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(More customer reviews)All compact point and shoot cameras have tiny sensor about the size of a fingernail on the pinkie finger and then the manufacturers cram a large number of pixels onto the sensor so each photosite is too small to be effective at capturing light. This results in pictures that seldom look great at 8x10 and picture taking at ISO 400 or lower. Add in slow lenses and these are good only for snapshots and 4x6 pictures. Enter the new Micro Four Thirds camera format that has a sensor that is 6 times the size of the compact P&S cameras and with a more conservative 10-12 megapixels in total and able to produce good looking 11x14 prints from pictures taken at ISO 1600.
This is still a small and lightweight camera. The camera with its 14-42mm lens attached and battery inserted weighs only 17 ounces. My DSLR zoom lenses alone weigh more than that, and some more than twice as much. The camera is unusual in that it not only has an internal flash and a hot shoe for a standard flash it will also wirelessly control an off camera flash which can be either one of the expensive Olympus strobes or the excellent Metz 50 AF-1 strobe that costs half as much at $199. The upper end Nikon cameras have this feature but it is unusual to find it on a small camera such as this.
Lens quality is good though they are slow. f5.6 at most focal length settings which is why the high ISO capabilities are so valuable. The camera has internal optical stabilization that is not very good. Optically stabilized lenses are at least 3 times as effective. This is compounded by the lack of a viewfinder. Having to hold the camera away from your face to frame a picture increases camera motion a good deal. I took a series of shots at 1/160th with this camera, a D300, and a D3, and the lenses on the Nikon cameras were not optically stabilized but still the Nikon shots were a great deal sharper. Bracing the camera against something, a tree, wall, rock, or using a tripod would help.
In spite of the camera's shortcomings it is a very big improvement over the very best compact point and shoot cameras available. The larger sensor is the critical factor. For 50% more cash the Sony NEX cameras provide a still bigger sensor and faster lenses but the advantage in size is not nearly as great as with the MFT micro four thirds cameras. For anyone seriously into photography and less concerned about weight on of the entry level DSLR's from Nikon or Canon are a better long term investment.
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The Olympus PEN E-PL1 Digital Camera is a dream come true for many photographers with 12 megapixels and technology normally found in much larger cameras and High Definition (HD) camcorders. It features a PEN large-size image sensor that is 8 times larger than the ones in average point & shoot cameras. This sensor, combined with the TruePic V Image Processor, delivers excellent dynamic range, accurate color and reduced noise, all the way up to ISO 3200. With state-of-the art noise reduction technology and 3 in-body image stabilization modes, users will realize clear images with all compatible lenses under most lighting conditions. The E-PL1's iAuto mode automatically identifies the scene you're shooting (portrait, landscape, night portrait, macro, or sport) and adjusts the settings to optimize results. While in iAuto you can engage Live Guide control which lets you compose your picture, manipulate the image with various in-camera effects like softening backgrounds, adjusting colors and brightness before taking the photo. Adding to the dream, recording HD movies (720p) with the E-PL1 is simple thanks to an easy-to-reach record button on the back of the camera body. You can toggle back and forth between capturing stills and video which opens endless shooting possibilities, for example you can shoot a portrait of a child and switch to video to capture the moment when he or she is playing with the dog that interrupted your shooting session.This camera has 19 automa
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