Description
Brown: A vintage feel
The slightly bright colouring provides a stylish accent to outfits.
R8,595.00
A new PEN with a refined design. This camera is almost like an accessory on its own. This PEN is packed with features to help you express yourself, such as selfie mode, Wi-Fi, Art Filter, and more. It’s a camera to be proud of and one that you’ll always want to use.
Brown: A vintage feel
The slightly bright colouring provides a stylish accent to outfits.
Product type | Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens system camera |
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Memory | SD Memory Card (SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I compatible, Eye-Fi Card compatible[*])
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Screen size | 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V) |
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds Mount |
Product type | 4/3 Live MOS Sensor |
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Number of pixels / Aspect ratio | Number of effective pixels: Approx. 16.1 million pixels (Total number of pixels: Approx. 17.2 million pixels) Aspect ratio: 1.33 (4:3) |
Dust reduction | Supersonic Wave Filter (image sensor dust reduction system) |
Recording format | DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3 |
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File format | RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG, MPO (3D still) |
Recording image size | [RAW] 4608 x 3456 pixels [JPEG] 4608 x 3456 pixels – 640 x 480 pixels |
Type | Built-in 3-axis (yaw/pitch/roll) sensor-shift image stabilisation for still photos |
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Mode | 4 modes (S-IS AUTO, S-IS1, S-IS2, S-IS3), Off |
IS for Live View image | Activation by half-pressing shutter button or enlarging view |
Focal length setting | With |
Lens IS priority | With |
Stabilisation performance | 3.5 EV[*]
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Finder type | Compatible with separately available VF-2, VF-3 and VF-4 electronic viewfinders |
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Live View | Approx. 100% field of view, exposure compensation preview, WB adjustment preview, gradation preview, face detection preview (up to 8 faces), grid line, magnification display (x5/x7/x10/x14), Display modes: Standard, Histogram, Highlight & Shadow, Level Gauge, Off (Image Only) |
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Preview | Preview with depth of field preview lock (must be assigned to a button to activate) |
Live View Boost | With (does not reflect certain adjustments such as exposure compensation) |
Monitor type | 3.0-inch tilting electrostatic capacitance type touch panel with Approx.1037k dots (3:2) |
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Touch control | Shutter release, magnification, AF area selection, AF area size adjustment, frame forward/backward, magnified playback, Live Guide, Super Control Panel, Art Filter mode selection, scene mode selection, Wi-Fi connection, clips, movie effect, movie teleconverter When in Selfie Mode: Shutter release, e-Portrait, custom self-timer, movie, exposure compensation |
Tilting capability | Upward tilting angle: up to 80 degrees Downward tilting angle: up to 180 degrees
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Brightness / Colour temperature control | ±7 levels / ±7 levels |
Colour tone select | Vivid / Natural |
AF system | High-speed imager AF |
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Focusing point Focusing point selection mode |
81-area multiple AF All target, group target area (9-area), single target (standard), single target (small) |
Focus mode / Full-time AF |
Single AF (S-AF), Continuous AF (C-AF), Manual Focus (MF), S-AF + MF, AF tracking (C-AF + TR) With Full-time AF (Automatic activation when shooting selfie movies) |
Magnified AF | x5, x7, x10, x14 Can autofocus while magnified. Push magnification button to switch between ON, OFF, and magnify. Selectable from over 800 AF points. |
Super Spot AF | With (using contrast AF center screen when magnified) Compatible only with Micro Four Thirds lenses |
Face detection AF / Eye detection AF | With Eye Detection AF mode: off, nearer-eye priority, right-eye priority, left-eye priority |
Manual focus assist | Focus ring rotation activates Live View image magnification and/or focus peaking when in S-AF+MF or MF mode |
Focus peaking | With (Colours: black, white) Activate with Fn button or focus ring |
AF illuminator | With |
Metering system (TTL Image sensor metering) |
Digital ESP metering (324-area multi pattern metering), centre-weighted average metering, spot metering, spot metering with highlight control, spot metering with shadow control |
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Metering range | EV -2 – 20 (using 17mm F2.8, ISO 100) |
Exposure mode / Shooting mode | iAuto (Live Guide can be performed), P: Program AE (Program shift can be performed), A: Aperture priority AE, S: Shutter priority AE, M: Manual (Live Bulb, Live Time and Live Composite), Photo Story, Scene select AE, Art Filter, Underwater wide/macro[1], Custom Mysets 1-4[2]
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Scene select AE | Portrait, e-Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Sport, Hand-held Starlight[1], Night scene, Night + Portrait, Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, Fisheye Conv., Wide Conv., Macro Conv., Panning, 3D[2]
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Live Guide | Colour Saturation / Colour Image / Brightness / Background Blur / Motion Expression / Shooting Tips Multiple effects can be applied simultaneously.
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ISO sensitivity | AUTO ISO: customizable, LOW (approx.100) ‐ 25600 (default: LOW – 1600) Manual ISO: LOW (approx.100), 200 – 25600 (1/3, or 1 EV steps selectable) |
Exposure compensation | Still photo ±5 EV, movie ±3 EV, with selectable EV adjustment steps (1/3, 1/2, 1)
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AE lock | Locks with a half-press of the shutter button (can be set to Fn button as well) |
Shutter type / Shutter speed | Focal-plane shutter[1]: available from 1/4000 to 60 sec. shutter speeds and for Live Bulb, Live Time, and Live Composite Electronic first curtain shutter[2]: 1/320 – 60 sec.
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Sequential shooting maximum speed | Sequential shooting H mode[1]: approx. 7.4 fps approx. 8.5 fps[2]
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Max. Recordable pictures on sequential shooting[*] | [RAW] Max. 20 frames (in 3.7 seq. shooting L) Max. 16 frames (in 8.5 seq. shooting H) [JPEG] Max. ∞ frames (in 3.7 seq. shooting L) Max. 64 frames (in 8.5 seq. shooting H)
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Self-timer | Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec., custom (Wait time: 1-30sec., Shot interval: 0.5/1/2/3sec., Number of shots: 1-10, Every time AF: Off/On) |
Flash intensity control method | TTL Auto, Auto[*], Manual, Super FP[*](FP-TTL AUTO, FP-MANUAL)
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Bundled flash | FL-LM1 TTL Flash with GN= 7 (ISO100•m) / GN= 10 (ISO200•m)
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Flash mode | Flash Auto, Redeye, Fill-in, Flash Off, Red-eye Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(1st curtain), Slow sync.(2nd curtain), Manual(1/1(FULL) ~ 1/64) |
Synchronisation speed | Differs by flash unit and mode. FL-LM1: 1/250 sec., FL-50R: 1/180 sec., Other: 1/200 sec. Super FP: 1/125 to 1/4000 sec., RC: 1/160 sec. |
Flash intensity control | Up to ±3 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable |
Compatible external flash | FL-600R, FL-300R, FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-20, FL-14 |
Compatible external flash | FL-900R, FL-600R, FL-300R, FL-50R, FL-36R |
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Control method | Triggered and controlled (Olympus Wireless RC Flash system) Commander flash: FL-900R, FL-600R, FL-LM1 |
External Flash intensity type | TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP-TTL-AUTO, FP-MANUAL |
Channel | 4 channels |
Group No. | 4 groups (External flash 3 groups + commander flash) |
White balance mode | Auto WB, 7 Preset WBs, 4 Capture WBs, Custom WB(Kelvin setting) |
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White balance compensation | ±7 steps along A-B / G-M axis
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Colour matrix | sRGB, Adobe RGB |
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Mode | i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, e Portrait, Underwater, Art Filters |
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Gradation | Auto, Normal, High Key, Low Key [except when using i-Enhance, Underwater, Art Filters] |
Hilight and shadow control | ±7 steps each for highlight, shadow |
Art Filter (Variation / Art Effect) |
Pop Art (I, II / a, b, c, d, e, f) Soft Focus (- / c, e) Pale & Light Colour (I, II / a, b, c, d, f) Light Tone (- / d, f) Grainy Film (I, II / b, c, d, g, h) Pin Hole (I, II, III / d) Diorama (I,II / d) Cross Process (I, II / b, c, d, f) Gentle Sepia (- / a, b, c, d, f) Dramatic Tone (I / b, c, d, e, f) (II / b, c, d, e, f, g, h) Key Line (I, II / a, b, c, d, e) WaterColour (I, II / a, b, c, d) Vintage (I, II, III / a, b, c, d, e, f, i) Partial Colour (I, II, III / a, b, c, d, e, f) |
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Detail of Art Effect | a. Soft Focus Effect b. Pin-Hole Effect c. White Edge Effect d. Frame Effect e. Star Light Effect f. Blur Effect (Top & bottom, Left & Right) g. B&W Effect (None, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green) h. Pict. Tone (None, Sepia, Blue, Purple, Green) i. Shade Effect (Top & bottom, Left & Right) |
Colour Ring (for partial Colour) | 18 colour selectable |
Type (Variation / Frame Effect / Aspect & Frame Pattern) | Standard (I, II, III, IV / a, b, c, d / A, B, C, D) Speed (- / – / A, E, F) Zoom in / out (I, II / a, c / A, G) Layout[*] (I, II, III, IV / – / -) Fun Frame (I, II, III / – / -)
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Frame Effect | a. White Frame b. White Frame & White Edge Effect c. Black Frame d. White Frame & Pin Hole Effect |
Aspect & Frame Pattern | A. 4:3, 2 frames B. 4:3, 3 frames C. 1:1, 2 frames D. 1:1, 3 frames E. 1:1, 4 frames F. 16:9, 5 frames G. 16:9, 2 frames |
Hold function | With |
Exposure bracketing | 2, 3 or 5 frames in 0.3/0.7/1.0EV steps selectable, 7 frames in 0.3/0.7EV steps selectable |
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ISO bracketing | 3 frames in 0.3/0.7/1.0EV steps selectable |
White balance bracketing | 3 frames in 2, 4, 6 selectable steps for A-B/G-M axis. |
Flash bracketing | 3 frames in 0.3/0.7/1.0EV step selectable |
Art Filter bracketing | i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone, Custom, Underwater, Art Filters selectable |
HDR(Auto composite) | HDR1, HDR2 (painting-like)
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Bracketing for HDR post process | 3 or 5 frames in 2.0 or 3.0EV steps, 7 frames in 2.0EV steps.
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Shutter Type / Shutter Speed | Electronic first curtain shutter / 1/320 – 60sec (For speeds over 1/320 sec., mechanical shutter will automatically be selected when shutter start delay is set to 0 sec.) |
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Shutter start delay | 0, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30sec |
Update interval time | 0.5 sec – 60 sec |
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Update interval time / composite method | 0.5 sec – 60 sec / Lighten Mode (Bright area prioritization) |
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Interval Mode | Interval Time 1sec. – 24 Hours, Max 999 frames. Available on making Time-lapse movie automatically |
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Number of picture / Function | 2 frames / Auto gain, Exposing on Recorded picture(RAW) |
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Aspect Ratio | 4:3(Default), 3:2, 16:9, 1:1, 3:4 |
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Magnification | x2 |
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Detection | 2-axis |
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Recording format | MOV(MPEG-4AVC/H.264) , AVI(Motion JPEG) |
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Mode / frame rate / compression method | [MOV]
1920 x 1080 (FHD) / 30p / IPB(F, N) 1280 x 720 (HD) / 30p / IPB(F, N) 30p: 29.97fps FHD IPB (F: Fine / approx. 26Mbps, N: Normal / approx. 18Mbps) HD IPB (F: Fine / approx. 14Mbps, N: Normal / approx. 10Mbps) [AVI] HD(1280 x 720)/30p SD(640 x 480)/30p
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Maximum recording time | [MOV]
Approx. 29min (up to 4GB) [AVI] HD: approx. 7min[*] / SD: approx. 14min[*]
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Art Filter Movie</th >With (Frame rates may drop when certain Art Filters are used) |
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Movie Effect | One-shot Echo, Multi-echo, Art Fade, Old Film |
One-push Movie Digital Converter | x4 (enlarges area touched) |
Time Lapse Movie | With (AVI Motion JPEG 1280 x 720, 10fps) |
Photo in Movie | With (mode1, mode2) |
Clips | 1, 2, 4 or 8 sec (Further continued shooting possible up to 16 sec. by pressing movie record button again)
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Image Stabilisation for Movie | M-IS (Image sensor shift and electronic image stabiliser with multi motion IS), Off |
Exposure Control | Program AE, aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE, manual |
AE Lock | With |
Recording format | Wave Format (Stereo linear PCM/16-bit, Sampling frequency 48kHz) |
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Microphone / Speaker |
Stereo / Mono Compatible with separately available exterior stereo microphone SEMA-1. |
Microphone function | Wind noise reduction, recording volume, microphone volume limiter, Audio dubbing possible for still pictures (up to 30 sec.)
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GPS info. Function | Via smartphone GPS data |
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Wireless Shooting | Live View, Rec View, Wireless Touch AF shutter, Self Timer (w/Countdown guidance, Sequential shooting, movie recording capability), Wireless Release, Power Off
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Image Share | File Type: JPEG[*], MOV Connect to up to 4 devices simultaneously. Marking function for image share.
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Easy Connection | QR code setting |
Playback mode | Single-frame, information display, index display (4, 9, 25, 100 frames), Clips, calendar, enlargement (2x – 14x), movie (with sound, FF, REW, Pause), slideshow (with sound including BGM, replaceable BGM), picture rotation (auto), Light Box display |
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Information display | Histogram (independent luminance / RGB available), Highlight/Shadow point warning, AF frame, Photographic information, Off |
Editing function | RAW data edit, Gradation auto, Monochrome, Sepia, Red-eye fix, Saturation, Resize (1280×960, 640×480, 320×240), Trimming, Aspect, e-Portrait, Image Overlay, Post recording |
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RAW data edit | RAW data edit based on settings of the camera (including e-Portrait, Art Filter, ART-BKT). 2 programmable settings, preview capability. |
Print function | Print reservation (DPOF), Direct print (PictBridge compatible), PRINT Image Matching III |
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Languages | 34 languages selectable: – English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovakian, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Rumanian, Indonesian, Malay, Thai |
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Mysets: Mode Dial | Can assign Mysets 1-4 to Mode Dial. |
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Mysets: Menu | Can program, call (when in P, A, S, or M modes), and reset Mysets from the menu. Depending on the shooting mode and Myset called, not all aspects of the Myset may be reflected. |
Mysets: Buttons | Can customize Fn buttons and can assign buttons to call Mysets. |
Dial customization | Can customize dial functions and direction. |
Button customization | Can select from 23 functions to assign to buttons, including the Lens Fn button. Functions that can be assigned differ by button. |
Copyright settings | With |
USB/AV/Remote controller connector | Dedicated multi-connector [USB: USB2.0 Hi-Speed, video: NTSC/PAL selectable, optional remote cable RM-UC1 compatible.] |
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HDMI connector | Micro HDMI (Type-D) |
Flash attachment | Hot shoe |
Accessory Port 2 | Dedicated multi-connector (Separately-sold VF-2, VF-3, VF-4, SEMA-1, MAL-1, PP-1 Communication Unit can be used) |
Wireless LAN | Built-in (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) |
PC interface | USB2.0 Hi-Speed |
TV interface | HDMI (HD/Stereo Sound), conventional video-out (SD/Mono Sound) |
Battery | BLS-50 Li-ion battery (included) |
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Sleep mode | With (1, 3, 5 min. off) |
Number of recordable pictures | Approx. 350 shots (using BLS-50 and TOSHIBA SDHC UHS-I EXCERIA™ 32G with IS On, based on CIPA test standards) |
Battery Life on movie shooting[*] | Approx. 90 minutes (under standard JEITA testing) Approx. 150 minutes (when zoom and other operational functions are not used)
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Dimensions | 117.1mm(W)×68.3mm(H)×38.4mm(D) [CIPA guideline compliant, excluding protrusions] |
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Weight | Approx. 374g [based on CIPA standards, with BLS-50 battery and Memory card] Approx. 326g [body only] |
Temperature | 0 ~ +40°C (when in operation) / -20 ~ +60°C (when stored) |
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Humidity | 30 – 90% (when in operation) / 10 – 90% (when stored) |
Olympus PEN E-PL8 (Brown)Body