Olympus PEN E-PL2
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Micro Four Thirds, interchangeable lens camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Micro Four Thirds System mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | Four Thirds System 18.00 × 13.50 mm Live MOS |
| Maximum resolution | 4032×3024 (12.3 megapixels) |
| Storage media | Secure Digital card |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Single, continuous, manual |
| Focus areas | 11 area contrast detect auto-focus, selectable |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Program, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, manual |
| Metering modes | ESP multi patterned, Center-weighted average (60%), Spot (2%) |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Yes, also hot shoe allows for a variety of external flashes |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | 1/2,000 to 60 s - 30 minutes bulb |
| Continuous shooting | 3 FPS |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | live preview, optional optical viewfinder (Olympus VF-1) and electronic viewfinder (Olympus VF-2) |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 3" 230,000 pixel TFT LCD on screen with live preview |
| Battery | Li-ion 7,2V 1150mAh |
| Dimensions | 120 × 70 × 35 mm |
| Weight | 335 g (0.739 lb) body only |
| Made in |  China |
The Olympus PEN E-PL2, announced in early January 2010 at the CES, due for release later the same month.
(At the time of writing this article, the camera has not been released - please consult the Olympus product home page[1] for the E-PL2 for the most accurate information available. Note that even the Olympus page is self-contradictory at this time- the Overview page states the camera has a built-in flash, the Specification page says the Built-in flash is 'not available'.)
This will be the Olympus Corporation's fourth camera that uses the Micro Four Thirds mount after the Olympus PEN E-P1, Olympus PEN E-P2 and Olympus PEN E-PL1.
At the time it was announced, it had a US dollar MSRP of $599.99.
As for earlier PEN models, the E-PL2 is again aimed in between the point-and-shoot (compact camera) and D-SLR markets - an evolution in terms of functionality.
Noteworthy changes from the Olympus PEN E-PL1 model include:
- Arguably slightly improved in-body Image Stabilisation (IS) at 4EV equivalent.
- Bulb (long exposure) with cable-release option (RM-UC1 remote cable) up to 30m
Differences that are not yet clear:
- presence of an accelerometer / orientation (lacking in the E-PL1)
References
- ^ "Olympus product page for E-PL2". Olympus. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
External links
Media related to Olympus E-PL2 at Wikimedia Commons