Overview | |
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Type | Micro Four Thirds, interchangeable lens camera |
Intro price | $1199.99 |
Lens | |
Lens | Micro Four Thirds system mount |
Sensor/medium | |
Sensor | Four Thirds System 18×13.50 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 |
Exposure metering | Digital ESP metering, Centre weighted average metering, Spot metering |
Metering modes | ESP multi patterned, center-weighted average (60%), spot (2%) |
Flash | |
Flash | hot shoe allows for external flashes |
Shutter | |
Shutter | 1/4,000 to 60 s, 30 minutes bulb |
Continuous shooting | 3 frame/s |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder | live preview |
Optional viewfinders | Olympus VF-1 (optical), Olympus VF-2 or VF-3 (electronic) |
Image processing | |
Image processor | TruePic V |
General | |
Video recording | 720p video at 30 frames per second (frame/s) [1] |
LCD screen | 3-inch 230,000-pixel TFT LCD on screen with live preview |
Battery | Olympus BLS-1 Lithium-ion battery |
Dimensions | 121×70×36 mm (4.7×2.8×1.4") |
Weight | 335 g (11.8 ounces) |
The Olympus Pen E-P2 announced on 5 November 2009 [2] is Olympus Corporation's second camera that adheres to the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system design standard. The E-P2 succeeds the Olympus Pen E-P1 a little over five months after the introduction of the EP-1.
The EP-2 addresses some of the concerns that critics had about the EP-1: slow autofocus speed and difficulty seeing the LCD panel under certain (e.g., bright, sunny) conditions.
The autofocus speed was addressed with a firmware update, and the introduction of new lenses, although critically, the autofocus speed does not improve much with the originally issued 14–42 mm ƒ/3.5–5.6 kit zoom lens (28–90 mm equivalent), or the 17 mm ƒ/2.8 (34 mm equivalent) pancake lens.
The EP-2 added an Accessory Port, a power and communication port, which allowed the use of various accessories, such as an external stereo microphone for HD video recording. However, the principal use of the accessory port was a new, high resolution, optional hotshoe mounted VF-2 electronic viewfinder (EVF). The VF-2 had a flip angle eyepiece, allowing viewing from 0–90 degrees. The high resolution VF-2 had specifications that matched the highly acclaimed built-in EVF on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, the first MFT camera ever introduced.
In the United States the E-P2 MSRP with 14–42 mm kit zoom lens, and VF-2 EVF, was US$1,100. The accessory VF-2 EVF was also available separately for $280.00. Available body colors were black and silver.
The primary differences between the E-P2 as compared to the E-P1 which it replaced are:
The E-P2 was replaced in Olympus' PEN line by the Olympus PEN E-P3 which was announced in June 2011.
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