Camera PEN E-PL7
A real eye‑catcher Slim silhouette Premium design Beautiful selfies
Type
- Body material Metal
- Lens mount Micro Four Thirds
Image Sensor
- Type 4/3'' Live MOS sensor
- Effective pixels 16.1 Megapixels
- Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
- Aspect ratio & area 4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0mm
- Full resolution 17.2 Megapixels
Engine
- Type TruePic VII
Filter
Dust reduction filter
Supersonic Wave Filter
Live View
- Displayed information
- Aperture
- Shutter speed
- Auto bracket
- AE lock
- Focus mode
- Shooting mode
- Battery check
- IS activating mode
- Face / Eye detection mode
- Record mode
- ISO
- Sequential shooting mode
- White Balance
- Metering mode
- Exposure compensation value
- AF frame display
- AF confirmation mark
- Shooting information
- Spot metering area
- Super FP
- Flash status
- Touch Panel Condition
- Focal length
- Flash mode
- Histogram
- Level Gauge
- Highlight & Shadow
- Focus peaking
- Number of storable pictures
- Custom
- Face detection
- Flash intensity
- WiFi
- 100% field of view Approx. 100%
- Magnification levels 5 / 7 / 10 / 14x
- Display modes
- Comparison
- Grid (4 types)
- Grid
- Histogram
- Level Gauge
- Magnified View
- Standard information
- Off
- Effect preview
- Art Filter
- Aspect ratio
- Exposure
- Exposure compensation
- Gradation (SAT)
- Auto gradation
- Multi-Exposure
- Perfect Shot Preview
- White Balance
Image Stabiliser
- Type Sensor shift
- Lens IS priority Available
- Modes Three‑dimensional, vertical or horizontal activation, automatic
- Live View stabilisation
- Effective Compensation Range Up to 3.5 EV steps (CIPA)
- Shutter speed range 60 ‑ 1/4000s (not available when Bulb is selected)
Focusing System
- Method Contrast Detection AF system
- Focus areas 81 points / All target, Group target (9‑areas), Single target (normal), Single target (small)
- 800 points / Manual selection in Magnified View Mode
- AF lock Yes , Locked by first position of shutter release button in single AF mode, AE/AF lock button (customised)
- Modes
- Manual focus
- Single AF
- Continuous AF
- Single AF + MF
- AF Tracking
- AF illuminator
- Full time AF
- Manual focus , With enlarged focusing area or focus peaking
- Face Detection extension
- Eye Detect AF: Off
- Left side priority
- Near side priority
- Right side priority
- Predictive Af
- AF tracking , Available in continuous AF mode
- C‑AF and AF tracking only with Micro Four Thirds lenses!
Exposure System
- Modes
- Programme automatic
- Aperture priority
- Shutter priority
- Manual
- Bulb
- Time
- i-Auto
- Scene Modes
- Art Filter
- Photo Story
- Movie
- HDR
- My Mode
- Exposure compensation +/‑ 5 EV ( 1, 1/2, 1/3 steps )
- Note: Movie shooting, monitor and EVF displays only up to ±3 EV .
- Exposure bracketing 2 / 3 / 5 frames ( +/‑ 1/3, 2/3, 1 EV steps )
- 7 frames ( +/‑ 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 EV steps )
- ISO bracketing 3 frames ( 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps )
- AE lock
- My Mode 4 settings storable
- Enhancement function Shadow Adjustment Technology (3‑axis Sensor shift)
- HDR bracketing 3 / 5 frames ( +/‑ 2 / 3 EV steps )
- 7 frames ( +/‑ 2 EV steps )
Scene Modes
- Number of scene modes 25
- Modes
- Portrait
- e-Portrait
- Landscape
- Landscape with Portrait
- Macro
- Sports
- Night Scene
- Night Scene with portrait
- Children
- High key
- Low key
- Digital Image Stabilisation
- Nature Macro
- Candle
- Sunset
- Documents
- Panorama
- Fireworks
- Beach and Snow
- Fisheye converter
- Macro converter
- 3D
- Wide converter
- Hand-held Starlight
- Panning
Multi-Exposure
- Max. number of frames 2 frames (shooting)
- 3 frames (editing)
- Auto gain control
- Frame assistance Live View
Light Metering
- Method TTL open aperture light metering
- Zones 324 zones Multi‑pattern Sensing System
- Detection range ‑2 ‑ 20 EV (17mm f2.8, ISO 100) 0 ‑ 20 EV when the frame ratio is set at high speed
- Modes
- ESP light metering
- Spot metering
- Centre weighted metering
- Highlight
- Shadow
Art Filter
- Modes
- Pop Art
- Soft Focus
- Pale & Light Colour
- Light Tone
- Grainy Film
- Pin Hole
- Diorama
- Cross Process
- Dramatic Tone
- Gentle Sepia
- Key Line
- Water colour
- Partial Colour*
- Vintage
- * 18 colours selectable
- Variation / Effect Available
Photo Story
- Modes
- Zoom in / out
- Layout
- Standard
- Fun Frame
- Speed
Sensitivity
- Auto ISO 200 ‑ 25600 (customisable, default ISO 200 ‑ 1600)
- Manual ISO LOW ‑ 25600 in 1/3 or 1 EV ISO steps
Shutter
- Shutter type Electronically controlled focal plane shutter
- Self timer 2s / 12s / Custom
- Custom (delay 1‑30sec.,shooting interval 0.5/1/2/3sec.,number of shots 1‑10)
- Every time AF: ON/OFF
- Modes
- Bracketing
- Self timer
- Sequential shooting
- Single frame
Shutter Speeds
- Shutter speed range 1/4000 ‑ 60s (in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps)
- Bulb mode Up to 30 minutes (selectable longest time in the menu, default: 8 minutes)
White Balance
- AUTO WB system Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor
- Manual White balance (One-Touch)
- White balance bracketing 3 frames / +/‑ 2, 4, 6mired steps
- One-touch white balance 2 custom settings can be registered
- Custom WB 1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K ‑ 14000K)
- Preset values
- Tungsten
- Flourescent 1
- Sunlight
- Flash
- Overcast
- Shade
- Underwater
- Auto Flash adjustment Off / Auto WB / Flash
- Keep warm colour On / Off
Sequence Shooting
- Speed (H) Approx. 8fps
- Speed (L) 3.7fps
- Max. number of frames 20 frames (RAW)
- Up to card capacity (JPG / Large Normal mode)
- Conditions Memory card: Toshiba SDXC UHS‑I card R95 W80 model Premiugate series "Class 10" 8GB
- Note: Depending on shooting conditions, the sequential shooting speed may reduce speed during shooting.
Image Processing
- Colour space sRGB / AdobeRGB
- Sharpness + Contrast 5 levels
- Contrast 5 levels
- Saturation 5 levels
- Gradation 4levels (auto, high key, normal, low key)
- Engine TruePic VII
- Art Filter bracketing Available
- Tele converter effect 2x
- Noise Filter 4 levels (Off, Low, Standard, High)
Internal Flash
- Modes
- AUTO
- Manual
- Manual (Full, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64
- Red-eye reduction
- Slow synchronisation with red-eye reduction
- Slow synchronisation
- Slow synchronisation 2nd curtain
- Fill-in
- Off
- TTL-Auto
- FP Manual
- FP TTL Auto
- Type Detachable flash (bundled)
- Flash compensation +/‑ 3 EV / 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps
- Guide number 10 (ISO 200)
- X-sync speed 1/250s / 1/4000s (Super FP Mode)
External Flash Control
- X-sync speed 1/200s / 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
- Manual
- Intensity +/‑ 3 EV ( 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps )
- Note: Some functions are only available if they are supported by the external flash.
Wireless Flash Control
- Number of channels 4 channels
- Compatible external flash FL‑36R, FL‑50R, FL‑300R, FL‑600R
- Control method Triggered and controlled by built‑in flash light
- Group setting 4 groups
- Available when used together with cameras compatible with the Olympus wireless RC flash system.
Monitor
- Monitor type Tiltable LCD ‑ Touch Panel
- Tilt angle 80° (up) 180° (down)
- Monitor size 7.6cm / 3.0'' (3:2)
- Resolution 1037K dots
- Brightness adjustment +/‑ 7 levels
- Colour balance +/‑ 7 levels Vivid (default) / Natural
- Touch Control fucntions
- AF area enlargement
- AF area selection
- Art Filter
- Enlargement
- Enlargement playback
- Frame forward/backward
- Live Guide
- Scene Modes
- Shooting mode
- Shutter release
- Super Control Panel
- Wifi connection
- Selfie shutter release
Level Gauge
- Detection 2‑axis
- Display Rear LCD monitor
Super Control Panel
- Displayed information
- Battery indicator
- Colour saturation compensation value
- Record mode
- Exposure mode
- ISO
- AF frame
- Focus mode
- AEL notification
- Number of storable frames
- Exposure level view
- Internal temperature warning
- White balance
- Sharpness compensation value
- Aperture value
- Face detection
- AE bracketing
- Metering mode
- White balance compensation value
- Exposure compensation indicator
- Gradation
- Histogram
- Shutter speed
- Contrast compensation value
- Colour space
- Drive mode
- Noise reduction
- Flash mode
- Flash compensation value
Recording Formats
- RAW 12bit
- RAW & JPEG parallel recording
- JPEG
- Aspect ratio 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6 / 3:4
- MPO (3D)
Image Size
- RAW 4608 x 3456 compressed / 17MB / frame
- 4608 x 3456 Fine (compression: 1/4) / 7.5MB / frame
- 4608 x 3456 Normal (compression: 1/8) / 3.5MB / frame
- Middle 3200 x 2400 / 1.7MB / frame
- Small 1280 x 960 / 0.4MB / frame
Still Image Recording
- EXIF 2.2
- PIM III
- DPOF
- DCF
Movie Recording System
- Recording format MOV(MPEG‑4AVC/H.264), AVI(Motion JPEG)
- Image Stabilisation Mode Sensor shift (3‑axis)
- HD Movie quality Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 30p, 24Mbps (MOV)
- Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 30p, 16Mbps (MOV)
- HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) 30p, 12Mbps (MOV)
- HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) 30p, 8Mbps (MOV)
- HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) / 30fps (AVI Motion JPEG®)
- Movie quality 640 x 480 / 30fps (AVI Motion JPEG®)
- Maximum Recording Time 29min (16Mbps)
- 14min (SD) / 7min (HD) (AVI Motion JPEG®)*
- Max. file size 4GB (AVCHD)
- 2GB (Motion‑JPEG)
- Exposure Modes
- Aperture priority
- Art Filter
- Manual
- Programme automatic
- Shutter priority
- * Some Art Filters are excluded
Movie Specialties
- Movie effects
- One shot echo
- Multi shot echo
- Old Film
- One push tele-converter
- Art fade
- Art Filter
- Soft Focus
- Partial Colour*
- Pop Art
- Pin Hole
- Cross Process
- Dramatic Tone
- Diorama
- Gentle Sepia
- Key Line
- Pale & Light Colour
- Vintage
- Grainy Film
- Light Tone
- * 18 colours selectable
Sound Recording System
- Internal microphone Stereo
- Recording format Stereo PCM/16bit, 48kHz, Wave Format Base
- Image footage 30s
- Speaker
- Microphone functions
- Wind Noise Reduction
- Recording Volume
- Volume limiter
- Audio Dubbing
View Images
- Modes
- Index
- Calendar
- Zoom
- Slide show
- Movie
- Single
- Light box
- Histogram in playback mode
- Shooting information Off / On
- Highlight/Shadow point warning
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 English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian
Customisation Options
- Fn Button
- My Mode 4 settings storable (Can be set to mode dial.)
- Factory reset Full / Basic
- Programmable button
Interface
- Hot shoe
- Media SD Memory Card (SDHC, SDXC, UHS‑I compatible) Class 6 is recommended for Movie shooting
- HDMI™ Micro connector (Type D) *
- USB 2.0 High Speed
- Combined V & USB output NTSC or PAL selectable
- Wireless connectivity WiFi
- * "HDMI", the HDMI logo and "High‑Definition Multimedia Interface" are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
Wi-Fi Functions
- Easy Connection QR code setting
- Wireless Shooting
- Live View
- Power off
- Rec View
- Self timer
- Touch AF & Shutter
- P/A/S/M exposure modes
- Bulb mode
- Zoom
- Aperture priority
- Manual
- Shutter priority
- Sequential shooting
- Short movie
- Image Share
- GPS info Available through Smartphone GPS data
Other Features
- Photo Story
Power Supply
- Battery BLS‑50 Lithium‑Ion Battery (included)
- Sleep mode 1, 3, 5min. and off selectable.
- Live View shooting Approx. 350images (100% with Live View)
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) 114.9 x 67 x 38.4mm (without protrusions)
- Weight 357g (including battery and memory card)
- 309g (body only)
Exterior
- Available Colours Black/Silver/White