Just announced: Olympus PEN-F Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera

Posted on Jan 28th, 2016

by Thierry

Gear
Olympus

The world of digital photography is getting more and more exciting everyday.

Engineers, in an endless effort, keep pushing the limits of technologies to bring us ever more exciting products that not only give us more joy in doing what we do, as photographers, but also give us the ability to expand our creativity.

Olympus has just announced their new line of PEN camera, mirrorless of course, and with a new 20 MP sensor.

The PEN-F is available for pre-order.

The specs:

Imaging
Lens Mount	Micro Four Thirds
Camera Format	Micro Four Thirds (2x Crop Factor)
Pixels	Actual: 21.8 Megapixel Effective: 20.3 Megapixel
Max Resolution	5184 x 3888
Aspect Ratio	1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Sensor Type / Size	CMOS, 17.4 x 13 mm
File Formats	Still Images: JPEG, MPO, RAW Movies: AVI, MOV, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Audio: Linear PCM (Stereo)
Bit Depth	12-bit
Dust Reduction System	Yes
Memory Card Type	SD SDHC SDXC
Image Stabilization	Sensor-Shift, 5-Way

AV Recording
Video Recording	Yes, NTSC/PAL
Video Format	High Definition MOV 1920 x 1080p / 59.94 fps (52 Mbps) 1920 x 1080p / 50 fps (52 Mbps) 1920 x 1080p / 29.97 fps (77 Mbps) 1920 x 1080p / 25 fps (77 Mbps) 1920 x 1080p / 23.98 fps (77 Mbps) 1920 x 1080p / 29.97 fps (52 Mbps) 1920 x 1080p / 25 fps (52 Mbps) 1920 x 1080p / 23.98 fps (52 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 59.94 fps (77 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 50 fps (77 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 29.97 fps (77 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 25 fps (77 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 23.98 fps (77 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 59.94 fps (52 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 50 fps (52 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 29.97 fps (52 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 25 fps (52 Mbps) 1280 x 720p / 23.98 fps (52 Mbps) High Definition AVI 1280 x 720p / 30 fps Standard Definition AVI 640 x 480p / 30 fps
Aspect Ratio	4:3, 16:9
Video Clip Length	Up to 29 Min
Audio Recording	Built-in Mic: With Video, Stereo

Focus Control
Focus Type	Auto & Manual
Focus Mode	Continuous-servo AF (C), Manual Focus (M), Single-servo AF (S)
Autofocus Points	Contrast Detection:81

Viewfinder/Display
Viewfinder Type	Electronic
Viewfinder Pixel Count	2,360,000
Viewfinder Eye Point	20.00 mm
Viewfinder Coverage	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx. 1.08x
Diopter Adjustment	– 4 to +2 m
Display Screen	3″ Rear Touchscreen Swivel LCD (1,037,000)
Screen Coverage	100%

Exposure Control
ISO Sensitivity	Auto, 200-25600 (Extended Mode: 80-25600)
Shutter	Type: Mechanical Speed: 60 – 1/8000 second Type: Mechanical Speed: 30 – 1 minute in Bulb Mode Type: Electronic Speed: 60 – 1/16000 second
Remote Control	RM-UC1 (Optional)
Metering Method	Center-weighted average metering, Multi-zone metering, Spot metering
Exposure Modes	Modes: Aperture Priority, Custom, Intelligent Auto, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority Metering Range: EV -2.0 – EV 20.0 Compensation: -5 EV to +5 EV (in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps)
White Balance Modes	Auto, Cloudy, Color Temperature, Custom, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Shade, Sunlight, Underwater
Continuous Shooting	Up to 10 fps at 20.3 MP for up to 39 frames in raw format Up to 10 fps at 20.3 MP for up to 45 frames in JPEG format Up to 5 fps at 20.3 MP for up to 250 frames in raw format

Flash
Flash Modes	Auto Fill-in Manual Off Red-eye Reduction Second-curtain Sync Slow Sync Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction
Built-in Flash	No
Max Sync Speed	Mechanical Shutter: 1 / 250 seconds
Flash Compensation	-3 EV to +3 EV (in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps)
Dedicated Flash System	TTL Groups: 4 Channels: 4
External Flash Connection	Hot Shoe

Performance
Self Timer	12 seconds, 2 seconds Custom: 1-30 seconds at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 second intervals Number of Shots: 1-10
Interval Recording	Yes
Connectivity	HDMI D (Micro), USB 2.0
Wi-Fi Capable	Yes

Power
Battery	1x BLN-1 Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Pack, 7.6 VDC, 1220 mAh
Operating/Storage Temperature	Operating 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) Humidity: 30 – 90%