Olympus releases a price and release date for the PEN E-PM1 digital camera
Posted on 25. Aug, 2011 by DigiCamMan in Digital Cameras
The Purple Olympus PEN E-PM1 reaffirms that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Remember the Olympus PEN E-PM1 that was unveiled back in June? Well Olympus does and today they have finally released the price and an ETA for the cameras launch on the market. According to the Japanese camera maker the new PEN E-PM1 is going to hit the streets in September for $499.99 with a 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens.
The specification list for the Olympus PEN E-PM1 is long and impressive, but to describe the E-PM1 I only need to mention a few features. The E-PM1 is the smallest PEN camera, a micro four thirds camera, 12.3 megapixel 0.85-inch Live MOS sensor, 1080i HD video. But if that’s not satisfying here are is a list of the most important specifications for this camera:
- 12.3-Megapixel Live MOS image sensor
- Micro Four-Thirds lens mount system
- TruePic VI Image Processing Engine
- FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) Autofocus System
- Olympus System Supersonic Wave Filter Dust Reduction System
- iAuto (intelligent), Program AE, Aperture/Shutter Priority, Full Manual, and Custom exposure control
- In-Camera Art Filters (applicable to both still and HD video)
- Customizable Aspect Ratios
- In-camera image editing options
- 3-inch (460K) LCD screen
- 1080/60i HD video in AVCHD or AVI with Dolby Digital Sound Recording
- 3D Photo Mode (saved as a .MPO file)
- Auto ISO sensitivity from 200 – 12800
- SDHC/SDXC/UHS-1 memory card support
- 3 soft buttons that can be customized to work with your favorite camera functions
- Compatible with MSC (Movie & Still Compatibility) lenses
- Three colors: Black, Brown, Pink, Purple, Silver, and White
