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March 2010
(79%)
110 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Competent 12megapixel interchangeable lens camera suitable for above and underwater use, Live View via bright 2.7inch wide viewing angle LCD, Micro Four Thirds standard means a good selection of available lenses and adapters, Generally excellent picture q
No optical viewfinder, Inconsistent onscreen menus often cryptic and confusing, No underwater modes, Can't operate popup flash once camera is inside housing, Housing only has optical flash ports
With the E-PL1, Olympus offers a very affordable camera that seeks to combine the advantages of compacts (small size and weight) with the advantages of a dSLR (interchangeable lens, superior performance). As far as we're concerned, the experiment is a ful...
Abstract: The Olympus E-PL1 is a Digital Interchangeable Lens (DIL, aka “mirrorless DSLR”) camera with an “almost retro” charm all its own, good handling, very good image quality and much improved low noise high ISO capabilities. Though the build quality d...
Abstract: Olympus keeps pushing the PEN, obviously feeding a market need. Now we see an entry level Micro Four Thirds model – the Olympus PEN E-PL1 – that should satisfy the less well-heeled and tech-challenged photographers out there.It’s hard to deny the phys...
Abstract: The Olympus E-PL1 put simply is a photographer’s dream. Whether you’re a DSLR user looking for a capable and affordable compact unit to add to your kit or an amateur photographer looking for a user-friendly unit to intuitively help you capture the bes...
Abstract: The increasingly large Micro Four Thirds (Micro 4/3) camera community has received a new representative. After the surfacing of the first Olympus PEN E-P1 model last year and PEN E-P2 camera a few months ago, the latest model, titled PEN E-PL1, has bee...
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Published: 2010-07-06, Author: Daniel , review by: slashgear.com
With an MRSP of $599.99 – and a street price closer to $520 – the Olympus PEN E-PL1 is pretty much half what you'd pay for its E-P2 sibling. That's despite using the same sensor and the same 720p HD video recording functionality. It's tempting to see micr...
Abstract: Video Review: Weighing only .75 lbs and a TruePic V Image processor, the Olympus E-PL1 DLSR takes amazing pictures, records HD movies and features creative effects. Kevin Pereira and Alison Haislip review this versatile camera for $530. ...
