Olympus PEN E-PL5

Olympus Pen E-PL5
Overview
TypeMicro Four Thirds, interchangeable lens camera
Lens
LensMicro Four Thirds System mount
Sensor/medium
SensorFour Thirds System 18.00 × 13.50 mm Live MOS
Maximum resolution4608 x 3456 (16.1 megapixels)
Film speedISO 200–25600
Storage mediaSecure Digital card; SDHC; SDXC
Focusing
Focus modesSingle, continuous, manual
Focus areas35 area contrast detect auto-focus, selectable
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesProgram, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, manual
Exposure meteringDigital ESP metering, Centre weighted average metering, Spot metering
Metering modesTTL ESP multi patterned (324-area multi pattern metering), Center-weighted average, Spot (1%)
Flash
FlashClip-on (included), TTL, GN 10m equivalent (ISO200 · m); hotshoe for external flash attachment
Shutter
Shutter1/4,000 to 60 s, up to 30 minutes bulb
Continuous shooting8.0 frames/s (in case of "I.S. OFF")
Viewfinder
Viewfinderlive preview, optional electronic viewfinder VF-2; optional electronic viewfinder VF-3 and VF-4; optional optical viewfinder VF-1
General
LCD screen3" 460,000 pixel TFT LCD on screen with live preview with capacitive touchscreen control
BatteryOlympus BLS-5 Lithium-ion battery
Dimensions110.5 × 63.7 × 38.2 mm (4.35" × 2.51" × 1.50")
Weight279 g (9.8 oz) (body only) 325 g (11.5 oz) (body, battery and SD memory card)

The Olympus PEN E-PL5, announced on September 17, 2012[1] is Olympus Corporation's tenth camera that adheres to the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system design standard. The E-PL5 succeeds the Olympus PEN E-PL3, and was announced in concert with one other model, the Olympus PEN E-PM2 (a simpler version of the PEN E-PL5 and the successor to the E-PM1).