Olympus PEN E-P5 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds
ISO (Max)
25600
Sensor Resolution
16.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
Live MOS
Display
3" LCD display
Touch Screen
Yes
Battery Type
Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P5
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only
Height 6.89 cm
Width 12.23 cm
Depth 3.72 cm
Weight 378 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | White
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P5
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS
Total Pixels 16,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 17,200,000 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
Sensors Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P5
Image Processor TruePic VI
LENS Olympus PEN E-P5
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P5
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P5
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic
Field of View Crop Factor 2
Interchangeable Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P5
ISO (Max) 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-25600, ISO auto (200-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, High Key, Low Key, Key Line
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P5
Type 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control, Touch AF
FLASH Olympus PEN E-P5
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P5
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P5
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 13Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 10 fps - Time-Lapse mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P5
Battery Type Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLN-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P5
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P5
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 4.5 frames per second, 9 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, GPS via mobile
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P5
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 3
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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