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Olympus E-PL8 kit 14-42

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Sensor size: 4/3" (17.3х13 mm); Effective MP number: 16.1; Focal length: 14 - 42; Optical zoom: 3; Manual focus; Image stabilization: with matrix shift; White balance measuring; Auto bracketing; Viewfinder: is absent; Continuous shooting (fps): 8; Screen ("): 3; Touch screen; Rotary display
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Olympus E-PL8 kit 14-42
Panel:4/3" (17.3х13 mm), 16.1 MPix
Focal length:14 - 42 mm
Lens aperture:f/3.5 - f/5.6
Video:Full HD (1080p)
Snapshot size:4608x3456 px
ISO range:200-25600
Burst shooting:8 fps
Screen:3 '', touch, oscillating
3-axis matrix stabilization system. Lots of art filters and scene programs. Wide park of optics. Touch screen display. Stylish appearance.
No built-in flash.
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Specifications E-PL8 kit 14-42
Main
Camera type"mirrorless" (MILC)
Sensor
SensorLiveMOS
Sensor size4/3" (17.3х13 mm) / 17.3х13 mm /
Total MP17.2
Effective MP number16.1
Maximum image size4608x3456 px
Light sensitivity (ISO)200-25600 / some camera settings allow you to lower the ISO to 100 /
RAW format recording
Lens
Mount (bayonet)Micro 4/3
Aperturef/3.5 - f/5.6
Focal length14 - 42 mm
Optical zoom3
Manual focus
Image stabilizationwith matrix shift
Photo shooting
HDR
White balance measuring
Exposure compensation± 5 EV, in 1/2, 1/3 or 1 EV steps
Auto bracketing / ± 5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, in 1 EV increments) /
Exposure modesauto
shutter priority
aperture priority
manual mode
Metering systempoint
centre-weighted
sensor (estimated)
Video recording
Full HD (1080)1920x1080 px 30 fps
File recording formatsMOV( H.264), AVI (Motion JPEG)
Manual video focus
Connection portsHDMI v 1.4
Focus
Autofocus modesone shot
tracking
in face
Focus points81 шт
Touch focus
Contour enhancement
Viewfinder and shutter
Viewfinderis absent
Shutter speed60-1/4000 с
Continuous shooting8 fps
Screen
Screen size3 ''
Screen resolution1037 thousand pixels
Touch screen
Rotary display / inclined /
Memory and communications
Memory cards typesSD, SDHC, SDXC / Eye-Fi, UHS-I /
CommunicationsWi-Fi
smartphone control
Flash
Built-in flash
External flash connect
Power source
Power sourcebattery
Battery modelBLS-50
Battery capacity1210 mAh
Shots per charge350 шт
General
Materialsteel
Dimensions (WxHxD)115x67x38 mm
Weight357 g
Added to E-Catalogseptember 2016
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Video reviews

The style of Olympus products is easily recognizable by the combination of retro design and modern touches in the appearance. Thanks to this mirrorless Olympus PEN E-PL8, the role of a kind of stylish accessory with a leather-like finish is assigned, which is not a sin to carry with you on an ongoing basis.

improvement

At its core, the camera is "finished" to the perfect mirrorless Olympus PEN E-PL7 with improvements in terms of design and software. Otherwise, it uses the same 16-megapixel Micro 4/3 sensor and the “hardware” similar to its predecessor, as a result of which the characteristics of both cameras often intersect with each other. The main thing is that the camera got the key “chip” of the E-PL7 — a 3-axis matrix image stabilization system, with which you can compensate for up to 3.5 stops of exposure when shooting handheld in low light conditions.

Processor worries

The camera "shoots" a series of 20 frames in RAW format or 44 shots in JPEG resolution at a shooting speed of up to 8 fps. Also, the image processor provides a good result when shooting at high ISO values, although it is still not recommended to turn them up over 3200-6400 units.

Trust in automation

The photographer is provided with 25 scene shooting programs and 14 artistic filters that can be applied not only to photographs, but also to videos. However the model does not shine with the quality of video shooting, which is typical of all Olympus cameras. Another minor drawback of the model is the lack of a built-in flash. Instead, a miniature external flash with a guide number of 10 at ISO 200 is carefully stowed in the camera box.

Optics park

Following the latest trends in the industry, the camera has a tilting touch screen that flips out to the selfie position. You can shoot self-portraits at a wide angle kit lens — Olympus 14-42mm f / 3.5-5.6, which is a universal solution for all occasions. Any lens from the widest fleet of optics for the Micro 4/3 system can serve as a replacement for it — the most developed among the rest of the class of mirrorless cameras.

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