 frames per second
Additional Features	Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Full-time Live View

OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P2

Included Accessories	Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C