The Olympus Pen E-P1 14-42mm +17mm is a combo pack of an extremely small and lightweight digital camera and an interchangeable zoom lens launched recently by Olympus. The camera has a sleek and stylish design and has a metal finish that gives a retro-look to it. The Olympus Pen E-P1 comes with a 12.3 Megapixel Live MOS image sensor that together with the new processing engine TruePic V ensures ultra-high processing speeds and professional-like image results at an incredible ISO 6400.

The small digital camera has immense potential thanks to the Built-in IS with maximum 4 EV steps efficiency. In addition, it is also a user-friendly camera due to the newly developed GUI for easiest operation via Live Control. For providing an ease with handling there are two dials included in the camera.

The Olympus Pen E-P1 14-42mm +17mm features automatic recognition of common scenes with i-Auto function and the Clear skin function is meant for creating e-Portrait. Some other image improvement functions of the camera include Face Detection and Shadow Adjustment Technology. In total there are 20 shooting modes which include 5 exposure mode, i-Auto mode and 14 scene modes which together help in delivering flawless images worth admiring. The Olympus Pen E-P1 14-42mm +17mm also allows HD movie recording with excellent stereo sound quality featuring depth of field and Art Filters. There is a Multi Exposure function that further enhances the quality of videos.

Some additional features included in the Olympus Pen E-P1 14-42mm +17mm are HDMI interface, Linear PCM sound recording, Level gauge, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface, reliable Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system, wide dynamic range in highly lit areas and a lot more.