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by TechRadar (Oct, 2012) |
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Camera Rocket Review Our evaluation of the Olympus PEN E-PL5
Image Quality | |
RAW image quality independent of lens | |
DxOMark Low light, DxOMark Color depth and DxOMark Dynamic range |
Focusing | |
How fast and easily does the camera nail focus | |
Focus lag and focus points |
Responsiveness | |
How much delay is there between you and your photo? | |
Focus lag, continuous shooting and Startup delay |
Reviews | |
What do the experts think? | |
Reviews from dpreview.com, techradar.com and reviews.cnet.com |
9.1 | Camera Rocket Score |
Image Quality, Focusing, Responsiveness and Reviews | |
Benchmarks Real world tests of the Olympus PEN E-PL5
Shutter lag Delay to take a photo when prefocused
Photo Gallery Wallpaper quality closeups of the camera
Reviews Word on the street for the Olympus PEN E-PL5
![]() | 9.0 |
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What People Are Saying Give it to me straight
Lens
by DPReview (Sep, 2012)The much-copied Olympus retractable zoom also helps keep the size down and produces one of the better kit-zoom performances.
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)Thanks to the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5's large sensor, you can achieve pleasing shallow depth of field effects.
by DPReview (Sep, 2012)It means the cameras will make use of the lens' stabilization system, rather than using their in-body systems when available.
Screen
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)Colour rendition in Natural setting is good, with colours accurate and bright, without being overly punchy.
by DPReview (Sep, 2012)But the Live Guide interface, now bolstered by the addition of the touch screen, looks like it might do its core job well.
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)One of the best new features of the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 is the addition of a capacitive touchscreen.
Sensor
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)If this is something you'll want to do, one recommendation is to shoot in raw format with low resolution JPEGs, which will be quicker to transfer across.
by DPReview (Sep, 2012)Olympus was one of the first manufacturers to provide the option to re-process a Raw file, if you decided you wanted to apply different processing parameters or if you needed a JPEG of a Raw shot you'd just taken.
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)When the Olympus OM-D was launched, Olympus was keen to point out the improvements it had made both to the sensor and to high sensitivity performance.
Image quality
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)There are several shooting options you can choose from - for instance, you could use Vivid when shooting an autumnal scene to really make colours pop.
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)For instance, should you find yourself shooting autumnal trees, you can opt to shoot in 'Vibrant' mode to emphasise colours, while you can shoot in 'Neutral' for other subjects, such as portraits.
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)colours. It struggled ever so slightly with some indoor conditions when under artificial light, but changing the white balance mode is easy and soon sorts this particular problem out if you feel the results aren't accurate enough.
Photography
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)One of the best things about the PEN/OM-D series is that the art filters can be applied when shooting in semi-automatic and manual modes, making sure that you retain full control over shooting parameters.
by TechRadar (Oct, 2012)Olympus has become well known for its wide array of art filters, and the Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 has the most available on any Olympus camera to date.
by DPReview (Sep, 2012)It extended to providing the chance to apply different art filters, after you'd taken the shot or apply a different one if you didn't like the one you first chose.
Specifications Full list of technical specs
sensor
Type | LiveMOS |
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Megapixels | 15.9 MP |
Resolution | 4608 x 3456 |
Size | Four Thirds |
Area | 17.3 x 13 mm |
Crop factor | 2.1x |
Pixel size | 14.1 microns |
Light sensitivity | 200 ISO to 25,600 ISO |
Light sensitivity (Boost) | None |
Codecs |
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Self cleaning sensor | Yes |
focus system
Type | Contrast detection |
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Focus points | 35 |
Supports continuous | Yes |
viewfinder
Viewfinder mirror | None |
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Viewfinder | None |
Type | None |
Coverage | None |
Magnification | None |
Display type | None |
Display resolution | None |
performance
Max continuous shooting | 8 fps |
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Battery life | 360 photos |
Continuous shooting | 8 fps |
Focus lag | 221 ms |
Shutter lag | 64 ms |
Startup delay | 600 ms |
video
Video | 1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps (MP4, MPEG-4) |
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Shoots video in 24p | No |
Shoots high speed video | No |
External mic jack | None |
Autofocus while shooting video | Contrast detection |
Autofocus type | Contrast detection |
Autofocus supports continuous | Yes |
display
Type | LCD |
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Size | 3" |
Resolution | 460 k dots |
Has a touch screen | Yes |
Has a flip out screen | Yes |
Supports live view | Yes |
shutter
Min | 60 s |
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Max | 1/4000 s |
form factor
Size | 111 x 64 x 38 mm |
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Thickness | 38 mm |
Weight | 325 g |
Is weather sealed | No |
features
Includes a GPS | No |
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Supports HDR | No |
WiFi | None |
Automatic panorama | Yes |
Create realistic 3D images | Yes |
Image stabilization | Sensor shift |

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