State of the art technology melded with Olympus Pen tradition, the E-P1 digital camera is a new breed of DSLR featuring HD video, Raw format, micro 4/3rds, in a stylish stainless steel compact body. In this podcast, I walk you through the feature set of this latest innovation by Olympus.
Pros
- Well-crafted, attractive stainless steel body.
- Raw, JPEG, and 720p recording formats.
- Excellent image quality with 12.3 MPs resolution.
- Good combination of manual controls and automation.
- Many creative features such as multiple exposure.
- Clear menu system and easy to use camera controls.
- SD and SDHC memory card instead of xD Picture Card media.
- HDMI output.
Cons
- Motion JPEG AVI codec instead of MPEG-4.
- No external microphone jack.
The Olympus E-P1 kit with 14-42 mm lens will be available at Amazon.com for $799 US.
Monthly Photo Assignment
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Listen to the Podcast
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How do you find the speed of the auto focus, compared to a DSLR?
Keep up the good work!
Thanks
knock knock! Anyone there?
I'm also interested regarding your experience with the AF speed? From everything I've heard, it's really bad (1+ seconds to focus).
Is it really that bad? I'd love to get this camera.
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