PEN Lite E-PL5
High-end SLR capability with compact camera portability
Combining stylish form with high-functionality, the PEN Lite E-PL5 is designed for the camera user who wants to enjoy the picture quality, lens flexibility and high-performance of an SLR, in a small, lightweight and highly portable camera. Its key features include a 16-megapixel LiveMOS SLR-class image sensor, variable-angle capacitive touch-screen with "Touch AF Shutter" technology, super quick focusing, and optionable wireless connectivity that is tailored for social media use.


     
     
RRP: $699 Body Only
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Features

SLR-class 16 Megapixel LiveMOS sensor with built-in IS

The high-performance 16 MP LiveMOS sensor and TruePic VI image processor from the acclaimed OM-D series have been incorporated into this new camera for outstanding SLRlevel picture quality, superb colour reproduction, and excellent high ISO capability with low picture noise. The in-camera image stabiliser automatically shifts the sensor to compensate for camera-shake up to three shutter speeds, for all lenses.
 
   

Interactive 3-inch touch-screen that tilts

The new capacitive LCD touch-screen significantly enhances the photographic experience: “Touch-Shutter” technology captures snapshots at a tap of the screen, focusing where you touch. A special LiveGuide mode enables beginners to confidently make adjustments to key camera settings via intuitive touch-sensitive slider controls with the results shown live. Navigational and image zoom control in picture playback are touch-enabled and camera settings can be adjusted through the touch-interface of the new Super-Control Panel. The E-PL5’s 460,000 pixel LCD screen can be angled upwards up to 180 degrees for selfportraits, and downwards to 65 degrees for overhead shooting. Its 16:9 wide format is ideal for Full HD 1080/60i video recording.
 
   

Super fast autofocus and responsiveness

Olympus’ “FAST-AF” technology means faster-than-SLR focusing speeds so that important photographic moments are rarely missed. The FAST-AF system makes use of the speed of Olympus’ M.Zuiko MSC* designated lenses, high-speed focusing algorithms, and a very short shutter delay. The TruePic VI picture engine processes pictures and videos rapidly, meaning you can snap at will without having to wait on the camera. Sequential shooting is a speedy 8 frames per second at full resolution (3.5 fps in the focus tracking mode).
 
   

Mobile connectivity

For social media connectivity via smartphones and tablet devices, the E-PL5 fully supports the new (optional) FlashAir SD storage/wireless card that turns the camera into a wireless access point. Images captured to the card can be easily viewed on any smartphone, tablet or computer through a web browser. The new Olympus Image Share (O.I Share) smartphone app for iOS and Android makes picture browsing on smartphones and tablets, and picture transfer from the E-PL5 to Facebook and Twitter, simple and quick.
 
   

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Technology
SLR Image Quality that’s truly portable
Imagine being able to take pictures with the outstanding quality of a professional SLR camera, with a camera that’s just slightly larger than a compact digital model. That’s the Olympus PEN promise: all the quality of a powerful SLR camera, without the fuss, and bulky weight.

The unnecessary and bulky components of an SLR, like the prism and flip-up mirror, have been eliminated in the PEN, retaining only its important ‘performance’ essentials: The large sensor, high speed image processor, and high-performance interchangeable lenses.
Touch AF Shutter
Apart from the usual shutter button, easily take a picture on a PEN camera with a simple touch of the viewing screen.

Touch AF Shutter works near instantly so that focusing and shooting seem to meld into one with minimal delay. Olympus’ capacitive touchscreen technology makes this system super sensitive.

Focus Precisely
Many SLR cameras by default use wide area focusing that may misfocus on parts of the scene you don’t intend to be sharp. With the ability to focus exactly where you finger points, Touch AF Shutter gives you control over the exact part of the picture you want in sharp focus.



Faster than SLR focusing speed

FAST AF

  • The new Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology (FAST) auto-focus system in every PEN model gives you faster focusing than SLR cameras, even professional ones
  • FAST-AF combines the speed of Olympus' MSC equipped PEN lenses, the high frame rate LiveMOS sensor, dedicated AF processor and a very short shutter-release lag time
  • A 35-point AF grid with continuous focus-tracking capability in every PEN model makes capturing fast moving subjects easy


After taking amazing pictures with your PEN, share them easily with everyone on social sites, no matter where you are with the wireless Image Share system.

With a FlashAir* card inside the PEN E-PL5 or PEN E-PM2, conveniently browse the contents of your camera through your smartphone or tablet using the free OI.Share app. Select the pictures your wish to send out to the Twitterverse or Facebook, hit send, and you’re done!

The OI.Share app is so versatile that you can even apply Art Filters to jazz up your images on your phone before you send them. Use the Art Filters to transform any normal picture into something that will truly earn you creative kudos! Choose from retro Grainy Film, funky Pop Art, mysterious Pin Hole, romantic Soft Focus, impressive Dramatic Tone, amongst a large choice of cool filter effects.

 
Advanced Digital Optics
  • Every PEN system lens incorporates Olympus' advanced digital lens design and cutting-edge optical glass technology for razor sharp pictures
  • PEN lenses make use of high performance optics typically found only in professional grade lenses
  • Olympus' technological edge in advanced optical R&D allows it to exclusively manufacture unique lenses such as Dual Super Aspherical (DSA), Dual Aspherical (DA) and Aspherical Extra-low Dispersion (ASPH ED) elements, which not only improve picture sharpness, but enable lenses to be small and compact
 
Built For Speed
  • Like the CPU in a modern computer, Olympus' TruePic VI multi-processor inside every PEN camera has dedicated 'brains' that do specific tasks really quickly, all at once
  • This means every PEN camera is super-responsive, enabling you to snap away at will. There is no waiting on the camera and black-out times are minimal
  • Art Filters work quicker than ever before. The new image processor is so fast that with Art Filter bracketing enable, you can get as many filtered shots as you want in one snap, all processed before your eyes
Specifications
Camera type: Compact System Camera
Effective megapixels: 16.1
Image sensor type: LiveMOS
Image sensor size: 4/3
Sensor-self cleaning system: Supersonic Wave
Image processing engine: TruePic VI
ISO range: 200 - 25600
Lens mount: Micro Four Thirds
Interchangeable lens types: Micro Four Thirds + Other lenses via suitable MFT adaptors
Viewing screen type: LCD (tilting)
Viewing screen size: 3 inch 16:9
Screen resolution: 460,000
External live viewfinder: VF-2 (optional)
External live viewfinder resolution: 1,440,000 dots
Image stabilisation: Built-in
Autofocus system type: High-speed imager AF
Focus modes: Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF)*9 / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / AF tracking (C-AF + TR)
Low-light AF assistance: Built-in AF illuminator
Light metering system: TTL Image sensor metering
Metering modes: Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), Center weighted average metering, Spot metering, Spot metering with highlight control, Spot metering with shadow control
Metering range: EV 0 - 20 (at normal temperature, 17mm f2.8, ISO 100)
Shooting modes: (1) i Auto, (2) P: Program AE (Program shift can be performed), (3) A: Aperture priority AE, (4) S: Shutter priority AE, (5) M: Manual, Bulb, Time, (6) Scene select AE, (7) Art Filter, (8) Underwater wide / macro
Scene modes: Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Night, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Fisheye Conv., Wide Conv., Macro Conv., 3D
Exposure bracketing: 2, 3 or 5 frames in 0.3/0.7/1.0EV steps selectable, 7 frames in 0.3/0.7EV steps selectable
Still picture aspect ratios: 4:3(Default) / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1 / 3:4
Max. burst shooting speed: XXXXXXX
Panorama recording: In Scene select AE mode
3D recording: Yes
Creative filter system: Art Filters
Photo Art Filter types: Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Colour, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Keyline, Watercolour
Video Art Filter types (Video): Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Colour, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Cross Process, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Keyline, Watercolour
Assisted shooting mode: Live Guide
ShutterSpeedRange: 2 - 1/4000 sec. (Not available when Bulb and Time is selected.)
Flash sync speed: up to 1/250sec.
Self timer: 12 sec., 2 sec.,custom
Remote: RM-UC1 (optional)
Automatic WB system: High speed Live MOS sensor
WB options: 7 preset WBs (3000K - 7500K) - Sunny(5300K), Shadow(7500K), Cloudy(6000K), Incandescent(3000K), Fluorescent(4000K), Underwater, WB Flash(5500K)
WB bracketing: 3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in each A-B/G-M axis.
Colour space: sRGB, Adobe RGB
Flash type and power: Bundled clip on flash FL-LM1: GN=7(ISO100・m) / GN=10 (ISO200・m)
Flash hotshoe for external flash: Yes
Compatible external flash units: FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-20, FL-14, FL-300R, FL-600R
Wireless flash capability: Yes. Using bundled FL-LM1 flash.
Memory card type: SD Memory Card (SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I compatible, Flash Air compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible) Class 6 or higher is recommended for Movie shooting
Photo recording format(s): RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO(3D still)
Photo file sizes: [RAW] 4608 x 3456 pixels, [JPEG] 4608 x 3456 pixels - 640 x 480 pixels
Video recording format: MOV(MPEG-4AVC/H.264) , AVI(Motion JPEG)
Recording time: MOV - Full HD 1080/60i: Approx. 29min(Normal) / Approx. 22min(Fine), HD : Approx. 29min(Normal) / Approx. 29min(Fine). AVI - HD : Approx. 7min SD : Approx. 14min
Video file sizes: MOV Format : Max 4GB, Motion-JPEG Format : Max 2GB
Video with sound: Yes
In-camera editing options: RAW development, Gradation auto, Monochrome, Sepia, Red-eye fix, Saturation, Resize (1280x960, 640x480, 320x240), Trimming, Aspect, e-Portrait, Image Overlay, Postrecording
Built in microphone type: Stereo/Mono
External microphone option: SEMA-1 (optional)
Compatible AP accessories: PP-1, VF-2, MAL-1, SEMA-1
Computer interface (Cable type): CB-USB6 USB Cable
AV interface (Cable type): Mini HDMI type-C (optional)
Battery type (model): BLS-5 Li-ion battery
Battery charger: BCS-5 Charger
Battery life (CIPA standard): Approx. 360 shots
Dimensions WxHxD: 110.5 mm (W) x 63.7mm (H) x 38.2mm (D)
Weight: Approx. 325g [CIPA guideline compliant, with BLS-5 battery and Memory card], Approx. 279g [body only]
Operating temperature range: 0 ~ +40℃ (operation) / -20 ~ +60℃ (storage)
Operating humidity range: 30 - 90% (operation) / 10 - 90% (storage)
Box content: Body, Flash FL-LM1, Li-ion battery BLS-5, Li-ion battery charger BCS-5, USB cable, AV cable, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Viewer 2 (CD-ROM), Instruction manual, Warranty card, MCG-4(Changeable Grip)
RRP AUD: $699 Body Only
RRP AUD (single lens kit): $799 ; Double Zoom Lens Kit $999
Available kits: Single-lens kit with M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm II; Double Zoom kit with M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm IIR & 40-150mm

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