Olympus E-P2 gets official details
Olympus has officially announced the EP-2, the continuation of its long standing PEN line of cameras.
Back in June Olympus announced the EP-1, the first digital single-lens reflex (SLR) Micro FourThirds camera from the company. Â Well, apparently it was enough of a success that the company is moving forward with the EP-2.
The biggest news is that the EP-2 isn’t a huge step up from the EP-1, and feels more like an incremental upgrade, almost like it should have been called EP-1.5 or some such.  It features the same 12.3 megapixel sensor as its predecessor, but adds things like detachable viewfinders & microphones, additional art filters, i-Enhance feature, AF tracking, HDMI controlled slideshow and the ability to shoot HD movies.
While the addition of the AVI format movies in 30fps 1280x720p HD is nice, you are limited to about 7 minutes of footage in one shot.
The EP-2 kit will be avaialble beginning in January for an expected £849 in the UK, and $1,099.99 in the USA.  The kit will include a 14-42mm lens and a high-resolution external EVF,
Olympus E-P2 Technical Specs
- Superior DSLR Image Quality
- In-body Image Stabilization
- Amazing 3-inch LCD
- Proven Dust Reduction System
- 12 megapixels with next-generation TruePicâ„¢ V
- HD video with high-quality stereo audio
- In-camera creative features (for still images and video)
- Multiple exposures
- Multi-aspect shooting
- Multimedia slideshows
- Digital leveler
- Magnified focus assist
- 18×18 metering modes
- Small accessories for small camera
- Accessory port for accessories like viewfinder and microphones
- Two additional Art Filters (Diorama and Cross Process)
- Color-boosting i-Enhance function
- AF tracking
- Remote slideshow control (via HDMI)
- HD movies in M-mode (manual mode)
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The EP-1 and EP-2 cameras are not reflex cameras. In reflex cameras you view an image that has been reflected by a mirror. The EP cameras are compact cameras with interchangable lenses.