Olympus intros $600 12.3 megapixel PEN E-PL1 Micro Four Thirds camera

February 03rd, 2010 | Category: Gadget Corner

It certainly took them distant adequate, but Olympus has finally (finally!) introduced a Micro Four Thirds camera with a price tag that’s a little closer to earth. whether you’ll recall, both of the previous PENs cost upwards of $750, but the E-PL1 touts a much more fair MSRP of $599.99. And that doesn’t mean Olympus has been stingy on features. Nope, quite the contrary as the the minuscule body is packed with the same 12.3 megapixel image sensor as the E-30 and E-620 (check the images in the gallery to see a size comparison of the actual sensors), in-body image stabilization, continual autofocus, a 2.7-inch rear LCD, HD movie mode, in-camera “art filters” and a bundled ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 zoom lens (28-84mm equivalent in 35mm cameras). Oh and don’t forget the addition of the pop-up flash which just reminds us

of E.T. You won’t be able to nab a E-PL1 until next month, but hit the break for some of our hands-on impressions.

Gallery: Olympus PEN E-PL1 hands-on