Olympus PEN E-P1 Samples
Olympus PEN E-P1 Comparative Crops
The Olympus E-P1 is compared to its closest competitor, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, and a recent DSLR the Pentax K-7
Pentax K-7 to illustrate the compromise in having a smaller form-factor interchangeable lens camera. To see how such a camera compared with a fixed-lens camera, see the comparative crops for the Panasonic GF1. The images below are 100% crops from each camera set to a fixed ISO, repeated for each ISO setting. The GF1 does stop one short with a maximum ISO of 3200 instead of 6400.
The Olympus E-P1 turns in an impressive performance, producing low noise and detailed images that almost match the DSLR. There is probably less than 1/2 a stop difference between those. Although there are reasons to believe the EP-1 and the GF1 use the same sensor, Panasonic has much more heavy-handed noise-reduction which cause its images to loose sharpness as ISO is increased. In terms of noise we can see that the Olympus EP-1 stands its own quite well even when compared with larger-sensor cameras.
Colors are somewhat over-saturated in this shot and a bit too yellow but this can be toned down using the camera's image settings. There is certainly little to reproach of EP-1's image quality in terms of sharpness and exposure though.
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Olympus E-P1 Highlights
Sensor-Size: 17 x 13mm
Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
12 Megapixels Mirrorless | ISO 100-6400 |
Micro Four-Thirds Mount 2X FLM | Shutter 1/4000-60s |
2-Axis Built-in Stabilization | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
2 Axis Digital Level | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
Built-in Dust Reduction | Spot-Metering |
3 FPS Drive, 12 Images | Hot-Shoe |
1280x720 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | Lithium-Ion Battery |
3" LCD 230K Pixels | Secure Digital High Capacity |
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