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Olympus PEN E-PL1 12.3MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera Pros – Cons

The following is usually a fast listing of pros and cons on the E-PL1

Pros

The best Olympus implementation with the m4/3 sensor
One in the ideal JPEG engines inside the company
Reasonably smaller and light
Constructed in flash
In camera Image Stabilization(IS)
Value (The most affordable m4/3 however)
Optional EVF (A quite decent 1.4mp unit but extremely pricy at $279)
Its offered
Decent create excellent

Cons

Slow Autofocus (Panasonic has this figured out. Olympus, not a lot)
Missing Control Wheel slows down aperture, shutter, and exposure variations
Only 230k display?!
1/2000 shutter speed?! A great deal of P+S head to 1/4000
Locking lens is annoying to deploy and stow

Total
A competent and decent camera that could take stunning pictures. Sluggish autofocus and clunky controls will make this camera irritating to a lot of individuals.