Inside their E-P1 review zone-10 made a step further by predicting the E-P2 specifications:
| Model 1: Olympus E-P1 | Model 2: Olympus E-Px | |
| Imaging sensor | 12.3 megapixel Live MOS | Same |
| Processor | TruePic V | TruePic V+ |
| Image stabilisation | Mechanical and electronic | Same |
| Viewfinder | None (external accessory) | High frame-rate electronic type with diopter control |
| LCD monitor | Fixed 3″ 230,000-dot Hypercrystal III with Live Control | Articulating 3″ Hypercrystal III with Live Control; dot-count unknown |
| HDMI support | 1280×720 pixels, 16:9 format, AVI | 1280×1080 pixels, 16:9 format, AVI |
| Flash | None built in | Built-in GN13 (ISO 100) |
| Digital leveller | Yes, dual axis | Same |
| Exposure Modes | P,A,S,M, iAuto, Bulb, 14 Scene Modes, 6 Creative Art Filters | Same, but possibly more Creative ARt Filters and better iAuto intelligence |
| Metering range | EV 0 to 18 (50mm ISO 100) | EV -2 to 18 (50mm ISO 100) |
| Highlight/Shadow control | Shadow adjustment Technology | Same but improved |
| Autofocusing | Imager-AF 11-point | Same |
| Shutter speed range | 60 to 1/4000 second | Same |
| Flash sync speed | 1/180 second maximum | 1/180 or 1/250 second maximum |
| Drive modes | Single, Continuous, Self-timer, optional RM-UC1 cable shutter-release | Similar, including RM-1 wireless shutter release |
| Continuous drive mode | 3 fps | 3.5 or 4 fps |
| Battery type | BLS-1 lithium-ion rechargeable | Same |
| Memory card support | SD/SDHC Class 6 | SD/SDHC Class 6 and CompactFlash |
| ISO sensitivity range | 100 to 6400 | Same |
| Standard kit lens(es) | 17mm f2.8 and 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 | 17mm f2 and 14-50mm f2.8-3.8 |
Sounds good or not?
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looks very good, but also expensive (“pro” zoom lens might be around 500 €, body around 1000 €, double lens kit around 2000 €…?). and i doubt that olympus can pack all that feats into a tiny body until the end 2009/spring 2010, but i would declare this cam to be the absolute “dream” mft-body. :-))
thomas
let’s hope they are wrong
First : I know most people think a flash would be cool but most of the classic street cameras don’t have a built in flash
they should just get the contacts so that flash users can trigger their flashes with a optional flash
The body should have some weathersealed features and Oly should make the lenses weather sealed too . do it now , before it is TOO late
sd+ compact is a great idea if this is an intelligent mode ( possibility to write raw on one +jpeg on the others, or both cards at same time , etc…)
No art filters needed on a more pro body.
BLACK body please
should have a BLM1 battery for other oly users
they will have the room if they put 2 cards and a slighty bigger grip
Harold
If the “E-Px” comes close to this spec, it will really be, for me, the first digital camera that can take the place of an OM or an old screw-thread Leica–those classic small, lightweight, designs, thoroughly modernized. Most DSLR’s of today don’t come close–they are too big, and/or have lousy “tunnel vision” viewfinders. The Olympus E-620 comes close but still is not much lighter than an OM and it has a much inferior viewfinder.
It’s close to a dream spec for an MFT. I’ll buy it like a shot. Plus that 14-50mm zoom and, ideally, 12mm and 100mm primes.
And please, Olympus. Give us 24p and manual controls in movie mode!
wireless shutter release is what I’m waiting for since years!!!
Some pictures of “new E-P2”: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1022&message=32167142
Designation E-P2 might be stupid because there is already a EP-2 eyecup for E-1 😀
Thanks Dolly!
I posted the picture some weeks ago. by the way this will not be the look of the E-P2 😉
for movie mode, I would go a step further… no camera yet has really good framerate support, and would suggest that the E-P2 support…
23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30. if Olympus really wants to go over the top, perhaps support double rate modes for those that want to shoot slo-mo stuff. if they had to give us only one framerate, 23.976 is the most important one. it should have an external audio jack, important to support good line level signals too and no auto gain features. the sampling rate should be 48KHz, not 44.1 as the E-P1 does. If AVCHD compression is used, it should be maximum bitrate and support B-frames. If another less efficient but higher bitrate codec is used, great, but again, bitrate should be set high or given that option so that artifacts are minimized, especially with fast motion and low light. 5dMkII, DMC-GH1, D90 are all substandard with respect to video so Olympus has the opportunity to be the first one to get it right, if they would just do a little research into what video shooters need.
I’m going to back up Thomas from the first post. These stats sound perfect, but also expensive. the GH1 has these stats and it’s $1500. I already have an expensive SLR for my job. I want a camera I can take around town and don’t have to worry about. aarrrggghhh. but it sounds so go. I just can’t rationalize the money.