Olympus has announced the E-P1 Digital Pen camera, a new Micro Four Thirds camera the size of a point-and-shoot but with DSLR capabilities.
The company calls it the Pen, after an Olympus camera which was first launched in 1959, and describes it as “the world’s smallest 12.3-mexapixel interchangeable lens system camera.” It features TruePic V image processing, ISO 100-6400 sensitivity, a 3-inch LCD, 20 shooting modes (5 exposure, i-Auto, and 14 automatic scenes), an SDHC slot, and HDMI TV-out for playback of 720p (1280×720 pixel) recorded video at 30fps.
To go with the E-P1 digital PEN camera, Olympus also announced two new Micro Four Thirds lenses – the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f2.8 wide-angle pancake lens and the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens.
The Pen will retail for $800 with a 14-42mm (28-84mm in 35mm equivalent) lens when it becomes available next month.
[Site: Olympus America]
