Friday, February 18, 2011

Olympus E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds camera

Ready to debut at CES 2011, and the image data for the camera Olympus E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds has already leaked to the entire interwebs.

At first glance, the new camera with interchangeable lenses looks quite similar to its predecessor, the popular and inexpensive Olympus Pen E-PL1.


Notable specifications for the E-PL2:

  • Image resolution: 12.3MP
  • Screen size: 3.0-inches
  • File format RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
  • Recording image size [RAW] 4032 x 3024 pixels
  • Video format: AVI Motion JPEG (30fps, Some Art Filters are exceptional)
  • Movie Mode HD: 1280(H)x720(V), D: 640(H)x480(V)
  • Maximum Recording Time HD: 7min, SD: 14min
  • Memory Card: SD/SDHC/SDXC
  • ISO: 200 – 6400
  • Shutter speed: 60 – 1/4000 sec, Bulb up to 30min
  • Dimensions 115.4 mm (W) x 72.7mm (H) x 42.0mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
  • Weight 317g (body only), 362g(including Battery and Memory card)