Prices
(Body only) |
• US: $749
• UK: £599
• EU: €749 |
Prices (with 14-42mm) |
• US: $799
• UK: £699
• EU: €749 |
Prices (with 17mm pancake + viewfinder) |
• US: $899
• UK: £749
• EU: €849 |
Prices (with 17mm pancake, viewfinder & 14-42mm kit) |
• US: TBC
• UK: £849
• EU: €949 |
Body material |
Metal |
Sensor |
• 4/3" Hi-Speed Live MOS sensor
• 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area
• 13.1 million total pixels
• 12.3 million effective pixels
• RGB (Primary) color filter array
• Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter) |
Dust suppression |
Supersonic Wave Filter |
Image stabilization |
• "Supersonic Wave Drive" (in-body sensor shift)
• Three modes: Horizontal+Vertical, Vertical only, Horizontal only
• Up to 4 EV Compensation (claimed) |
Image processor |
TruePic V |
Image sizes (Still) |
• 4032 x 3024
• 3200 x 2400
• 2560 x 1920
• 1600 x 1200
• 1280 x 960
• 1024 x 768
• 640 x 480 |
Image sizes (Movie) |
• 1280 x 720 (HD)
• 640 x 480 |
Aspect Ratio |
4:3(Default), 3:2, 16:9, 6:6 |
File formats |
• RAW
• RAW + JPEG
• JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
• AVI Motion JPEG |
Lenses |
• Micro Four Thirds Mount*
• Range of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available
• Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV
* Compatible with standard Four Thirds lenses via adapter. |
Auto focus |
• Imager Contrast Detection AF system
• 11-area multiple AF
• When non High-speed imager AF compatible lens is used, it works as AF assist. |
Focus Area Selectable |
• Automatic
• Manual
• Auto from all 11 area, Single area from 11 area
• Auto from 25 area when Face detection is ON
• Free selection (from 225points) when Magnified View Mode is selected |
Focus modes |
• Single shot AF (S- AF)
• Continuous AF (C-AF)
• Manual focus (MF)
• Single + Continous (S-AF+ MF) |
Manual focus |
Focus by wire |
AF assist lamp |
No |
Exposure modes |
• Auto
• Program AE (with shift)
• Aperture priority AE
• Shutter priority AE
• Manual
• Art Filter
• Scene select |
Scene modes |
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Macro
• Sport
• Night + Portrait
• Children
• High Key
• Low Key
• DIS mode
• Nature Macro
• Candle
• Documents
• Panorama
• Beach & Snow |
Art Filter |
• Pop art
• Soft focus
• Pale & light color
• Light tone
• Grainy film
• Pin hole |
Sensitivity |
• Auto : ISO 200 - 3200 (customizable, Default 200-800)
• Manual ISO 100 - 6400, 1/3 or 1 EV steps |
Metering system |
• TTL Image Sensor metering system
• 49-zone multi-pattern |
Metering modes |
• Digital ESP
• Center-Weighted Average
• Spot (2%)
• Highlight based spot
• Shadow based spot |
AE Lock |
• AE lock available
• AF lock with shutter release half-press in Single AF mode |
AE Bracketing |
• 3 frames
• 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps |
Exposure compen. |
• -3.0 to +3.0 EV
• 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps |
Shutter speed |
• 60-1/4000 sec |
Flash X-sync speed |
• 1/30 - 1/180 |
White balance |
• Auto
• Cloudy
• Shade
• Flash
• Daylight
• Fluorescent 1
• Fluorescent 2
• Fluorescent 3
• Lamp
• 1 custom preset
• Kelvin (2000 - 14000 K) |
WB fine tuning |
• Red - Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each)
• Green - Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) |
WB Bracketing |
• 3 frames
• 2, 4 or 6 mired steps |
Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
Image parameters |
• Saturation - 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted)
• Sharpness - 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone)
• Contrast- 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone)
• B&W filter (Yellow, Orange, Red, Green)
• B&W/Sepia toning (Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green)
• Gradation (4 levels) |
Drive modes |
• Single
• Sequential
• Self-timer |
Continuous |
• 3.0 fps
• RAW: 10 frames maximum |
Self-timer |
• 2 sec
• 12 sec |
External Flash |
• Hot-Shoe
• Compatible with E-system Flash (FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-20, FL-14)
• External Flash Control : TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP-TTL-Auto, FP-Manual
• Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off.
• Flash power: Up to +/- 3EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps |
Super Control Panel information |
• Battery information
• Shooting mode
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• Exposure compensation value
• ISO sensitivity
• Exposure compensation indicator
• Exposure indicator
• Flash intensity compensation indicator
• Date
• Auto BKT setting
• NR setting, WB
• WB compensation value
• Record mode
• Flash Status
• Record mode
• Image size
• Drive mode
• Flash intensity compensation value
• Metering mode
• Recordable still image number
• Focusing mode
• Gradation
• IS activating mode
• Face detection
• My Mode
• Multi Exposure
• Aspect Ratio
• Super FP
• AF frame
• Colour space
• Sharpness
• Contrast
• Saturation
• Internal Temperature Warning |
Orientation sensor |
Yes |
LCD monitor |
• 3.0" HyperCrystal LCD with Anti-Reflective Coating
• 230,000 pixels
• 100% frame coverage
• 15 step brightness adjustment
• 15 step Color Balance adjustment (R-B, G-M) |
Live View |
• 100% field of view
• Max 8 frames of face detection can be displayed
• AF operation
• 7x - 10x magnification |
Live View Modes |
• Normal Mode
• Grid Line Mode
• Histogram Mode(3 types)
• Magnified View Mode
• Comparable View Mode
• OFF Mode (for OVF user) |
Live View Information |
• Aperture value
• Shutter speed
• Auto Bracket
• AE Lock
• AF mode
• IS
• Shooting Mode
• Battery Check
• My Mode
• Internal Temperature Warning
• Face Detection
• Histogram
• Number of storable still pictures
• Record mode
• ISO
• Sequential shooting
• Self-timer
• White Balance
• Metering Mode
• AF confirmation mark
• Exposure Compensation Value
• Spot metering Area
• Only when E-system Flash attached : Flash Mode, Flash Status, Flash intensity Control, Super FP |
Playback functions |
• Single-frame
• Information Display
• Index Display(4/9/16/25/49/100 frames, Calendar)
• Close-up (2 - 14X)
• Movie (w/sound, FF/REW/Pause)
• Picture rotation (auto mode available)
• Slideshow(Still/Movie/Still+Movie, Slide show w/BGM/BGM+Sound/Sound) |
Editing |
• RAW development
• JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Anti red-eye) |
Storage |
• SD/SDHC |
Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 (Hi Speed)
• Mini HDMI
• Video Out (NTSC / PAL)
• IR Remote control (optional) |
Optional Accessories |
• Remote cable RM-UC1
• Viewfinder VF-1
• Flash FL-14
• Adaptor MF-2 for OM lenses
• Adaptor MMF-1 for four thirds lenses |
Power |
BLS-1 1150 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) |
Dimensions |
121mm (W) x 70mm (H) x 36mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
4.7" x 2.7" x 1.4" |
Weight (no batt) |
335g (0.7 lb) |
Box contents |
E-P1 Body, Li-ion battery BLS-1, Li-ion battery charger BCS-1, USB/Video Multi cable, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM, Instruction manual, Warranty card. |