When looking for a more advanced camera with cutting-edge features, Olympus Pen E-P5 is one of the great models you might want to check out. Not only is this camera full of amazing features but it is also reasonably compact considering the tons of features that it presents to a user.

 

The Olympus Pen E-P5 is a Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera that is best suited for the professional shooter, who’s looking to savor more than just the basic shooting features. This camera is exceptionally fast, gives one perfect manual control and guarantees top notich image quality for both videos and photos.

 

Design

The Olympus Pen E-P5 has an ultra cool design with buttons and general body structure that provides for improved handling to the user. The camera usually comes in combined shades of black and silver cinching a great aesthetic appeal.

The body of the camera is rather compact measuring 68.9 × 122.3 × 37.2mm (HWD). As far as the weight department is concerned, you may find this camera a bit heavy weighing at 420g.

 

This model has twin control dials, meaning that the control buttons will be found both at the rear and the front of the camera. The camera also has an SD memory card compartment. Lastly, Olympus Pen E-P5 has a tilting rear touchscreen.

 

Features

1. 16 Megapixel MOS Four Thirds Format Sensor

2. 3.0 Inch LCD Touchscreen: Tilting 80° upwards and 50° downwards

3. 1/8000 sec top Shutter Speed

4. Full HD 1920 × 1080

5. 25,600 ISO

6. Movie Function

7. ISO 100-equivalent ‘LOW’ Setting

8. 5-Axis Image Stabilization

9. 9fps Continuous Shooting

10. Peaking Function

11. Intelligent Auto

12. Optional VF-4 Electronic Viewfinder

13. Super-spot AF Mode

14. Built-in Flash

15. Bulb Mode

16. Art Filters

17. RAW Format Support

18. High Speed Image AF

19. Face Detection AF

20. Built-in Wi-Fi

21. Face Detection: Up to 8 faces

22. 42 Different Shooting Modes

23. Battery Life: 330 Shots

24. Weight: 420g (plus battery)

25. Height: 68.9mm

26. Width: 122.3mm

27. Depth: 37.2mm

28. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

 

Pros

To start with, Olympus Pen E-P5 has built-in Wi-Fi thus you can easily share pictures and videos with other devices such as your smartphone and tablet. For photographers who have a soft spot for touchscreen features, this camera will also not disappoint as it has a touch sensitive LCD screen which can be tilted for more convenience.

 

Due to its AF illuminator, the camera is additionally great when shooting under low light situations. With a mechanised shutter of 1/8000s, you can also rely on this camera for speedy performance making it a good choice for fast shooting.

 

The camera has a Super Spot AF system that can enable the user to bring to focus even the tinest of objects. Thanks to the Live Bulb Mode, the camera is capable of providing progression of exposure across an entire image, a factor that can impeccable improve the quality of images one shoots.

 

Cons

Although the Olympus Pen E-P5 is certainly a camera that you might want to own, it does come with a number of downsides. For instance, the camera has no built-in viewfinder. There is also no standard mic input. In addition, its Wi-Fi features are rather basic and could use some improvement.

 

Conclusion

Olympus Pen E-P5 is an excellent model with brilliant features but you should be ready to spend quite a chunk of money for this camera.