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83 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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48 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Tilting rear display. Optional EVF available. Removable front grip. In-camera art filters. Sharp kit lens. Good high ISO performance. Fast shot-to-shot and focus times.
Very low image noise
Reliable metering
Good whitebalance
Quick shottoshot speed
Fast contrastdetect AF
Short shutterlag
Generally responsive
Effective builtin stabilization
Excellent automatic Manual Focus Assist
High level of customization
Olym
Great image quality up to ISO 1600
Fast focusing
Excellent feel in the hands thanks in part to the large tilting LCD screen
Removeable/Interchangeable grips
Excellent battery life
Fast autofocusing system
Takes very good photos
Tilting screen for angled shots or self-portraits
Special effects and filters allow you to take fun pictures
3 inch articulated touch-screen
Excellent 16 Megapixel image quality
1080p30 movies with manual exposure
High degree of customisation
Built-in stabilisation
Access to large native lens catalogue.
Impressive results from the Micro Four Thirds sensor
Fast single AF acquisition
Decent metal finish
The editors didn't like
No built-in flash
Poor color accuracy
Focus hunts in low light
Long blackout
Display not always ExposurePriority
Low contrast LCD
Modal EC interface
½s Video record delay
Uncomfortable strap eyelets
Flimsy battery and memory door
No popup flash
High ISO pixel smudging
Requires playing around to learn features and settings
Lens is a bit big on what is otherwise a compact camera
Higher price tag when there's a comparable Olympus camera with similar features
IS not as good as some optical systems
AF hesitant in movie modes
16
9 screen ill-suited to 4
3 stills
No WiFi or GPS accessories.
Plastic front grip doesn’t match the feel of the rest of the camera
Continuous AF and specifically AF Tracking still needs improving
Abstract: The Olympus E-PL5 retains the tilting 3-inch LCD screen, though the new design tilts upward 170 degrees to face forward for self-portraits. Note the deeper notch in the top of the LCD to better fit over the hot shoe. All the rest of the buttons are the sa...
Abstract: An express review of the Olympus PEN E-PL5 review was just published at Neocamera. This compact mirrorless camera is the mid-level model among Micro Four-Thirds cameras at features a high-speed CMOS sensor with 16 megapixels and capable of...
Published: 2013-03-05, Author: Simon , review by: t3me.com
Abstract: Stick till the end, there's also a link for a competition that can make you win this camera. The video is in Arabic, but you can turn subtitles on (press CC on the YouTube window)...
Fast autofocusing system, Takes very good photos, Tilting screen for angled shots or self-portraits, Special effects and filters allow you to take fun pictures
Requires playing around to learn features and settings, Lens is a bit big on what is otherwise a compact camera, Higher price tag when there's a comparable Olympus camera with similar features
Both cameras performed well and gave us crisp, focused photos. We were finding it difficult to justify the $100 to spring for the E-PL5 over the E-PM2. But then we started tilting the screen out to review photos or framing the best angle for a shot, and...
Impressive results from the Micro Four Thirds sensor, fast single AF acquisition, decent metal finish
Plastic front grip doesn’t match the feel of the rest of the camera, continuous AF and specifically AF Tracking still needs improving, limited Touchscreen functionality
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Quality: above average in sharpness and colour accuracy.Why you'd buy the Olympus PEN LITE E-PL5: small, light, access to an enticing range of lenses.Why you wouldn't: no reason!There's a lot to like in the PL5, once you get used to the chromey look!Avail...
Abstract: Olympus E-PL5 Street photographer Like all Olympus Pen models up to now, E-PL5 has that retro spirit reflected in the right angles, curved edges and simple black finish, with no extraordinary details (except for the silver logo surface). Even if you us...
Abstract: The Olympus PEN E-PL5 shares the same 16.1-megapixel sensor as the Olympus OM-D. Amy Davies of our testing team investigates whether the similarities end there, or if this new PEN camera is in fact the best PEN camera on the market. Watch her Olympus E-PL...
Continuing the Olympus Digital PEN series, the E-PL5 is another great addition to this ever growing line of compact, interchangeable lens cameras. As a mid-range model, the E-PL5 packs in a 16-Megapixel Live MOS imaging sensor, TruePic VI processor, Se...
Great image quality up to ISO 1600, Fast focusing, Excellent feel in the hands thanks in part to the large tilting LCD screen, Removeable/Interchangeable grips, Excellent battery life
No popup flash, High ISO pixel smudging
The Olympus E-PL5 has a lot going for it: great image quality, quick controls, a lightweight body, a large screen, fast focusing, and does it all at a pretty great price tag. The camera will be one that both beginners and enthusiasts will be able to pick...
