PEN Mini E-PM1

Stylish & ultra compact.

With the new PEN Mini, Olympus has created the ultimate SLR quality point-and-shoot camera that's super-compact and amazingly easy to use. Just point and click for crystal clear pictures that will amaze you with stunning professional level detail and vivid colours. Then simply press the dedicated video record button to capture a Full HD video clip in full stereo sound. Put the PEN Mini in your bag and take it any where with you. It's so small and light that it will never weigh you down. The Mini is available in a choice of six trendy colours.


 

12.3
MEGAPIXELS
12800
ISO
3.0”
16:9 RATIO
SLR IMAGE
SENSOR
 

 

Features 

Wide-aspect 3-inch LCD screen

The PEN Mini utilises a 3-inch LCD screen in a 16:9 aspect ratio.  This provides a perfect medium to view when capturing still photos and even Full HD 1080 videos.  Utilising Olympus' HyperCrystal monitor technology, users shall be able to see the screen even in adverse bright outdoor sunlight conditions.

Superior Image Quality

By utilising the same imaging sensor found inside Olympus' accaimed DSLR series, the E-PM1 allows for professional quality images to be captured in a camera body that is a fraction of the size and weight.  The combination of a DSLR sized imaging sensor and Olympus' renowned TruePic VI imaging processor allows for spectacular images to be captured in an array of tricky lighting situations.

Live Guide

Designed to make that transition from a simple point and shoot compact to a high performance camera, Olympus' Live Guide interface allows users to quickly and easily make adjustments on the fly to their images.  The streamlined user interface make it easy to adjustment brightness, colour balance, background defocusing and other photographic parameters.  A built in guide also gives ideas as to how best capture an image in various shooting situations.

Creative Art Filters

Six popular Art Filters allow users to express their creativity and unleash their artistic side.  Choose from the very popular:

Pop Art
Soft Focus
Grainy Film
Pin Hole
Diorama
Dramatic Tone

Camera type Compact System Camera
Image sensor type LiveMOS
Sensor-self cleaning system Supersonic Wave
ISO range 200-12800
Interchangeable lens types Micro Four Thirds, Four Thirds (with MMF-1 and MMF-2), other types using suitable Micro Four Thirds adaptor
Viewing screen size 3 inch 16:9
External live viewfinder VF-2 (optional)
Image stabilisation Built-in
Autofocus system type Imager Contrast Detection AF system
Light metering system TTL Image Sensor metering system
Metering range EV 0 - 20 (Digital ESP metering, Centre weighted average metering, Spot metering)
Scene modes Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Macro, Sport, Night Scene, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Document, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Fisheye Conv, Wide Conv, Macro Conv, 3D
Still picture aspect ratios 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 6:6, 3:4
Panorama recording In Scene select AE mode
Creative filter system Art Filters
Video Art Filter types (Video) Pop Art, Soft Focus, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Dramatic Tone
ShutterSpeedRange 60 - 1/4000 sec. Bulb: up to 30 min. (selectable longest time in the menu. Default: 8 min). 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable.
Self timer 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available)
Automatic WB system High speed Live MOS sensor
WB bracketing 3 frames in 2, 4, 6 stepsselectable in each A-B/G-M axis
Flash type and power Bundled clip on flash FL-LM1: GN10 (F no/m) at ISO200
Compatible external flash units FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-14, FL-300R
Memory card type SD Memory Card (SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I compatible), Eye-Fi, Class 6 is recommended for Movie shooting
Photo recording format(s) RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO (3D still)
Video recording format AVCHD/AVI M-JPEG; Best settings: AVCHD Full HD Fine : 1920(H)x1080(V), 60i Recording, 20Mbps, Aspect 16:9, 30fps; HD: 1280(H)x720(V), 30fps (Some Artfilters are exceptional), Aspect 16:9
Video file sizes AVCHD: Max 4GB; M-JPEG: Max 2GB
In-camera editing options Shadow adjustment, Red-eye fix, Trimming, Aspect. Monotone, Sepia, Saturation (colour depth), Resize (producing another file, 1280x960, 640x480, 320x240), e-portrait
External microphone option SEMA-1 (optional)
Computer interface (Cable type) CB-USB6 USB Cable
Battery type (model) BLS-1 Li-ion battery (included)
Battery life (CIPA standard) Approx.300 shots
Weight 265g(including Battery and Memory card), 217g (body only)
Operating humidity range 30 - 90% (operation) / 10 - 90% (storage)
Available kits Single-lens kit with M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm IIR $599; Double Zoom kit with M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm IIR & 40-150mm R $799

Effective megapixels 12.3
Image sensor size 4/3
Image processing engine TruePic VI
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds
Viewing screen type LCD
Screen resolution 460,000
External live viewfinder resolution 1,440,000 dots
IS modes IS1, IS2, IS3, OFF
Focus modes Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / AF tracking (C-AF + TR)
Metering modes (1) Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering) (2) Center weighted average metering (3) Spot metering (approx. 1% of the viewfinder screen. Highlight / shadow bias spot metering are available)
Shooting modes (1) i Auto (2) P: Programme AE (Programme shift can be performed) (3) A: Aperture priority AE (4) S: Shutter priority AE (5) M: Manual (6) Scene select AE (7) Art Filter
Exposure bracketing 2, 3, 5 frames in 0.3, 0.7, 1EV steps selectable, 7frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7EV steps selectable
Max. burst shooting speed 4.1 frames/sec. in sequential shooting (5.5 fps with IS off); max. recordable shots: RAW mode: Max. 9 frames ( with Toshiba SDHC UHS-I card R95 W80 model Premiugate series "Class 10" 8GB); JPEG(LN) mode: 15 frames
3D recording Yes
Photo Art Filter types Pop Art, Soft Focus, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Dramatic Tone
Assisted shooting mode Live Guide
Flash sync speed 1/60-1/160 (Super FP mode: 1/125-1/4000 with external flash)
Remote RM-UC1 (optional)
WB options 8 settings (3000K - 7500K), Lamp (3000K), Fluorescent 1 (4000K), Fluorescent 2 (4500K), Fluorescent 3 (6600K), Daylight (5300K), Flash (5500K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade (7500K) , Underwater WB
Colour space sRGB, Adobe RGB
Flash hotshoe for external flash Yes
Wireless flash capability Yes. Using bundled FL-LM1 flash.
Internal memory None
Photo file sizes RAW: 4032x3024 (approx. 1/1.5 lossless compressed) Approx. 13.8MB; LF: 4032x3024 (1/4 compressed JPEG) Approx. 5.9MB; LN: 4032x3024 (1/8 compressed JPEG) Approx. 2.7MB; MN: 2560x1920 (1/8 compressed JPEG) Approx. 1.1MB; SN: 1024x768 (1/8 compressed JPEG)
Recording time AVCHD Format : Max 29min (Full HD Normal/HD Fine/HD Normal : 29min, Full HD Fine : 22min), Motion-JPEG Format : HD: 7min, SD: 14min (Some Artfilters are exceptional)
Video with sound Yes
Built in microphone type Stereo
Compatible AP accessories PP-1, VF-2, MAL-1, SEMA-1
AV interface (Cable type) Mini HDMI type-C (optional)
Battery charger BCS-1
Dimensions WxHxD 109.5 mm (W) x 63.7mm (H) x 34.0mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
Operating temperature range 0 - 40℃ (operation) / -20 - 60℃ (storage)
Box content Body, Flash FL-LM1, Li-ion battery BLS-1, Li-ion battery charger BCS-1, USB/Video Multi cable, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Viewer 2/ib CD-ROM, Instruction manual, Warranty card
Specification Images