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Olympus E-P5
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  • Overall, the build of the E-P5 is on a very high level and the cameras controls are well laid out and generally feel great to operate.

    The rear screen of the E-P5 is a high resolution 1M dot LCD that tilts down and up for easy viewing. The rear screen is clear and sharp, and unlike the OM-D’s, the E-P5′s screen doesn’t exhibit color shift depending on viewing angle. It’s also a noticeably slimmer panel compared to the OM-D’s rear screen.

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    Overall, the Olympus Pen E-P5 is a solidly built camera that is quick, responsive and fun to shoot. It has excellent image quality and the 5-axis IS is wonderful. The overriding thought I had while shooting with the E-P5 was that is was a slightly smaller OM-D E-M5, with a bunch of little improvements: more precise autofocus, shorter shutter lag, quicker response and a few really nice features like Wi-Fi and a built-in pop-up flash.

    http://admiringlight.com/blog/review-olympus-pen-e-p5/

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  • The E-P5 is more than fast enough for street photography. If fact, I had to slow down the multi-shot medium setting from 5 frames per second to 3. The high-speed shooting mode goes up to 9 frames per second. You don’t get continuous focusing at these speeds but it is impressive never the less.

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    The EP-5 is the closest yet to having that universal device that creates high quality stills and high quality auto focusing video. DSLRs, for example, produce great videos but they don’t auto focus well. My video needs are modest. I’m not looking to create cinematic movies. I just want to take effortless home videos, the kind that autofocuses and autoexposes without me fiddling with the controls. The E-P5 does this quite well, good enough that I can ditch the family camcorder.

    http://blog.atmtxphoto.com/2013/08/25/the-olympus-e-p5-review/

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  • The Olympus PEN E-P5 mirrorless camera offers an advanced feature-set in a compact metal body. It has a 16 megapixels CMOS sensor with 2X crop-factor, capable of ISO 100 - 25600, 9 FPS continuous drive and 1080p HD video capture.

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    As the leading model in the PEN series, it inherits impressive technologies, including 5-axis image-stabilization and Live-Bulb mode. It is designed with an innovative 2x2 system which makes parameters easily accessible via dual control-dials that switch between pairs of settings instantly.

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    Its image-quality is exceptionally high with low image noise and reliable metering. Colors are not perfect though which is easily corrected. Speed is another key area where the E-P5 truly delivers. Autofocus is very fast and so are shutter-lag, black-out and shot-to-shot speeds.

    http://www.neocamera.com/camera/olympus/ep5/summary

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    AF is very speedy overall. Paired with prime lenses, such as 17mm f/1.8, or with larger zooms, such as the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12–35mm f/2.8 (a 24– 70mm full-frame equivalent), the E-P5 locked on its target as fast as you can expect any ILC to do so—it rivals what most DSLRs can do in this area.

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    Olympus’ Pen E-P5 is a well-thought-out, elegant little camera with enough imaging and performance prowess to satisfy a huge number of shooters.

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    Along with its compact size and the large number of lenses available for the Micro Four Thirds system, we think that the E-P5 is a fierce competitor in the ILC game. If you’re looking for a small, interchangeable-lens camera, this new Olympus definitely deserves serious consideration.

    http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2013/09/camera-test-olympus-pen-e-p5

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    Disappointingly, the E-P5's video is no better than the E-M5's: although nominally 1920 x 1080 resolution, it looks a lot lower, possibly as a result of clumsy sharpening. Shooting a video resolution chart, we can't get it to produce the roughly 1000 lines per picture height that it should be able to produce. The result on real-world footage is that everything looks rather mushy and indistinct.

    We've found that when examining our images closely, many are visibly shaken, showing a distinct double-image which is almost perfectly vertically displaced (when the camera is in landscape orientation). The issue is most prevalent at shutter speeds between 1/80th and 1/250th of a second, and most obviously visible when using short telephoto lenses (~100mm equivalent).

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    http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympus-pen-e-p5/

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  • Sharpness to minimum (-2) required for all Olympus video. Most Olympus video tests made by photographers with ugly AF-C, that don't care about right sharpness setting with video. AF-S/M helps use AF before recording and allow manual changes during recording.

  • Olympus's 5-axis sensor shift image stabilization system is built right into the camera, allowing it to work with any lens that is put on the camera, micro 4/3 lenses or any others. The I.S. system works to stabilize the camera from vertical, horizontal, rotational movements as well as tilting and turning. While holding the camera, it is able to provide you with up to 4-stops of correction.

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    With the E-P5 being so similar to the E-M1, we were not surprised when the E-P5 provided us with excellent image quality. Our outdoor images show great exposure and color, and are sharp and full of detail. The rich colors provide a pleasing and accurate reproduction of the image.

    http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/olympus/e-p5/olympus-pen-e-p5-review.html

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  • Olympus is offering a free VF-4 electronic viewfinder if you purchase E-P5 before purchased from now until 5 January 2014 (at least in UK/Ireland).

    Check http://olympus-ep5-promotion.sales-promotions.com/

  • New firmware released

    • The smartphone application "OLYMPUS Image Share" now supports continuous shooting, live bulb shooting, and P/A/S/M and shooting settings (shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, ISO, and white balance) adjustments.
    • It is necessary to update to the latest version of OLYMPUS Image Share.
  • E-P5 firmware version 1.4 released

    • Improved remote control functionality when using the “Olympus Image Share” app.
    • Art Filter mode, custom self timer, zoom operation when using electric zoom lenses, digital tele-converter and cable remote release mode.
    • A 0 second setting has been added to Anti Shock mode.