Olympus PEN E-PL7 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 BLS-50 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-PL7
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only
Height 6.7 cm
Width 11.49 cm
Depth 3.84 cm
Weight 357 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Black | White
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-PL7
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-PL7
Image Processor TruePic VII
LENS Olympus PEN E-PL7
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-PL7
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 81
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-PL7
ISO (Max) 25600
Native ISO 100-1600
Extended 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, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, auto-panorama, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight
Special Effects Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Vintage
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K
Shutter Type Mechanical
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 7 steps in 1/3 or 2/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 - wide lens (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-PL7
Type 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Olympus PEN E-PL7
Camera Flash Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10
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
External Flash Name Olympus FL-LM1
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-PL7
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-PL7
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 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 24Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 8Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-PL7
Battery Type Olympus BLS-50 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots (Live View mode)
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-PL7
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
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 (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-PL7
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3.7 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR post-processing
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, 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, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, FlashAir Card Ready
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-PL7
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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