Olympus / OM System Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds
Olympus PEN E-P1
- Type
- Mirrorless
- Mount
- Micro Four Thirds
- Sensor format
- Micro Four Thirds
- Resolution
- 12.3 MP
- Released
- July 2009
Successor: Olympus PEN E-P2
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 12.3 MP
- Largest image size
- 4,032 × 3,024 px
- Sensor format
- Micro Four Thirds
- Sensor size
- 17.3 × 13 mm
- Sensor type
- 4/3" Live MOS sensor
- ISO range
- 100 to 6,400
- In-body stabilization
- Yes, up to 4 stops (CIPA)
Autofocus
- AF system
- Imager contrast detection system
- AF points
- 11
- Subject detection
- People
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/4000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 1 min
- Flash sync speed
- 1/180 s
- Burst rate, mechanical
- 3 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note HD (1,280 × 720) 30 – Motion JPEG AVI VGA (640 × 480) 30 – Motion JPEG AVI
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- None
- Screen
- 3 in, 0.23 million dots
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 120.5 × 70 × 35 mm
- Body-only weight
- 335 g
- Battery
- BLS-1
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- SD, SDHC
Market and price
- Announced
- June 16, 2009
- Released
- July 2009
Features stated by the manufacturer
- Art filter (6 filters)
- Built-in image stabilization mechanism
- E-portrait
- Live control
- Multi-aspect (4 aspect ratios)
- Multi-exposure
Manufacturer data: download.omsystem.com, olympus-global.com
Last checked: October 26, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 120.5 × 70 × 35 mm
- Weight, body only
- 335 g
Manufacturer data: download.omsystem.com, olympus-global.com
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