Olympus PEN E-P5 (Body) Black
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Basic Skill Level (Photo)
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Basic Skill Level (Video)
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Everyday Life Photography
Events Photography
Sports Photography
Underwater Photography
Travel
Live Streaming
Event Videos
Home Videos
Vlogging
Time-lapse Videos
Low-light Videos
Wildlife Photography
Landscape Photography
WiFi Connectivity
Cute & Pretty Looks
Professional Looks
Regular Looks
Bluetooth Connectivity
Camera Body Only

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Technical Specifications

3D Photo Yes Yes
Analog Signal Format System NTSC, PAL NTSC, PAL
Aperture Priority AE - Yes
Aperture Range (F-F) - f3.5 - f5.6
Audio Formats Supported LPCM LPCM
Audio System Stereo -
Auto Focus Yes Yes
Auto Focus (AF) Assist Beam Yes Yes
Auto Focus (AF) Lock - Yes
Auto Focus (AF) Points 800 800
Auto Focus (AF) Points Selection 1 1
Auto Focusing (AF) Modes Continuous Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus -
Batteries Included Yes -
Battery Charger Included Yes -
Battery Life (CIPA Standard) 400 shots -
Battery Technology Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery Type BLN-1 BLS‑50
Brightness Adjustment - Yes
Built-in Display Yes Yes
Built-in Flash Yes Yes
Built-in Microphone Yes Yes
Camcorder Media Type Eye-Fi, SD, SDHC, SDXC -
Camera File System DCF, DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.3, RAW -
Camera Type MILC Body Compact
Compatible Memory Cards Eye-Fi, SD, SDHC, SDXC SD, SDHC, SDXC
Continuous Shooting Mode Yes Yes
Depth 37.2 mm 38.4 mm
Display LCD LCD
Display Aspect Ratio 3:2 -
Display Diagonal 3 " 3 "
Display Diagonal (metric) - 7.6 cm
Display Resolution (numeric) 1037000 pixels -
Electronic Viewfinder - Yes
External Flash Connector Yes Yes
Face Detection Yes Yes
Fastest Camera Shutter Speed 1/8000 s -
Filter Size - 37 mm
Flash Exposure Lock - Yes
Flash Guide Number 7 m -
Flash Modes Auto, Fill-in, Flash off, Manual, Slow synchronization -
Flip-out Screen - Yes
Focal Length Range (f-f) - 14 - 42 mm
Focus TTL TTL
Focus Adjustment - Auto/Manual
Full HD - Yes
GPS (satellite) Yes -
HD Type Full HD -
HDMI (Micro) Ports Quantity 1 1
HDMI Connector Type Micro -
HDMI Ports Quantity Yes Yes
Height 68.9 mm 68.3 mm
Image Formats Supported JPG, MPO, RAW JPEG, MPO, RAW
Image Sensor Size 4/3 4/3
Image Sensor Size (W X H) 18 x 13.500 mm 17.3 x 13.0 mm
Interval Recording 1 -
ISO Sensitivity - 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600
ISO Sensitivity (max) 25600 25600
ISO Sensitivity (min) 100 200
Languages Support - Multi
Lens Mount Interface Micro Four Thirds -
Light Exposure Control Program AE Program AE
Light Exposure Correction ± 3EV (1/3EV step) ± 5EV (1/2EV; 1/3EV step)
Light Metering Centre-weighted, Evaluative (Multi-pattern), Spot -
Live stream capable 1 -
Live View Yes -
Manual Exposure Yes Yes
Manual Focus Yes Yes
Maximum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) - 84 mm
Maximum Image Resolution 4608 x 3456 pixels -
Maximum Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
Megapixel 16.1 MP 16.1 MP
Memory Slots 1 1
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Minimum Aperture Number - 3.5
Minimum Focal Length (35mm Film Equiv) - 14 mm
Motion JPEG Frame Rate - 30 fps
Mounting Type Bayonet -
Number Of Batteries Supported 1 1
On Screen Display (OSD) Languages - BUL, CHI (SIMPL), CHI (TR), CRO, CZE, DAN, DEU, DUT, ENG, ESP, EST, FIN, FRE, GRE, HUN, IND, ITA, LAT, LIT, NOR, POL, POR, RUM, RUS, SER, SWE, THA, TUR, UKR
Operating Relative Humidity (H-H) 30 - 90 % 30 - 90 %
Operating Temperature (T-T) 0 - 40 °F 0 - 40 °F
Panorama Mode - Yes
Photo Effects - 1
PictBridge Yes Yes
Playback Modes - Next, Pause, Previous, Slideshow, Zoom
Power Source Type Battery -
Product Colour Black, Silver White
Resolution At Capture Speed - 1920x1080@30fps
Saturation Adjustment - Yes
Scene Modes Beach, Candlelight, Children, Close-up (macro), Documents, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, Portrait, Snow, Sunset, Landscape (scenery) Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Hand-held Starlight[1], Night scene, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Fisheye Conv., W
Scene Modes Present Yes Yes
Self-timer Delay 2, 12 s 2, 12 s
Sensor Format Cropped -
Sensor Type Live MOS Live MOS
Shoe Mounting Point Yes -
Shoe Mounting Point Type Hot -
Shooting Modes - Auto, Manual
Shutter Priority AE Yes Yes
Slowest Camera Shutter Speed 60 s -
Stabilizer Yes Yes
Still Image Resolution(s) 4608 x 34562560 x 1920 4608 x 3456, 3200 x 2400, 1280 x 960, 1280x720, 640 x 480
Supported Aspect Ratios 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 16:9 -
Total Megapixels 17.2 MP -
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Tracking Focus 1 1
USB 2.0 Connectors - 1
USB 2.0 Type-A Ports Quantity 1 1
USB Version 2.0 2.0
Video Formats Supported AVI, MOV MOV(MPEG-4AVC/H.264) , AVI(Motion JPEG)
Video Recording Yes Yes
Video Resolutions 640 x 480, 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 1720, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Viewfinder Type - Electronic
Voice Recording Yes Yes
Weight 378 g 326 g
Weight (including Battery) 420 g -
White Balance Auto, Custom modes Auto
Wi-Fi Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Standards b/g/n b/g/n
Width 122.3 mm 117.1 mm
Windows Operating Systems Supported Y -

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