http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
Anyway, the perfect u4/3 would be Panasonic DMC-GF1's razor-sharp brains in the Olympus E-P1's cute body.]]>Sep 5th 2009 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/-built-in flash
-higher res LCD
-add a black edition]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
So far, I'd rather have a Panasonic, I think their firmware features are better. They are getting very, very close to what I want in a camera with the GF1.]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
;)

But wouldn't be nice if the GF-1 has in-body IS ?]]>Sep 5th 2009 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
Now let's see how more cute it could be!]]>Sep 5th 2009 1:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
6 Megapixel the best compromise between pixel count and sensitivity for Consumer cameras
http://6mpixel.org/en/?page_id=32

Another good way to compare is to look at:

Digital Photography Review's camera database
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp

which lists the "Pixel Density" for each camera. They talk about Pixel Density here:

Pixel Density: when Moore is less
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08070301pixeldensity.asp]]>Sep 5th 2009 2:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
High ISO isn't as detailed as in Canikon, but it's for 99% cases is as good.

But sorry, it's 12MP.]]>Sep 5th 2009 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
I already checked - its MRPS is $199.

If I'd buy GF1, I guess my greed would force me to learn to love the LCD composing.]]>Sep 5th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
Engadget is great for gossip, but if you want a real in depth review of something that isn't an iPhone, go somewhere else. This comment about satisfactory image quality as well as the whining about resistive displays(with the N900) and some of the other things are getting kind of annoying.

DPreview did a thorough test and rated image quality as being better than previous 4/3rds and as good as entry level SLRs from other manufacturers. It loses to the GH1, although that costs twice as much.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/OlympusEP1/page31.asp

Click through the next pages to see comparisons to other SLRs, although they do point out that at the time of the review their RAW converter wasn't working properly so once Adobe updates ACR the quality should get even better. ]]>Sep 5th 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
What would I like?

Fast AF would be nice.
Lightroom support - required - coming soon.
Built-in Flash? They are useless for anything except snapshots - first thing I turn off.
Focus Confirmation for Manual Focus - would also be nice.

Other than that, it is a pocket camera with 720pHD video and images quality close to the Canon 5DMII. What's to complain about?]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
Though I have used for two years before Canon's P&S which didn't have viewfinder - and it worked somehow.

Before buying, I want to find some exhibition where I can play with the camera for at least 10 minutes - to get the feeling whether it can be used without viewfinder or not.

Folks from fourthirds-user.com mentioned that there is a barrier - http://fourthirds-user.com/2009/06/olympus_pen_ep1_initial_handson_review.php - "there is no viewfinder! [...] you get used to it."]]>Sep 5th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/
Other than that, it does just what it was meant to do. It doesn't need a viewfinder, because it's not that kind of camera. Sure it took me a while to get used to using the screen (I'm so used to my film SLR and DSLR!) but now it just feels right. The AF is a little slow, but an update comes out this month (15th) that should speed that up. A flash isn't needed, since I HATE built in flashes and would rather use a hot shoe flash on any camera. The photo quality is pretty much on-par with my DSLR, the high ISO shots are good, the built in IS and dust reduction is sweet, and I don't think I could ask for much more. This camera is something new, and I hope Olympus and Panasonic work hard to make m4/3 something big. I can't wait for some new lenses to come out.

I'm getting a four thirds adaptor next week and I can't wait to try out my ZD lenses.

Oh, and DPreview has a pretty good review of the cam: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusep1/]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08092208olympus_micro_four_thirds.asp
http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0809/Olympus/mft1.jpg

People were also told that it would be a metal body, and it ended up being a thin metal veneer backed up by a solid plastic housing. That is why it looks somewhat cheap to people in the know. Its like those 'stainless steel' fridges you see at Home Depot that are on discount because someone dented them and now they look like crap.
http://photorumors.com/2009/06/17/the-guts-of-the-m43-olympus-e-p1/

Similarly, the lens too came in for complaint being too plastic-y.

My big complaint on video performance was that the AF was very noisy. There were some videos on the net where the AF sounded like crushed glass. 60fps @ 720p would also be great.

Finally, how could they not sell a black version? The aesthetics of the finger grip are also somewhat strange. It just looks like a decal that was slapped on.

Retro form factor yes, but fails in the details...
]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Flash
ViewFinder
....]]>Sep 4th 2009 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 4th 2009 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/04/how-would-you-change-olympus-e-p1/Sep 5th 2009 12:02AM