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OM SYSTEM OLYMPUS E-PL5 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 14-42mm Lens (Black)

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  • 16MP Live MOS Sensor and TruePicTM VI Image Processor
  • Compatible with 17 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital Lenses
  • 12 Creative Art Filters and 7 Art Filter Effects
  • Full 1080i HD Video with Art Filter Movie and Effects
  • 3.0" Flip Self Portrait Touch LCD Screen
  • Touch Live Guide System allows you to preview effects as you adjust them
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ZOOM VERSATILITY FOR EVERY OCCASION.

You love being creative. But you also demand superior image quality and uncompromising performance. The PEN E-PL5 is perfect. Shoot images with stunning detail and vivid color thanks to a powerful tandem of a sizeable 16 MP Live MOS Sensor and our TruePic VI™ image processing engine. Technology like an AF Illuminator and an ISO with speeds that hit 25,600 capture crisp, clear shots in low light. Everything is fast on the PEN E-PL5 from the exceedingly responsive touch screen to 8 fps sequential shooting. Nourish your artistic side with Full HD Video 1080i and 12 Art Filters and Effects. The PEN E-PL5. All the professional features you need to take you to the next creative level.

BLAZING SPEED

Immediate Response ONE-Touch Shutter and Control
The E-PL5's Touchscreen reacts quickly with the slightest touch and can focus by touch even if the subject is not in the center. Touch Screen display makes it easy to choose AF points, capture a picture, change camera settings, release the shutter or navigate controls, simply by touching the screen.

The E-PL5’s Touchscreen reacts quickly with the slightest touch and can focus by touch even if the subject is not in the center. Touch Screen display makes it easy to choose AF points, capture a picture, change camera settings, release the shutter or navigate the Live Guide controls, simply by touching the screen.

8fps Sequential Shooting
With the E-PL5 you can take up to eight photos a second, allowing you to easily capture that perfect shot, especially when your subject is moving.

FAST AF with Face And Eye Detect
The FAST (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) AF System is able to focus at an incredible speed and offers 35 separate focus points that are spread over nearly the entire sensor, which makes it possible for pin-point accurate focusing on small subjects wherever they appear in the frame. Selectable 3x3 groups within the 35-point area are especially effective when shooting active subjects.

PROFESSIONAL IMAGE QUALITY

16MP Live MOS Image Sensor
Featuring the 16 megapixel Live MOS sensor of the OM-D E-M5, the Olympus Micro Four Thirds flagship, the PEN E-PL5, is optimized to maximize the performance of all mZuiko digital lenses in any shooting condition. Improvements to the sensitivity and read-out speed of the existing sensor makes shooting and Full HD movie recording possible.

TruePic VI Image Processor
TruePic VI Image Processor, designed specifically for the Olympus PEN, features Real Color Technology for improved color reproduction (especially colors such as emerald green, yellow, and gold) and color gradation. The faster processor also allows for a shorter recovery time between shots.

Proven Dust Reduction System
Olympus’ Dust Reduction System assures spot-free images, even if you change lenses. Every time you turn on the camera, the patented Supersonic Wave Filter silently vibrates, flinging and collecting dust so that it doesn’t interfere with the picture imaging at any time.

In-Body Image Stabilization
Say goodbye to blurry images. Olympus’ in-body image stabilization technology makes it possible to use any Micro Four Thirds lenses (or Four Thirds lens), from wide-angle to telephoto, for perfectly clear, crisp photos no matter what the shooting situation, even in low light!

CREATIVE FREEDOM

12 Art Filters and 7 Art Filter Effects
Twelve in-camera Art Filters are enhanced by new filter variations, art effects and bracketing. Photographers can use Art Filters in all shooting modes as well as filming HD movies. [Interact with Art Filter Video] [Watch Video: Art Filters] The Twelve in-camera Art Filters (Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale and Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Gentle Sepia, Cross Process, Key Line, Dramatic Tone, and NEW Watercolor) are enhanced by new filter variations, art effects and bracketing. Also, the E-PL5 now features the Monochrome Art Filter Effect, where the Picture Tone effect can change the color from normal monotone to sepia, blue, purple, and green.

Full 1080I HD Movie with Art Filter Movie and Effects
Shoot up to 29 minutes of 1080 60i HD video and stereo sound in either .MOV or .AVI formats. A Direct HD Movie Button switches you from still to movie mode with just the press of a button. Shoot movies with Art Filters, and new to the E-PL5, change your Art Filter while shooting your movie and see the transition right on the LCD, without missing a beat.

4x Digital Touch Zoom in Movie
One-touch 4x digital converter for movie. You can zoom easily with the touch LCD.

CREATIVE FREEDOM

AF Illuminator
The addition of this super luminosity LED beam allows the camera to focus faster in low light up to almost 10 feet.

ISO 25,600
Stunning low light photos are a click away with an increased ISO sensitivity to 25,600.

Bundled Flash
Attachable flash included. This camera provides the flexibility to attach a flash to your camera via the accessory port, or leave it at home for maximum portability.

EASE OF USE

NEW Flip Self Portrait 3" LCD screen
The E-PL5 features a flip touch screen that rotates 170 degrees and allows you to take a self portraits. The E-PL5 is designed to optimize the touch screen LCD and was introduced to operate the MENU display with a new simple operation instead of a mode dial. The E-PL5’s Touchscreen reacts quickly with the slightest touch and can focus by touch, also choose what you want to focus on by touch, even if the subject is not in the center.

Live Guide
The E-PL5’s Live Guide system allows you to preview effects as you adjust them – before the image is even captured. Simply select Live Guide and turn the wheel on the back of the camera to slide through numerous photographic effects, such as brightness, color saturation, tone, etc. Operating the camera is more intuitive with the newly designed user interface. The on-screen graphics have also been updated with a sleeker font design and an automatic pop-up guide in the menu screen.

iAuto
A convenient, fully automated feature that detects the scene and applies the best of six situations just by aiming the camera toward the subject. Backlight adjustment are automatically applied for Portrait and Landscape modes. iAuto is also available for shooting videos

In-Camera slideshow with Background Music
Slideshows have never been easier or more fun to create. The E-PL5's enhanced playback functions allow you to employ effective fade-in/fade-out techniques, control the movie/still mix and speed, add captivating musical soundtracks.


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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
209 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the quality, picture quality, and screen of the digital camera. For example, they mention it's far beyond point and shoot, produces high quality images, and is perfect for creating pictures in JPG. Some appreciate the fast focus and handling. That said, opinions are mixed on ease of use.

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64 customers mention61 positive3 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the camera. They mention that it is far beyond point and shoot, and is a terrific camera for still pictures. They also appreciate the solid build, and the variety of built-in effects. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"I must say that this camera is amazing...." Read more

"...very solid build, shutter mechanism just feels right, clean look in silver.-..." Read more

"...The IBIS and AF work as advertised and I particularly like the face-detection feature which works wonder to track fast moving kids, even at dim light..." Read more

"...This one is obvious, no built in flash. The included hot shoe flash works fine, but the overall package would be a lot more streamlined if the flash..." Read more

55 customers mention52 positive3 negative

Customers are satisfied with the picture quality of the camera. They mention that it yields high quality images, has a very fast shutter speed, and produces sharp JPEG images with nice color. The camera is beautiful and has s nice feel in smaller hands. It is perfect for creating pictures in JPG and is awesome for street photography.

"...From what I have seen, this camera shoots images with very comparable quality to mid range DSLRs such as the one I had...." Read more

"...research (engineer by training) and this camera had the best combination of image quality, very good lens selection, and features for the money...." Read more

"...The JPEG images are sharp with very nice color, warmer (slightly more pleasant) than those from the GH1...." Read more

"...Great color reproduction. Colors are warm and vivid without being over-saturated.- Super easy menu system...." Read more

36 customers mention32 positive4 negative

Customers like the screen of the digital camera. They mention that it's small enough to carry without the bulkiness of the bigger cameras, and has lots of features. The size and handling are quite good, and it fits in a coat pocket. The flip-out screen is exceptionally useful, and the rotating LCD screen is totally cool. They also like the foldout led viewer.

"...have the 15mm Body Cap lens which is fun to use and makes the camera completely pocketable..." Read more

"...Very compact with 45mm lens even more so with 14mm prime. Fits in coat pocket, perfect for street photography.-..." Read more

"...The camera is well made and handles well, considering its very compact size...." Read more

"...I love using the touch screen focus shooting.- The body is fairly compact for a camera this high quality...." Read more

30 customers mention24 positive6 negative

Customers like the focus of the digital camera. They say it has a super fast focus and is especially enjoyable with a fast prime lens. They are impressed with the autofocus and say the shooting feels instant. The face-detection feature works wonders to track fast moving kids. Overall, customers are happy with the performance and features of this compact camera.

"...The size and features of this thing are right on. The touch screen auto focus is a great feature...." Read more

"...Fits in coat pocket, perfect for street photography.- Super fast focus, when I show people they are amazed, especially DSLR owners-..." Read more

"...I particularly like the face-detection feature which works wonder to track fast moving kids, even at dim light...." Read more

"...Pretty fast shooting. I love using the touch screen focus shooting.- The body is fairly compact for a camera this high quality...." Read more

18 customers mention13 positive5 negative

Customers like the color balance of the digital camera. They mention that it has great color, properly exposed, and correct white. The mechanism just feels right, and the clean look in silver. The face detection works great, and can show highlights and blacks over or under exposure. The screen is bright enough, and easy to use. It's perfectly useable in bright days, and does a great job in low light settings.

"...The camera does a really great job in low light settings. You can shoot with ISOs up to 3200 and still come out with very decent looking photographs...." Read more

"...face detection works great- can show hilight/blacks over/under exposure colored areas in LCD before shot-..." Read more

"...Cons: Build quality is sub-par. Subjective, but the camera is quite ugly...." Read more

"...The JPEG images are sharp with very nice color, warmer (slightly more pleasant) than those from the GH1...." Read more

17 customers mention14 positive3 negative

Customers like the value of the camera. They say it's the best value for the money in the micro four thirds system, has good lens selection, and features for the price. Customers also mention that the multi flash solution is very inexpensive and simple to use.

"...combination of image quality, very good lens selection, and features for the money. I knew the tradeoffs going in...." Read more

"...external FL-300R flash (sold separately) provides a very inexpensive multi flash solution that is extremely simple to use.-..." Read more

"...The art scenes, the quality, the video, the look, size, cost, freedom, everything about this camera makes it the best purchase I've made." Read more

"...But film is such a powerful medium today and the tools are becoming so inexpensive, that you too may soon find yourself wanting to try your hand at..." Read more

17 customers mention17 positive0 negative

Customers find the weight of the camera to be very light, not too bulky, and perfect for travel. They also say the size and weight make it a no-brainer to carry around and easy to walk about. Customers also mention that the camera is compact with 45mm lens and 14mm prime.

"...What I like about E-PL5:- Very compact with 45mm lens even more so with 14mm prime. Fits in coat pocket, perfect for street photography.-..." Read more

"...Touch to focus- compact size and light weight-..." Read more

"...The size/weight makes it a no-brainer to carry around, so we usually have it when we want to capture a memory...." Read more

"...I've been really happy with this new little rig.Small and light, so, packs easily into a small camera bag I have for hiking...." Read more

25 customers mention14 positive11 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the ease of use of the digital camera. Some mention that it's easy to use, great for a wide range of skill levels, and has plenty of functions and settings. However, others say that the placements are clunky and the menu is confusing instead of intuitive. They also say the interface is unnecessarily confusing and hideous.

"...at least as good as the one in GH1, so for family videos, it is more than capable...." Read more

"...I found the button placements clunky and the menu to be confusing instead of intuitive...." Read more

"...provides a very inexpensive multi flash solution that is extremely simple to use.- Good selection of compatible lenses...." Read more

"...After a bit, you get used to where they put what. Not the most intuitive design, but not one that will prevent you from learning the features and..." Read more

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4 Stars
Great camera
Overall, this camera is pretty good package. I have EPL5 with Zuiko 12mm f2.0 for everyday shooting and Zuiko 45mm f 1.8 sometimes (amazingly sharp lens, best pictures it takes on ELP5).Few thoughts and why i'm keeping this camera.1) small camera, i can put it in my jacket's pocket.2) excellent low light camera. I take a lot of indoor pictures of my family and with 12mm and 45mm, there is no need to flash most of the times + images are great.3) Image stabilization is good. not excellent like OMD-E5 but still better than nothing (my D300). it actually takes very few blurry pictures in low light conditions, mainly due to person in motion rather than your hand shaking.4) Amazing pictures with 45mm f 1.8,. The image quality just sold me. I never got this good sharper and detailed image quality with nikon D300 with 50mm f1.8. I'm not a pro, I wanted good image quality so opted for DSLR, but this gives you DSLR quality images or better than my D300 in my opinion.5) Very wide and fast focusing with 12mm for videos. i like to take videos too and this camera takes good 1080p video. I do see a bit of pixelization in high motion mov. AVI is just 720p and is much smoother quality but larger file. Overall, I'm not blown away by video but not disappointed either. I was disappointed with OMD-E5's focusing so i returned it for EPL5. I'm not sure why focusing is slower OMD-E5 otherwise OMD beats EPL5 hands down.6) Has one dial for changing shooting modes. I prefer atleast two to change aperature or shutter speed faster. You can still do it but it's a 2 step process in EPL5.7) tough screen to take a snap is useful at times. you can pick the point where you want to focus and take a picture. I found it useful than replying on camera at times.8) battery is great. I took 387 pictures and dozen of movie. Camera still has plenty of battery. Battery charger is old school chord & it sucks but not a big deal.9) Flash attachment is ok, not great. It's not too powerful and you cannot bounce. With f2.0 and f 1.8 i haven't taken too many pics with flash, since room light is enough. i might buy external flash later on.10) Tilt able screen is good if you wan to bring the camera down to a kid's level and bring the screen at 90 degree to take a shots. I use it a lot.11) There are bunch of built in effect. I like some of them but these are personal choice.12) I'm just taking Jpegs since RAW shows as not supported in Aperature.Overall, I'm very satisfied with this camera and considering selling my D300.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013
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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014
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4.0 out of 5 stars Best Value for the money in micro four thirds system
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014
Bought this in September. I did a lot of research (engineer by training) and this camera had the best combination of image quality, very good lens selection, and features for the money. I knew the tradeoffs going in. I would definitely like another top dial for EV adjustment. Using the dial wheel on back is not efficient. If I paid double for the body I could have gone for the OMD-M10. So if you have the money go that route. I don't miss the EVF since coming from iPhone use and like using the screen and touch to focus/shoot feature. But if I had the OMD I would maybe say that the EVF is a must have. You have to live with your choices.
What I like about E-PL5:
- Very compact with 45mm lens even more so with 14mm prime. Fits in coat pocket, perfect for street photography.
- Super fast focus, when I show people they are amazed, especially DSLR owners
- great bokeh
- high ISO I have taken street shots at night at 25,600 ISO and they are very usable.
- very solid build, shutter mechanism just feels right, clean look in silver.
- attached flash is secure and low profile so I leave it on all the time, good for fill light
- Get the hand strap like in my picture, believe me that way is quicker to shoot, easy to walk about without camera swinging into things
and comfortable. Ditch the neck strap. You can tighten the rubber/foam loop around your wrist and camera can't fall off. Maybe a Full Frame DSLR would be too heavy for this method, but the E-PL5 is light.
- face detection works great
- can show hilight/blacks over/under exposure colored areas in LCD before shot
- lots of bracketing modes and 1/3 EV steps
- has a specialized HDR-bracketing function of 7 frames at +- 2EV which is astounding. A 12EV range!!
- RAW files have info embedded, bring into LightRoom and already corrected almost like the jpeg. So why shoot jpeg at all. I don't.
- Very good dynamic range of RAW files.
- Full manual mode and manual focusing lens for studio work.
- 45mm has very high resolve power. Sharping in post can't add details that aren't captured in first place.
- Obviously I am a advocate for prime lens. Also one less thing to fiddle with. A zoom makes you lazy and you give up aperture and sharpness.

My goal was to get into the micro four thirds system cheaply and put the savings into prime lens.

Mission accomplished.
See a model portrait I took with this setup. I think this is a DSLR killer.
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Eric
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2018
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Frazer Willis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great camera
Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2016
Color: SilverStyle: w/ 14-42mmSet: BaseVerified Purchase
Dave
5.0 out of 5 stars great photos so far
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2015
Color: SilverStyle: Double Zoom KitSet: International VersionVerified Purchase
Umalsape
5.0 out of 5 stars Rápida y fiable
Reviewed in Spain on June 23, 2015
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Luis G
1.0 out of 5 stars Obsolescencia programada
Reviewed in Spain on December 25, 2017
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