Olympus E-PM1 is the current family of Olympus PEN. The "M" in the product refers to "mini". And in fact, with the new mirror-less system and kit lens 14-42/3, 5-5, 6, the E-PM1 is a few grams less than other precious-compact camera.
The case of the Pen E-PM1 is barely larger than professional compact cameras such as Canon PowerShot G12 or Nikon Coolpix P7100. It’s already makes very pleasant impression at the first sight: The front is completely flat, only the lens bayonet and the release button protrude a few millimeters. The matte black painted metal surface feel cool in the hand.
Olympus E-PM1 is 20 grams lighter than the Nikon Coolpix P7100. The projecting lens ensures that the left hand can support the digital camera - a good thing because they can not keep one hand particularly secure.
Olympus E-PM1: More Details
The 16:9 screen on the back of the digital camera is equipped with a diagonal measurement of 7.2 centimeters. The viewfinder image is very clear. Left and right of the display is framed by broad black bands. And the sparing of 460,000 points, which dissolves the monitor, thus remain just about 365 000 pixels for image display. There is also an optional viewfinder VF-3, which resolves with 921,000 pixels and a very fine addition to swivel as required by up to 90 degrees up.
Buttons and switches are there only for the most essential functions. The Olympus E-PM1 has a multi-functional scroll wheel on the back, which serves as a four-way rocker.
The iAUTO function on Olympus E-PM1 digital camera allows fully automatic shots. It selects one of the nearly two dozen scene modes for the appropriate for the particular shooting situation. Unlike many others, the fully automatic mode allows the interference in the image design - saturation, hue, brightness, shutter speed, etc. can be adjusted to your own ideas. Of course, each scene mode is also selected specifically; the Olympus E-PM1 however offers only very limited intervention. Olympus has also equipped the E-PM1 with six effect programs that create such a black and white picture.
The digital camera offers fully automatic as well as fully manual settings. On behalf of many other functions (such as white balance and ISO speed) are here again the many choices of bracketing enumerated: The step size can be adjusted to 0.3 EV, 0.7 EV or 1 EV, can also be determined whether the camera to accommodate two, three, five or even seven photos per bracket. Similarly demonstrates the versatile flash function: Besides the standard fare, it also offers treats such as the glint on the second veil, optionally in combination with the red-eye reduction and slow sync. In addition, the flash output can also be controlled completely manually. It goes without saying that the flash output can also customized via flash exposure compensation. As one might almost forget that the Olympus E-PM1 has no flash on board. After all, the Olympus camera sets a small, clip-on guide number of 6.8. Disadvantage of this solution: If the flash is plugged into the system boot, a video for the viewfinder or use other accessories cannot be used.
Continuous shots are possible with Olympus E-PM1: With six images per second, it gallops off until after about eight shots of the buffer memory is full - a very respectable pace. The E-PM1 takes just under three JPEG shots per second until the finger is taken off the trigger.
The playback mode offers various slideshow options with various transition effects. Olympus E-PM1 records movies at up to 1,920 x 1,080 pixel full HD resolution. The videos are stored either in a space-saving AVCHD format or as a friendly processing AVI files with M-JPEG encoding. All configuration options of the modes P, A, S and M stand for the movie available. The digital camera records sound in stereo. The autofocus adjusts shooting of the video on demand after the sharpness, but rather slowly and pumping.
Olympus E-PM1 is offered exclusively as a set with the Zuiko Digital Lens 14-42/3 ,5-5, 6. The zoom lens covers based on the small picture format, a focal length range from 28-84 mm and is extremely lightweight and compact, the minimum focus distance is 25 centimeters. For transportation it can be very handy to seven inches long pushed together, but with an unpleasant side effect: If the lens is locked in transport position and the camera is turned on, it responds with an error message.
Olympus E-PM1 is impressively quick sharp: Around 0.33 seconds is needed to focus and trigger. This places it roughly on a par with the Panasonic Lumix G3 and is a tenth of a second faster than the Sony NEX-C3. The focus of the E-PM1 is quite convincing, this is equally true for its functional diversity. In addition to the usual static and continuous AF modes, the digital camera has a tracking function. You can also pursue a subject that moves within the frame and keep it in focus.
35 focus areas at its disposal, each with nine of them can also be summarized in one group. In adverse lighting conditions supports a bright-orange auto focus assist lamp. Practically, moreover, that the focus point can be manually readjusted - slight enough turning the focus ring of the lens.
The image stabilizer does its job well, to follow suit, it can also be configured to allow only vertical movements are compensated.
Olympus E-PM1: Image Quality
Olympus is one of the Micro Four Thirds standards. It stipulates, inter alia for the recording sensor detects a diagonal of about 21.5 millimeters - which corresponds exactly to the half-diagonal of the sensor in small picture format. Thus, the image intensifier of the E-PM1 is relatively small; an APS-C sensor has about 80 percent more area.
Up to ISO 800, the signal to noise ratio goes with values of about 40 dB in order to reach critical level of 35 dB, the E-PM1 at ISO 1,600. Correspondingly, takes the luminance noise from ISO 800 to be visible, is much more onerous the color noise only from ISO 6400, however unpleasant. This in itself is perfectly acceptable noise levels paid for the mini-pen but with loss of detail, which starts at ISO 400 at ISO 800 are measurable and visible - a clear indication that the noise suppression interferes strongly. Processed in-camera JPEG files are effective even at ISO 1600.
Very similar to the image at the input dynamic range: Up to ISO 1600 processes the Olympus E-PM1 a very high dynamic range of at least 10 stops, at higher ISO values then you go down significantly. Less nice is that the actual sensitivity of all ISO levels across about 1 / 3 EV set lower than - the mini-pen just a little overexposed. In association with the tone curve can be tuned more crisp shadows run the camera so quickly. Those who value detailed should be better to record in RAW format.
Olympus E-PM1: Conclusion
Olympus E-PM1 shows great contrast in features and image quality. This is recommended for professional photographers as a replacement for compact camera or as an second camera.
Regrettably, the reduction measure in the ergonomics of the E-PM1 has suffered somewhat. There are too few switches and buttons, many important features are just awkward to reach over the menu.
Most disturbing, however, that is the 16:9 wide-screen viewfinder and photos in standard 4:3 format are too small. Compared with older generations Olympus E-PM1 has increased the focus and shooting speed significantly, the auto focus is now on par with a full-blown DSLR.
The E-PM1 also offers video recording in full HD resolution and stereo sound, and then stores them in a contemporary format AVDHC. The picture quality at ISO 800 is outstanding even with the cheap kit lens, especially impressed with the slight loss of resolution at the image edges.
Olympus E-PM1 is now commercially available.
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