launch
Announced
Feb 8, 2012
Body type
Camera subcategory
SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor
Effective pixels
16 megapixels
Max resolution
4608 x 3456
Sensor size
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
Sensor type
CMOS
Processor
TruePic VI
Image ratio w:h
1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Sensor photo detectors
17 megapixels
Image
ISO
Auto (200 - 25600), 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600
White balance presets
12
Custom white balance
Yes (1)
Image stabilization
Sensor-shift
Uncompressed format
RAW
Photography features
Minimum shutter speed
60 sec
Maximum shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Manual exposure mode
Yes
Subject / scene modes
Yes
Built-in flash
No
External flash
Yes (via Hot-shoe (FL-50/FL-50R, FL-36/FL-36R, FL-20, FL-14, FL-300R, FL-600R))
Flash modes
Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync (2), Manual (3 levels)
Continuous drive
9.0 fps
Self-timer
Yes (2 or 12 sec)
Metering modes
Exposure compensation
±3 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
AE Bracketing
(2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
WB Bracketing
Yes (3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCD
Tilting
Screen size
3″
Screen dots
610,000
Touch screen
Yes
Screen type
Touch control in electrostatic capacitance type OLED monitor
Live view
Yes
Viewfinder type
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage
100%
Viewfinder magnification
1.15×
Viewfinder resolution
1,440,000
Videography features
Resolutions
1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
File Format
H.264, Motion JPEG
Microphone
Stereo
Speaker
Mono
Optics & Focus
Autofocus
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Multi-area
- Selective single-point
- Tracking
- Single
- Continuous
- Face Detection
- Live View
Digital zoom
No
Manual focus
Yes (Live view image is magnified when the focus ring is rotated. (at S-AF+MF or MF mode))
Number of focus points
35
Lens mount
Micro Four Thirds
Focal length multiplier
2×
Focal length (equiv.)
—
Optical zoom
—
Maximum aperture
—
Physical
Weight (inc. batteries)
425 g (0.94 lb / 14.99 oz)
Dimensions
122 x 89 x 43 mm (4.8 x 3.5 x 1.69″)
Environmentally sealed
Yes
Battery
Battery Pack
Battery details
Lithium-Ion BLN-1 rechargeable battery & charger
Storage
Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Connectivity
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Yes (Mini HDMI type-D)
Wireless
Eye-Fi Connected
Remote control
Yes (Optional (RM-UC1))
Other features
Timelapse recording
No
GPS
None
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