Olympus PEN E-P5 (Body) Black
Olympus PEN E-PL8 (Body) Brown
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Mirrorless Camera
Basic Skill Level (Photo)
Intermediate Skill Level (Photo)
Basic Skill Level (Video)
Intermediate Skill Level (Video)
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
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
Audio Formats Supported LPCM LPCM
Audio System Stereo Stereo
Auto Exposure (AE) Lock - Yes
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 350 shots
Battery Technology Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery Type BLN-1 BLS‑50
Brightness Adjustment - Yes
Built-in Display Yes -
Built-in Flash Yes -
Built-in Microphone Yes Yes
Built-in Processor - Yes
Camcorder Media Type Eye-Fi, SD, SDHC, SDXC SD, SDHC, SDXC
Camera File System DCF, DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.3, RAW DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3
Camera Shutter Type - Mechanical
Camera Type MILC Body MILC Body
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 3:2
Display Diagonal 3 3
Display Diagonal (metric) - 7.6 cm
Display Resolution (numeric) 1037000 pixels 1037000 pixels
Electronic Viewfinder - Yes
External Flash Connector Yes Yes
Face Detection Yes Yes
Fastest Camera Shutter Speed 1/8000 s 1/4000 s
Flash Exposure Compensation - Yes
Flash Exposure Correction - ±3EV (1/2, 1/3, 1 EV step)
Flash Exposure Lock - Yes
Flash Guide Number 7 m -
Flash Modes Auto, Fill-in, Flash off, Manual, Slow synchronization Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Slow synchronization
Focus TTL TTL
Focus Adjustment - Auto/Manual
GPS (satellite) Yes -
HD Type Full HD Full HD
HDMI (Micro) Ports Quantity 1 1
HDMI Connector Type Micro Micro
HDMI Ports Quantity Yes Yes
Height 68.9 mm 68.3 mm
Image Editing - Crop, Resizing, Rotating
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 mm
Interval Recording 1 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 Exposure Modes - Aperture priority AE, Auto, Manual, Shutter priority AE
Light Metering Centre-weighted, Evaluative (Multi-pattern), Spot Centre-weighted, Evaluative (Multi-pattern), Highlight-weighted, Partial, Spot
Live stream capable 1 1
Live View Yes Yes
Manual Exposure Yes Yes
Manual Focus Yes Yes
Maximum Image Resolution 4608 x 3456 pixels 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
Motion JPEG Frame Rate - 30 fps
Mounting Type Bayonet -
Multi-shot - Yes
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
Photo Effects - 1
PictBridge Yes Yes
Playback Modes - Next, Pause, Previous, Slideshow, Zoom
Power Source Type Battery Battery
Product Colour Black, Silver Brown, Silver
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) Backlight, Beach, Children, Close-up (macro), Documents, Fireworks, Night, Night portrait, Panorama, Portrait, Snow, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Scene Modes Present Yes Yes
Self-timer Delay 2, 12 s 2, 12 s
Sensor Format Cropped Cropped
Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Shoe Mounting Point Yes -
Shoe Mounting Point Type Hot -
Shooting Modes - Auto, Manual
Shutter Priority AE Yes Yes
Slowest Camera Shutter Speed 60 s 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 1:1, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 16:9
Total Megapixels 17.2 MP 17.2 MP
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Tracking Focus 1 1
USB 2.0 Type-A Ports Quantity 1 1
USB Port - Yes
USB Version 2.0 2.0
Vari-angle LCD Display - Yes
Video Formats Supported AVI, MOV MOV, MP4
Video Recording Yes Yes
Video Recording Time - 90
Video Resolutions 640 x 480, 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
Voice Recording Yes Yes
Weight 378 g 326 g
Weight (including Battery) 420 g 374 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
Wind Filter - Yes
Windows Operating Systems Supported Y -

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