Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review

Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review
July 2014, Carl Garrard

Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review: Poor Olympus. They seem to be a company that are always climbing a mountain but never near reaching the top. Fortunately, they do seem to gather and procure a very committed crowd of photographers that buy their equipment. There are some very good reasons for that, especially these days. But before I get off on a tangent- I'm not here to talk about the company as a whole. Well, not directly at least.  Recently I've come to acquire the little Olympus Pen E-PM2. This is a camera that many of my readers may think I'd not be interested in considering that I love myself a camera with a ton of external controls. We'll to them I say: sometimes there is more to a camera than meets the eye. More...

Olympus E-PM2- Who Needs A Lens?
Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review: Introduction

What initially interested me in the E-PM2 is its Sony manufactured 16mp sensor, small size, and good price. I like small cameras that can do a lot, as well as bigger cameras that can do a lot more. Small cameras have just as an important place in my daily use as big cameras do, but for different reasons obviously.

Features I look for in a small camera? Small size, excellent image quality, useable controls, and versatility without much sacrifice compared to larger cameras. While the E-PM2 was not my first choice (hello, it's been out for well over 2 years now), the idea of buying and shooting with one eventually made sense after I read more research on it. So that's what I did. The E-PM2 had a few must items, and seemed to check off a list of even more features that I don't require for a small camera too. And all for a very reasonable price in a small case. "Hmmm, ok" I thought,  lets try it out.

Olympus E-PM2- Buy It? 

Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review: Set Up and Shooting Experience

First things first, the camera must feel comfortable in my hand. If I'm going to shoot with a camera I better like holding it. The small grip on the E-PM2 on the front, with the thumb rest on the back, make for secure and comfortable one hand holding shooting. Check. Although its weight seems a bit off center it's not bad at all and is a nice small comfortable camera to shoot with. Wow, and I can even change lenses with it. The post style camera strap lugs did scare me initially, normally those dig into the shooting hand but Olympus did well here and I found no issues with them, thankfully. The E-PM2 is a comfortable camera to hold.

Olympus are anything but consistent with the menu systems they design. Menus are not what I'd call Olympus's strong point in terms of useability. The vastness and expansiveness of them however means that just about everything and the kitchen sink are included for the photographer, even in entry level offerings like the E-PM2. Got to hand it to them for that!

With that said, setting up the E-PM2 didn't take near as long as I thought. Maybe it's my experience with so many cameras or whatever, but I didn't find the menus nearly as complicated as many writers make it out to be. It certainly could use some polish, but an hour later I had the E-PM2 all set up with the custom buttons and functions the way I like a camera to be set up. An hour of my time, that's not bad.

Surprisingly, I found that a camera that gives the impression of such exterior featurelessness (is that a word?) is much more versatile and capable exterior wise than I had assumed! That's why I prefer to test a camera before I judge it, you never know when you'll be surprised. And the E-PM2 did surprise me in a very good way. I have the buttons and dials and menu system set up for quick access to the most common features and modes I use, with two customizable hard points left over. Not what I expected at all!

For example, instead of using the red record button for movies, I set it up to be an AEL lock button. It's in the right place for it, and that is a vital function for my shooting style. The FN button on top, that was set for HDR bracketing initially, but I changed that to EV compensation since the camera doesn't have the capability to stack all the images into one file. Oh well.

Olympus E-PM2- Buy It?

Any other changes I need to make are assigned to the arrow FN buttons or, I just use the super control panel. Activating the SCP (that is the moniker the camera uses), is tedious but not as hard as I thought. You want me to explain how, right? Ok.

First you have to activate the custom menu to show in the main menus, using the tool icon menu. Then go to the custom menu and scroll down to the D sub menu (disp/thingy/pc). Go down to control settings and arrow over to the right and enable the SCP for each of the four shooting parameters you'd like, by again, arrowing to the right. Self explanatory from there.

I turned the live guide and live control menus off, just too much clutter/complication for me... for all four shooting parameters. While the setup process is tedious, choice reigns. The photographer is given a lot of menu customization options and free will, i.e. choice, on how to utilize and use the camera- I like that. If you want to keep it simple just shoot in auto and don't complain. Well go ahead and complain, but complain nicely and in such a way that motivates Olympus to listen to you.

Menus overall: Olympus just needs to organize the menu system experience more, not cut down on menu options. Doing so will remove one of Olympus's Achilles heels of the system itself. They are probably working on that though, one would think? Bottom line here is that the menu system does not bother this photographer nearly as much as it has bothered some others, and your experience will vary.

Once the E-PM2 is set up to your likings, you really don't have to do much further in the menu's unless you want to touch up some settings or experiment.

Now after all that...

Olympus E-PM2- Black Silver or White?

Shooting with the E-PM2 is now a very simple experience for me. I prefer aperture priority mode, and all the main controls I need to use can be operated with one handed shooting. Nice. Small cameras ought to be operated with one hand, in all ways, without complication. The E-PM2 delivers here. And if I want to get fancy and use the touch screen to activate autofocus and fire the shutter, I can do that too. It's actually kind of fun to do that- sometimes.

With a small lens attached (the 17mm f/2.8 or 20mm f/1.7 Panasonic being my overall choice) the E-PM2 makes a nice quick grab n snap camera for times when I want a small camera with me. The fact that I can changes lenses makes it more versatile than my Ricoh GR, but always slightly more bulky no matter what lens I'm using on it (I'm omitting the lens cap lenses from Olympus mind you).

Still, its small enough even with different lenses to serve the role well. It's easy to stick it in a jacket pocket, camelbak (hydration pack), or even pants pocket sometimes. For a small vacation camera, it doesn't sacrifice capability for size. A near perfect little vacation system camera if there ever was one.

Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review: Image Quality

Image quality is overall- good. Notice I didn't say great or excellent. While many on the net praise the 16mp chip that Sony customized for Olympus, I'm not shouting thank you to the gods for it. Yes, it is indeed an improved chip for Olympus, however, there are three things to keep in mind here that are sobering facts to all the celebration:

• Stated ISO is not the actual ISO. If you don't believe me take a look at any exposure test on the net, namely DXOMark. In fact every ISO setting is almost one full stop lower than the claimed sensitivity. So if you think this chip is doing great at ISO 3200- it's really just shy of about 1600 ISO in real exposure terms. Er hem. Interesting.
• Base ISO does not go down to 100 (which would be a 50ISO value if Olympus included it), and anything over ISO 5000 is a push setting. Even Olympus tells you that by stating anything over that ISO value is an "extension".
• Banding occurs in shadow regions with this sensor on higher ISO settings. I didn't expect that honestly, I thought Sony's sensors were pretty much beyond that by now, but apparently not. Granted you have to push the files pretty hard and at higher settings to see the banding, but alas, trust me, its there. Low light shooters take caution.

At base ISO, dynamic range, color, are very good. This is where I notice and praise the main improvements to its predecessors on image quality. On the whole, an extra 2 stops of dynamic range compared to previous cameras from Olympus is a pretty significant improvement which quite frankly, Olympus was long overdue for. I shoot in raw, so having about 12 stops of DR latitude is plenty for most of my needs.

Higher ISO values are improved over first generation Pen cameras, and I'd have no reservations shooting to ISO 5000 (which is really ISO 2500) in this camera. Anything over that I start to notice issues that annoy me in the raw files. That's not to say I won't shoot at higher ISO values, I'll just be more hesitant too than I would with some of my other cameras.

Jpegs from this camera are very good as well. Olympus are one of the companies out there that seem to know how to properly process a Jpeg in camera. And while they aren't perfect, they get it mostly right. I'd like to see Olympus shut down noise reduction completely in Jpeg output, since they do offer an "off" setting. It's getting rather irritating to see manufactures still trying to pull the wool over photographers eye's in this respect. Make off OFF, and low LOW. Not hard to do.

Art Filters are the best in the business here, although the Cross Processing filter could use some work. I think Ricoh have that nailed. Still, using Olympus cameras- your going to have fun with these filters no matter how serious of a photographer you are. They are just a BLAST to experiment with. I like how Olympus continues to add new filters frequently and most importantly, allowing more and more tweaking options to each filter as time goes on. Bravo, fun stuff!

In retrospect, still think that Olympus have a LONG way to go with sensor performance if you take into account the issues I've bulleted above (and agree with me that they are indeed issues). Sony's 1" sensor  for example (smaller than the 4/3 sized sensor in the E-PM2), is more densely packed with pixels and smaller. And yet, it still seems to lack the issues I've mentioned above - while producing similar image quality in all other areas as the Pen and OMD cameras. While progress is nice, lets not praise Olympus too much on what is currently being included in their interchangeable lens camera lineup currently. They can and better do better.

Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review: Features

Well let it be said that the E-PM2 does NOT lack on features. It's PACKED. It's loaded with the following that I've noted:  Wifi capability, a touch screen interface, Full HD movie, high speed 8FPS sequential shooting, sensor image stabilization, hi frequency dust reduction, dedicated AF assist lamp, Art Filters, multi-function interface hot shoe (for evfs/flashes/etc), and much more. All in a small unassuming stylish and diminutive case. It's quite the surprise to the advanced photographer, actually. For a photographer that wants a small but capable camera, the E-PM2 is hard to beat features wise.


Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review: Conclusion

Compact system cameras are here to stay. Olympus has put all bets on CSC's as the way of the future and they make some very nice cameras in their lineup these days. As boring as the initial press release seemed for the E-PM2, it's a camera that has grown on me fast. Most importantly I find it to be a real good value on the market today. In fact I'd go so far to say that it's one of the best deals in terms of price vs. capability out there right now. It's still highly available in most territories too.

It's certainly not a camera without its faults, but I found a lot less faults than I assumed I would. This camera surprised me in a kind of humbling way. It's looks are the reason for my assumptions. On the exterior- its a simple (but somewhat stylish) camera that has the look of a boring point and shoot in terms of capability. The truth of the matter here  is that what lies underneath the simple casing is a very serious and capable beast, nothing like a dime for a dozen point and shoot camera at all.

Shooting with the E-PM2 is quite fun. I love the sound of its snappy shutter (much better than the delayed and strained sound of its predecessors), using its art filters, and working with its Jpegs and Raw files alike. For a small and unassuming looking design, it's a camera that has charisma and charm- but one I'd rely on for serious shooting as well. It reminds me of the underdog that has a vicious bite, and I always like cameras that surprise me like that- they are rare in this industry it seems.

While it's image quality is good and meets my needs, its not great. I may get flak for saying that but I've backed up my opinion with some sobering facts that are both on the net and available through testing the camera myself. There are fortunately no deal breakers in the image quality department for me, but just because there aren't any doesn't mean I should be celebrating like it's 1999. Olympus can and should improve image quality in future cameras equipped with Sony sensors.

With digital camera sales declining overall globally, camera companies seem to be paying more attention to enthusiast shooters these days (it's about time).  I'm seeing more and more cameras with capabilities they should have always had before. Even entry level cameras like the E-PM2 have more capability than the average shooter would ever require. That's not a bad thing at all for most customers. One way of looking at it, is that its better to have more and not less. The Olympus E-PM2 delivers that.

A few recommendations for improvement on its successors, etc. :

• Use the standard USB and HDMI ports instead, get over yourselves Olympus
• Never omit a 100 ISO setting again, for the successor to the E-PM2 or any camera you make
• When you state an ISO value, make sure it's the value you state
• Noise reduction, off should mean OFF, not low
• Get rid of the banding
• Abandon the 16:9 aspect LCD screen when you have a 4:3 native aspect ratio/sensor
• Always put the tripod mount inline with the center of the lens
• Organize the Menu system better, just don't remove anything
• Include an HDR function that stacks several images into one file, automatically
• Include a panorama function that auto stitches into one big file (or even in camera after shots are made)

Olympus E-PM2- Deal With It

As always, safe and happy shooting!

-Carl Garrard

Olympus Pen E-PM2 Review: Manufacturer Specifications

Product Type	Product type	Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera
	Memory	SD Memory Card*1 (SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I compatible, Flash Air compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible*2 ) *1: Class 6 or higher is recommended for Movie shooting. *2: Not compatible with Endless Memory.
	Screen size	17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
	Lens mount	Micro Four Thirds Mount
Image Pickup	Product type	4/3 Live MOS Sensor
	Number of pixels / Aspect ratio	Number of effective pixels : Approx. 16.1 million pixels. Total number of pixels : Approx. 17.2 million pixels. Aspect ratio : 1.33 (4:3)
	Dust reduction	Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
Recording(Still)	Recording format	DCF, DPOF compatible / Exif, PRINT Image Matching III, MPO compatible
	File format	RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO(3D still)
	Recording image size	[RAW] 4608 x 3456 pixels [JPEG] 4608 x 3456 pixels - 640 x 480 pixels
	File size	RAW: 4608(H)x3456(V) (approx. 1/1.5 lossless compressed) Approx. 17MB Set1(LF): 4608(H)x3456(V) (1/4 compressed) Approx. 7.5MB Set2(LN): 4608(H)x3456(V) (1/8 compressed) Approx. 3.5MB Set3(MN): 2560(H)x1920(V) (1/8 compressed) Approx. 1.1MB Set4(SN): 1024(H)x768(V) (1/8 compressed) Approx. 0.3MB
Image Stabilization System	Type	Built-in (Imager shift image stabilizer*3) *3: yaw/pitch
	Mode	3 modes (S-I.S.1, S-I.S.2, S-I.S.3), OFF
	Focal length setting	Available
	Available manual focal length setting	Input focal length : 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35, 40, 48, 50, 55, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 105, 120, 135, 150, 180, 200, 210, 250, 300, 350, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000
	Stabilization performance	maximum 3 EV steps*4 *4: Based on Olympus in-house measurement conditions.
	Shutter speed range	2 - 1/4000 sec. (Not available when Bulb is selected.)
Live View	Live view	Approx. 100% field of view, Exposure compensation preview, WB adjustment preview, Gradation auto preview, Face detection preview (up to 8 faces), Grid line, Histogram, Magnification display (x5/x7/x10/x14), Highlight and shadow, Off
	Display of Face Detection	Max 8 frames of face detection can be displayed.
Monitor	Monitor type	3.0-inch wide monitor*8 *8: Approx. 460k dots(16:9), Touch control in electrostatic capacitance Type
	Touch control	Touch shutter release, Touch enlargement, Touch Live Guide, AF area selection, AF area enlargement, Frame forward/backward, Enlargement playback, Touch Super Control Panel, Touch Art Filter selection, Touch scene mode selection, Touch stripe screen (picture mode control)
	Tilting angle	－
	Brightness / Color temperature control	±7 levels / ±7 levels
	Color tone select	Vivid / Natural
Focusing	AF system	High-speed imager AF
	Focus mode	Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF)*9 / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / AF tracking (C-AF + TR) *9 *9: C-AF and AF tracking are not available with non-mFTs lenses. It works as S-AF in C-AF mode.
	Full-time AF	Available
	Magnified frame AF	Selectable from over 800 AF points Enlarged view check by magnify button (available with old lenses*10) Magnification x5, x7, x10(Default), x14 selectable *10: old lenses without data communication
	Face detection AF / Eye detection AF	Available / Available Eye Detection AF mode : Off / Nearer-eye priority / Right-eye priority / Left-eye priority
	Focusing point / Focusing point selection mode	35-area multiple AF
		All target, Group target area (9-area), Single target,(normal) Single target(small)
	AF Illuminator	Available
	Manual focus assist * Customize function	Live view image is magnified when the focus ring is rotated. (at S-AF+MF or MF mode)
Exposure Control (Still)	Metering system (TTL Image sensor metering)	Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), Center weighted average metering, Spot metering, Spot metering with highlight, Spot metering with shadow
	Metering range	EV 0 - 20 (at normal temperature, 17mm f2.8, ISO 100)
	Exposure mode	iAuto, P: Program AE (Program shift can be performed), A: Aperture priority AE, S: Shutter priority AE, M: Manual, Bulb, Time, Scene select AE, Art Filter, Underwater wide / macro*11 *11: Selectable from menu as a function on Fn-1/Rec button
	Scene select AE	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 * *Using 3D lens(H-FT012) , still only
	ISO sensitivity	AUTO ISO 200 - 25600 (customizable, Default 200-1600) Manual ISO 200 - 25600, 1/3 or 1 EV steps selectable
	Exposure compensation	±3 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable
	AE lock	Locked at 1st release of shutter button (can be set to Fn1/Rec button)
Shutter	Shutter type	Computerized focal-plane shutter
	Shutter speed	1/4000 - 60 sec. (1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable) Bulb/Time: default setting 8min. (1/2/4/8/15/20/25/30 min. selectable)
Flash	Flash intensity control method	TTL Auto, Auto*13, Manual, super FP*13(FP-TTL AUTO, FP-MANUAL) *13: Available on the external flash
	Bundled flash*14	TTL flash, GN=7(ISO100・m) / GN=10 (ISO200・m) *14: Bundled FL-LM1. Attach it on the hot shoe and connect it to the accessory port 2. Available on FL-LM1/2.
	Flash mode	Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual (1/1 (FULL) ～1/64)
	Synchronization speed	1/250sec. or less*15 *15: It depends on flash models or flash mode FL-LM1/2: 1/250 sec., FL-50R: 1/180 sec., Other: 1/200 sec., Super FP: 1/125-1/4000 sec.
	Flash intensity control	Up to ±3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps selectable
	Compatible external flash	FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-20, FL-14, FL-300R, FL-600R
Wireless Flash Control	Compatible external flash	FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-300R, FL600R
	Control method	Triggered and controlled by bundled flash FL-LM1*16 *16: Available on FL-LM2/ FL-600R. (Olympus Wireless RC Flash system compatible)
	External Flash intensity type	TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP-TTL-AUTO, FP-MANUAL
	Channel	4 channels
	Group No.	4 groups (External flash 3 groups + a bundled flash*17) *17: Available on FL-LM1/2 / FL-600R
Drive	Drive mode	Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting, Self-timer
	Sequential shooting maximum speed	[Sequential shooting H mode]*18 8.0 fps * in case of "I.S. Off" *18: Focus and exposure are fixed at the values for the first shot. [Sequential shooting L mode] *19 3.6 fps* in case of "I.S. Off" (in 3.5 seq. shooting L) 3.0 fps* in case of "I.S. On" (in 3 seq. shooting L) *19: When using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mmⅡR f3.5-5.6
	Max. recordable pictures on sequential shooting *	[RAW] Max. 27frames (in 3 seq. shooting L), Max.15 frames (in 8 seq. shooting H) [JPEG] Unlimited consecutive shooting (in 3 seq. shooting L), Max. 19 frames ( in 8 seq. shooting H) * When using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mmⅡR f3.5-5.6. * With TOSHIBA SDHC UHS-I card R95-W80 8GB model, based on Olympus in-house measurement conditions.
	Self-timer	Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec., custom (Waiting time 1-30sec.,Shooting interval 0.5/1/2/3sec.,Number of shots 1-10)
Bracketing	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
	ISO bracketing	3 frames in 0.3/0.7/1.0EV steps selectable
	White balance bracketing	3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in each A-B/G-M axis.
	Flash bracketing	3 frames in 0.3/0.7/1.0EV step selectable
	Art Filter bracketing	i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, Art Filters selectable
	bracketing for HDR post process	3 or 5 frames in 2.0/3.0EV steps selectable, 7 frames in 2.0EV steps selectable. *HDR picture can not be made by this function.
Art Filter	Mode (Variation / Effect)	Pop Art (I, II / a.b.c.d.e.)
		Soft Focus ( - / c.e.)
		Pale & Light Color (I, II / a.b.c.d.)
		Light Tone ( - / d.)
		Grainy Film (I, II / b.c.d.f.g)
		Pin Hole (I, II, III / d.)
		Diorama ( - / d.)
		Cross Process (I, II / b.c.d.)
		Gentle Sepia ( - / a.b.c.d.)
		Dramatic Tone (I / b.c.d.e) (II / b.c.d.e.f.g)
		Key Line (I, II / a.b.c.d.e.)
		Watercolor (I, II / a.c.d.)
	Art Effect	a. Soft Focus Effect
		b. Pin-Hole Effect
		c. White Edge Effect
		d. Frame Effect
		e. Star Light Effect
		f. B&W Effect (Yellow, Orange, Red, Green)
		g. Pict. Tone (Sepia, Blue, Purple, Green)
Movie	Recording format	MOV (MPEG-4AVC/H.264) , AVI (Motion JPEG)
	Movie Mode	[MOV]
		Full HD: 1920(H)x1080(V), 30p (29.97fps) Recording 20Mbps (Fine) / 17Mbps (Normal) : Aspect 16:9
		HD: 1280(H)x720(V), 30p (29.97fps) Recording 13Mbps (Fine) / 10Mbps (Normal) : Aspect 16:9
		[AVI Motion JPEG]
		HD: 1280(H)x720(V), 30fps *20, Aspect 16:9
		SD: 640(H)x480(V), 30fps *20, Aspect 4:3
		*20 : Except for some of the Art Filters
	Maximum Recording Time	[MOV]
		Full HD : Approx. 29min(Normal) / Approx. 22min(Fine)
		HD : Approx. 29min(Normal) / Approx. 29min(Fine)
		[AVI]
		HD : Approx. 7min*21 / SD : Approx. 14min*21
		*21 : Except for some of the Art Filters
	Movie Function	Movie Effect : One shot echo / Multi echo / Art fade Art Filter Movie, Aperture priority Movie, Shutter Priority Movie, Manual Shooting Movie
	IS for Movie	Built in (Electronic image stabilizer) 2mode (M-IS1,M-IS2), off, Panasonic OIS lens priority
	AE Lock	Available
	Exposure control (Movie)	P: Program AE, A: Aperture priority AE, S: Shutter speed priority AE, M: Manual, Art Filter * S mode and M mode : Shutter speed is limited in less than 1/30 sec.
	Compression ratio	Motion-JPEG Format : 1/12(HD), 1/8(SD)
	File size	MOV Format : Max 4GB Motion-JPEG Format : Max 2GB
Recording(Sound)	Recording format	Wave Format (Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz)
	Microphone/Speaker	Stereo/Mono
	Microphone function	Wind Noise Reduction, Recording Volume Audio dubbing possible for still pictures (up to 30 sec.)
White Balance	White balance mode	Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 2 Capture WBs, Custom WB(Kelvin setting)
	White balance compensation	±7 steps in each A-B/G-M axis * Except for Custom WB
	Preset white balance	7 preset WBs (3000K - 7500K) - Sunny(5300K), Shadow(7500K), Cloudy(6000K), Incandescent(3000K), Fluorescent(4000K), Underwater, WB Flash(5500K)
Color Mode	Color matrix	sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture Mode	Mode	i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, Art Filters
	Gradation	Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key [except Art Filters]
Multi Exposure	Number of picture / Function	3 frames / Auto gain, Exposing on Recorded picture (RAW)
Multi Aspect	Aspect Ratio	4:3(Default) / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1 / 3:4
One Push Tele-converter	Magnification	x2
Playback	Playback mode	Single-frame, Information display, Index display (4/9/25/100 frames), Calendar, Enlargement (2x - 14x), Movie (with sound, FF/REW/Pause), Picture rotation (auto), Slideshow *(with BGM/BGM+Sound/Sound) * Slideshow : Still/Movie/Still+Movie, When a camera is connected to HDTV with HDMI cable, 3 new slideshow effect can be selectable.(Still) 1 BGM replaceable. Auto angle correction
	Information display	Histogram (independent luminance / RGB available), Highlight/Shadow point warning, AF frame, Photographic information, OFF
Menu	Languages	34 languages selectable : - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croat, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovakian, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Rumanian, Indonesian, Malay, Thai
Reset & custom setting	My Set	4 settings recordable
Image Editing	Editing function	RAW development, Gradation auto, Monochrome, Sepia, Red-eye fix, Saturation, Resize (1280x960, 640x480, 320x240), Trimming, Aspect, e-Portrait, Image Overlay, Post recording
	RAW picture editing	RAW development based on settings of the camera(including Art Filter) Detail edit acceptable.(Preview, Memory of 2 setting, re-development)
Print	Print function	Print reservation (DPOF), Direct print (PictBridge compatible)
Input/Output	USB/AV/Remote controller connector	Dedicated multi-connector [USB: USB2.0 Hi-Speed, Video: NTSC/PAL selectable, Optional Remote cable RM-UC1 can be used.]
	HDMI connector	Micro HDMI (Type-D)
	Flash attachment	Hot shoe
	Accessory Port 2	Dedicated multi-connector [Available for VF-2/VF-3, SEMA-1, MAL-1 and PP-1.]
	PC interface	USB2.0 Hi-Speed
	TV interface	HDMI (HD/Stereo Sound), VIDEO-OUT(SD/Mono Sound)
Power Requirements	Battery	BLS-5 Li-ion battery (included)
	Sleep mode	Available (1/3/5 min. off selectable)
	Number of recordable pictures	Approx. 360 shots [IS ON, CIPA test standard] (with BLS-5 and TOSHIBA super high-speed Class 6 SDHC 4GB card)
Dimensions / Weight	Dimensions	109.8 mm (W) x 64.2mm (H) x 33.8mm (D) [CIPA guideline compliant, excluding protrusions]
	Weight	Approx. 269g [CIPA guideline compliant, with BLS-5 battery and Memory card] Approx. 223g [body only]
Operating Environment	Temperature	0 ~ +40℃ (operation) / -20 ~ +60℃ (storage)
	Humidity	30 - 90% (operation) / 10 - 90% (storage)
Box contents	Box contents	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

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.