OLYMPUS E-P2 Black PEN Treasure Digital Camera Instruction Manual

June 4, 2024
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E‑P2 Black

OLYMPUS E-P2 Black PEN Treasure Digital Camera

  • Art Filters, Multi Exposure, Multi‑aspect
  • Tiltable, high contrast and high resolution electronic viewfinder*
  • Accessory Port
  • High Speed 12.3 Megapixel Live MOS sensor
  • High‑performance built‑in image stabiliser
  • Real‑time effect monitoring
  • Excellent variety of digital lenses
  • Unique dust reduction filter (SSWF)
Bright options with the Accessory Port

The new Olympus PEN treasure now includes an Accessory Port, allowing you to attach a number of professional electronic devices, such as the electronic Viewfinder or the Microphone Adapter.
The E‑P2 camera comes your way coated in sleek black. It’s not a compact, nor an SLR ‑ it’s an entire class of its own!

*Viewfinder included in selected kits

Specifications

Type

Body material Metal
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds

Image Sensor

Type 4/3” Hi‑Speed Live MOS sensor
Effective pixels 12.3 Megapixels
Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
Aspect ratio & area 4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0mm
Full resolution 13.1 Megapixels

Engine

Type TruePic V

Filter

Dust reduction filter Supersonic Wave Filter
IR cut filter Hybrid type
LPF filter Fixed type

Live View

Displayed information| Face / Eye detection mode
Focus mode
AF frame display
AF confirmation mark
Shooting information
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AF type| Contrast detection system
Field of view| 100%
Magnification levels| 7 / 10x

Image Stabiliser

Type Sensor shift
Modes Two‑dimensional or one‑dimensional activation
Effective Compensation Range Up to 4 EV steps
Shutter speed range 2 ‑ 1/4000s (not available when Bulb is selected)

Focusing System

Method| Contrast Detection AF system (when non high‑speed contrast AF compatible lens is used, it works as MF assist)
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Focus areas| 11 points / Automatic and manual selection
Almost all points / Auto selection with Face Detection ON
225 points / Manual selection in Magnified View Mode
AF lock| Yes
Modes| Manual focus
Single AF
Continuous AF
Single AF + MF
AF Tracking

Exposure System

Modes| Programme automatic
i-Auto
Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Manual
Scene Modes
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Exposure compensation| +/‑ 3 EV (1, 1/2, 1/3 steps)
Exposure bracketing| 3 frames (+/‑ 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps)
ISO bracketing| 3 frames (1/3, 2/3, 1 EV steps)

Scene Modes

Number of scene modes 19
Modes Portrait

Landscape
Landscape with Portrait
Macro
Sports
Night Scene
Night Scene with portrait
Children
High key
Low key
Digital Image Stabilisation
Nature Macro
Candle
Documents
Panorama
Beach and Snow
Fireworks
Sunset
e-Portrait

Multi-Exposure

Max. number of frames 2 frames (shooting)

3 frames (editing)
Auto gain control| Yes
Frame assistance| Live View

Light Metering

Method TTL open aperture light metering
Zones 324 zones Multi‑pattern Sensing System
Detection range 0 ‑ 18 EV (50mm, 1:2, ISO 100)
Modes ESP light metering

Spot metering
Centre weighted metering
Highlight
Shadow

Sensitivity

Auto ISO 200 ‑ 6400 (customisable, default ISO 200 ‑ 1600)
Manual ISO 100 ‑ 6400

Shutter

Shutter type Computerised focal‑plane shutter
Self timer 12s / 2s

Shutter Speeds

Shutter speed range 1/4000 ‑ 60s
Bulb mode 1/4000 ‑ 60s Up to 30 minutes

(selectable longest time in the menu, default: 8 minutes)
Shutter speed P, Ps| 1/4000 ‑ 60s
Shutter speed A priority| 1/4000 ‑ 60s
Shutter speed S priority| 1/4000 ‑ 60s
Shutter speed scene mode| 1/4000 ‑ 60s

White Balance

AUTO WB system Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor

Manual White balance
(One-Touch)| Yes
White balance bracketing| 3 frames / +/‑ 2, 4, 6 mired steps
One-touch white balance| 1 custom settings can be registered
White balance adjustment| +/‑ 7 in each A‑B / G‑M axis (in Auto WB, preset WB mode & one‑touch WB)
Custom WB| 1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K ‑ 14000K)
Preset values| Tungsten
Flourescent 1
Flourescent 2
Flourescent 3
Sunlight
Flash
Overcast
Shade

Sequence Shooting

Speed (H) Approx. 3fps
Max. number of frames 10 frames (RAW)

12 frames (JPG / Large Normal mode)
Conditions| Memory card: Toshiba Super High Speed type “Class 6” 4GB

Image Processing

Colour space sRGB / AdobeRGB
Sharpness + Contrast 5 levels
Saturation 5 levels
Black & White filter Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
Black & White toning Sepia, Blue, Red, Green
Picture mode
Gradation 4levels (auto, high key, normal, low key)

External Flash Control

X-sync speed 1/180s / 1/4000s (Super FP Mode)
Type TTL AUTO, AUTO, MANUAL, FP TTL AUTO, FP MANUAL
Modes Auto

Red-eye reduction
Slow synchronisation
2nd curtain and slow synchronisation
Fill-in for exclusive flash
Intensity| +/‑ 3 EV (1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps)
| Note: Some functions are only available if they are supported by the external flash.

Monitor

Monitor type HyperCrystal LCD
Monitor size 7.6cm / 3.0”
Resolution 230000 dots
Brightness adjustment +/‑ 7 levels
Colour balance A‑B: +/‑7 levels, G‑M: +/‑7 levels

Level Gauge

Detection 2-axis
Display Rear LCD monitor

Recording Formats

RAW 12bit
RAW & JPEG Yes; parallel recording
JPEG Yes
Aspect ratio 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6

Image Size

RAW 4032 x 3042 compressed / 14MB / frame

4032 x 3042 Fine (compression: 1/4) / 5.7MB / frame
4032 x 3042 Normal (compression: 1/8) / 2.7MB / frame
2560 x 1920 Normal (compression: 1/8) 1.1MB / frame
1024 x 768 Normal (compression: 1/8) 0.3MB / frame

Still Image Recording

EXIF yes
PIM yes
DPOF Yes
DCF Yes

Movie Recording System

Recording format AVI Motion JPEG®
Image Stabilisation Mode Electronical image shifting (Digital IS)
HD Movie quality HD 1280 x 720 (16:9)
Movie quality SD 640 x 480 (4:3)
Frame rate 30fps
Max. recording time 14min (SD) / 7min (HD)
Max. file size 2GB
Compression ratio 1/12
Sensitivity ISO 200 ‑ 1600

Sound Recording System

Internal microphone Stereo
External microphone Optional
Recording format Stereo PCM/16bit, 44.1kHz, Wave Format Base
Image footage 30s

View Images

Modes| Index
Calendar
Zoom
Slide show
Movie
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Index| No 4, 9, 16, 25, 49, 100 frames
Zoom| Yes
Light box| Yes
Auto rotation| Yes
Histogram in playback mode| Yes
Shooting information| –

Erase / Protect / Copy Function

Erase modes Single, All, Selected
Image protect mode Single frame, Selected frames, All Frames, Release protect

(Single/All selected)

Menu

Menu languages in camera| 34 languages / 27 European languages (e.g. English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish)
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Customisation Options

Fn Button Yes
Custom preset options
My Mode 2 settings storable

Interface

Media| SD Memory Card(SDHC compatible)
Class 6 (4GB) is recommended
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HDMI™| Yes; Mini connector (type C)
USB 2.0 High Speed| Yes
Combined V & USB output| Yes; NTSC or PAL selectable
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Power Supply

Battery BLS‑1 Li‑Ion battery (included)
Sleep mode 1, 3, 5, 10 min. and off selectable.
Live View shooting 300images (100% with Live View) with BLS‑1 and Toshiba

Class 6 SDHC 4GB card under CIPA testing standard

Environment

Temperature 0 ‑ 40°C Operating temperature / ‑20 ‑ 60°C storage temperature
Humidity 30 ‑ 90% operation humidity / 10 ‑ 90% storage humidity

Size

Dimensions (W x H x D) 120.5 x 70 x 35mm (without protrusions)
Weight 385g (including battery and memory card)

335g (body only)

Super Control Panel

Displayed information| Aperture value
Shutter speed
AE bracketing
AF frame
Focus mode
AEL notification
Battery indicator
Face detection
Number of storable frames
Metering mode
Exposure mode
Exposure level view
Flash compensation value
Exposure compensation indicator
ISO
Colour space
Gradation
Colour saturation compensation value
Sharpness compensation value
Contrast compensation value
White balance
White balance compensation value
Noise reduction
Flash mode
Drive mode
Record mode
Memory card
Internal temperature warning
Histogram
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