Olympus Pen E-PM1 12.3 MP CMOS Sensor Digital Camera
I use E-PM1 for a couple of weeks. It was created and seems to be the metal back and sides and top (E-PL2 has a front panel is made of metal only), the menu has been cleverly designed so as not to miss the party at the REC. "Right" and "down" can be customized. For example, you can set the Rec to the AEL / AFL, AF / MF switch, "the", "Tele-Converter", etc. Also, if you turn off "the warm WB" menu (it was started. Above), the color is much better, especially at home. Do not forget to press the flash compesation "+1 EV" (the camera will remember this setting) for a flash of light that bounced in the semi-ready position when activated.
Overall, a good little camera 'with the fast autofocus (AF include the video in HD), washed with buffer and a lot of customization available 5.5fps burst mode, and filtering through an art really cool. The basic configuration of the I: filter out the noise, "the WB warm" mode for Nature-1,, Right - ISO, The - WB, LSF jpeg, the Rec is the AF / MF switch, screen settings.
The maximum brightness. Also, do not forget to enable the SCP (Super Panel) by clicking on OK, then press the Live View mode, which allows one-click access to all major changes in E. road-PM1 camera feels like a carefully designed, with well thought out. It is not necessary to have some settings that must be made for best resutls, has a slide and a flash light as well as wireless. (With the flash attachment) Buil-in image stabilization and a powerful 20 mm lens with the Panasonic, you can shoot sharp images of objects that do not move to 1/10s w / or blur the price. $ 499 is definitely worth it in the M43.
Update: After two months of heavy use, it is difficult for me to return to the E-PL2 hours (back of the camera) E-PM1, more importantly, in every way: the best images they are looking for. (Due to the exceptional AWB), AF is much faster and detect the face, especially in low light conditions or when shooting from a distance. Very good shutter lag and 5.5 fps burst mode, the flash is very useful, and the results small and large, do not hesitate to leave on most of the time. (Too good to be a shadow in the sun).
However, it is disappointing when compared with the E-PL2 IBIS, so I just turn it off. (I am mostly taking pictures of people go to 1/30s and at least I did not hear Biggie And IBIS-P3 is a better way -. The difference).
Buy the Panny 20 mm lens because it is slow and noisy focus. (Especially in low light conditions, is often incorrectly) and not take advantage of auto focus, fast-PM1 And to all the 14 mm Panny is a better way for me in low light conditions (. DOF is good in tight interior spaces), I used to keep the Panny 20 for DOF, but now I have Oly 45 mm F1.8, which is way better than that.
Of course, breathing image of 45mm Oly E-PM1 + combo with creamy smooth bokeh and sharpness of focus was on the plane. (The skin and soft-Portrait function, i) 35 points, essential small screen when shooting wide open with this lens and E-PM1 eye detection is useful. for art portrait. (The target is the left eye).
I think the M43 and all of them (I recommend the ND filter) 45 mm Oly can now use home-grade shallow DOF (3D Pop-up) w / PP or training at all. do not need! JPEG E-PM1 superb tone, color, and especially the skin, even under an umbrella with a thunderbolt! You can take raw files and do not have the Oly (especially skin tones).
I also want to add the E-PM1 is fun to use. Not only form factor. I also have some useful function to filter the art e-Portrait, burst mode and full manual control of video, if you use the Non-TTL external flash, it will not be limited to the speed of 1/160s flash. Now you can use in 4:3 ratio and in a few 1/320s 1/400s 16:09 Native camera with the ability of local high-speed flash sync (w / o power to FP mode) for this. can not afford and Adob Lightroom or Photoshop, Olympus Viewer 2 which includes the camera, an editor with the ability to work, although more slowly than it is. It lets you use one of the artistic filters after the photo was taken (if you shoot in RAW), and you can make the most of the settings of the raw images of you later (picture mode, WB, Art Filters. Noise reduction, sharpness, etc.) may be the best free image editors I've ever seen.
