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OLYMPUS E-PL5 (V205040BU000) Black 16.1 MP 3.0" 460K Touch LCD Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera - Body

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OLYMPUS E-PL5 (V205040BU000) Black 16.1 MP 3.0" 460K Touch LCD Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera - Body

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16MP Live MOS Sensor with 3" LCD touch screen
TruePic VI image processing engine
High ISO 200- 25,600
Fast AF with face and eye detection
Full HD Video 1080i

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Model
Brand	OLYMPUS
Series	PEN
Model	E-PL5 (V205040BU000)

Details
Color	Black
Package Type	Body Only

Image Sensor
Image Sensor	4/3 Live MOS Sensor
Image Sensor Size	17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
Gross Pixels	17.2 MP
Effective Pixels	16.1 MP
Aspect Ratio	1.33 (4:3)
Dust Cleaning System	Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
Image Stabilization	Built-in (Imager shift image stabilizer3) 3: yaw/pitch
Resolution	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

White Balance
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: - Sunny(5300K), Shadow(7500K), Cloudy(6000K), Incandescent(3000K), Fluorescent(4000K), Underwater, WB Flash(5500K)

LCD Monitor
LCD	3.0" 460K Touch
Brightness Adjustment	+/-7 levels

Focus
Focusing Modes	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.
Focusing Point Selection	35-area multiple AF All target, Group target area (9-area), Single target,(normal) Single target(small)

Exposure
Exposure Control	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 / macro11, 11: Selectable from menu as a function on Fn-1/Rec button
Exposure Compensation	+/-3 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable
Metering System	Metering system (TTL Image sensor metering): 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)
ISO Sensitivity	AUTO ISO 200 - 25600 (customizable, Default 200-1600) Manual ISO 200 - 25600, 1/3 or 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)
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)

Flash
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)
Flash Control	TTL Auto, Auto13, Manual, super FP13(FP-TTL AUTO, FP-MANUAL) *13: Available on the external flash
Flash Exposure Compensation	Up to +/-3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps selectable
External Flash	Compatible external flash: FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-20, FL-14, FL-300R, FL-600R Compatible wireless external flash: FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-300R, FL600R

Drive System
Drive Modes	Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting, Self-timer
Continuous Shooting Speed	[Sequential shooting H mode]18: 8.0 fps in case of "I.S. Off" [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) 18: Focus and exposure are fixed at the values for the first shot. 19: When using the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm?R f3.5-5.6

Function
Color Mode	sRGB, Adobe RGB
Live View Function	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
Playback	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)

Recording System
File Format	DCF, DPOF compatible / Exif, PRINT Image Matching III, MPO compatible
Image Type	RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO(3D still)
Recording Media	SD / SDHC /SDXC Card

Movie
Movie Format	MOV (MPEG-4AVC/H.264) , AVI (Motion JPEG)
Movie Recording	[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
Max. Recording Resolution	1920 x 1080

Lens
Lens Mount	Micro Four Thirds Mount

Interface
USB	USB2.0 Hi-Speed
A/V Out	NTSC/PAL
HDMI	Micro HDMI (Type-D)
Mic	Stereo

Power Source
Battery	BLS-5 Li-ion battery (included)
Battery Life	Approx. 360 shots [IS ON, CIPA test standard] (with BLS-5 and TOSHIBA super high-speed Class 6 SDHC 4GB card)

Dimensions & Weight
Dimensions	4.35" (W) x 2.51" (H) x 1.5" (D) [CIPA guideline compliant, excluding protrusions]
Weight	Approx. 0.72 lbs. [CIPA guideline compliant, with BLS-5 battery and Memory card] Approx. 0.62 lbs. [body only]

Additional Information
Date First Available	September 20, 2012

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