Olympus E-P1

	Sample Photos Summary
• Excellent color and resolution lab results hold true in the field • Art Filters can be interesting if used in moderation • Textures are captured well • Noise reduction substantially impairs fine detail reproduction
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Sample Photos

Cityscape Sample
				Focal length: 25mm Aperture: f/13 Shutter: 1/80 ISO: 100 This shot of New York's Times Square shows off the terrific color and resolution performance of the E-P1. It was shot in aperture-priority mode using evaluative metering.
				The line are razor-sharp, the colors pure and accurate.

Art Filters Samples
	Focal length: 21mm Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter: 1/125 ISO: 100 To experiment with the Art Filter effects we headed for Rockefeller Center and shot this colorful plaza. The shot at the top was taken in program mode, natural picture mode, the others with the Art Filter indicated. In this shot, the Pop Art filter might have been more useful if we could adjust the effect. The Pin Hole shot, though, does a great job reproducing the look of grandpa's old vacation snapshots.
	Pop Art
	Soft focus
	Pale & Light Color
	Light Tone
	Grainy Film
	Pin Hole

Wildlife Sample
				Focal length: 32mm Aperture: f/6.3 Shutter: 1/200 ISO: 200 These local geese were shot in program mode shifted to increase the aperture, with evaluative metering. We went with vivid picture mode to pump up the plumage colors a bit. It's generally a good exposure, though contrast is a bit low.
				There are a variety of textures here, all captured well.

Monumental Sample
				Focal length: 24mm Aperture: f/4.5 Shutter: 1/80 ISO: 200 This disrespected statue in  Columbus Circle was shot in program mode, with automatic white balance and natural picture mode.
				The subtle gradations in the stonework are preserved well, and the engravings have nice sharp edges.

Noise Reduction Detail Sample
	Focal length: 38mm Aperture: f/5.4 Shutter: 1/25 second ISO: 3200 To demonstrate the effect the noise reduction setting has on the fine detail, we shot these engravings with the camera on a tripod, with dim daylight filtered through window shades, at a consistent ISO 3200. The image at left was shot with noise reduction off, and can be clicked to load a full-sized version. As shown in the close-ups below, raising the noise reduction setting does smooth out the background speckling, but details suffers badly.
	Noise reduction off
	Noise reduction low
	Noise reduction standard
	Noise reduction high

Panorama Samples
	Focal length: 25mm Aperture: f/10 Shutter: 1/320 ISO: 200 We tried the panorama mode in both horizontal and vertical directions, stitching the images together using the supplied Olympus Master 2 software. The horizontal pan came together nicely, but the difficulties of maintaining straight lines in the vertical pan proved too much for the program to handle, and since the exposure is locked in with the first shot, things get rather murky by the time we got down to street level. Clicking on these images will download full-size versions, which are quite large.
	Focal length: 42mm Aperture: f/7.1 Shutter: 1/160 ISO: 200

Still Life Examples

In the table below are shots of our still life taken with each comparison camera at all available ISOs. Clicking on any image will bring up a full-size version in a separate window.

	Still Life Comparisons
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO 6400
ISO 12800

NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.

Noise Examples

The following table consists of full-size crops taken from the shots of our still life taken with each comparison camera at all available ISOs.

	Noise Comparison Table
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 100
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 200
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 400
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 800
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 1600
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 3200
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 6400
	Olympus E-P1	Canon Rebel T1i	Nikon D5000	Olympus E-620	Panasonic GH1
ISO 12800

NOTE: The images above are not used in our testing or scoring, but are included here to show real-world examples of the differences between cameras at the various ISO settings.