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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm lens
Height 6.4 cm
Width 11 cm
Depth 3.4 cm
Weight 216 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black | Brown | Pink | Purple | White
Optical Zoom 4x
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type 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-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Image Processor TruePic VI
LENS Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 12 - 50 mm - f/3.5-6.3 Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 100mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 35 cm
Macro Focus Range 20cm
Max View Angle 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size 52 mm
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds
Features ED glass, splashproof, floating system, aspherical lens, dustproof, Dual Super Aspherical (DSA) lens, High Refractive Index lens (HRI), MSC technology
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Field of View Crop Factor 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-12800, ISO auto (200-12800)
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, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, night scene with portrait, anti shake, low key, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, macro converter
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Monotone, Vivid, soft focus, natural, Muted, portrait, Diorama, Grainy Film, Pop Art, pin hole, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, overcast, 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
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
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
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, AVCHD
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 4032 x 3024 - 13.8 MB
JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 5.9 MB
JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 2.7 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 13Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 13Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Interface USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5.5 frames per second, 4.1 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-PM1 + M.Zuiko Digital 12-50mm
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software, Olympus Viewer 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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