Do you want to know what's better Canon PowerShot A2100 IS or Olympus PEN E-P2? SpecsPRO has compared Canon PowerShot A2100 IS vs Olympus PEN E-P2: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Canon PowerShot A2100 IS vs Olympus PEN E-P2

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  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Screen type

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

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  • Announced

    Feb 18, 2009

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4000 x 3000

  • Sensor size

    1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CCD

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4000 x 2248, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 140

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    No

  • JPEG quality levels

    Super-Fine, Fine, Normal

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    15 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/1600 sec

  • Aperture priority

    No

  • Shutter priority

    No

  • Manual exposure mode

    No

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    3.50 m

  • External flash

    No

  • Flash modes

    Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off

  • Continuous drive

    1.1 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2, 10, Custom, Face)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    None

  • Screen type

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    Motion JPEG

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    36–216 mm

  • Optical zoom

    6×

  • Maximum aperture

    F3.2–5.9

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Single
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    No

  • Macro focus range

    1 cm (0.39)

  • Number of focus points

    9

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    185 g (0.41 lb / 6.53 oz)

  • Dimensions

    102 x 64 x 32 mm (4.02 x 2.52 x 1.26)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    AA

  • Battery details

    2 x AA Alkaline or NiMH Batteries (Alkalines supplied)

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HD MMCplus

  • Storage included

    128 MB

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    No

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Nov 5, 2009

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Rangefinder-style mirrorless

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4032 x 3024

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    TruePic V

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3

  • Other resolutions

    3200 x 2400, 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480

  • Sensor photo detectors

    13 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto (200 - 3200), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400

  • Image stabilization

    Sensor-shift

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

  • White balance presets

    8

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (1)

  • 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

  • Flash range

  • External flash

    Yes (Hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels)

  • Continuous drive

    3.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 12 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    (3 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

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic (optional)

  • Screen type

    HyperCrystal LCD with AR(Anti-Reflective) coating

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    Motion JPEG

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Selective single-point
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    No

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

    11

  • Lens mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Focal length multiplier

    2×

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    355 g (0.78 lb / 12.52 oz)

  • Dimensions

    121 x 70 x 36 mm (4.76 x 2.76 x 1.42)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion BLS-1 rechargeable battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    300

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC card

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (Mini HDMI type-C)

  • Remote control

    Yes (Optional (RM-UC1))

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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