Quick facts
Full name: Olympus PEN E-PL5
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2012 · Released about 14 years ago
- Sensor
- 17.3 × 13 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 16.1 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- —
- Weight
- 325 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion BLS-5 rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit photographers who need both stills and video, after checking autofocus, recording limits, and lens availability.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
- Test video recording, microphones, stabilization, and the ports you expect to use.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 21.64 mm
- Surface area
- 225 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 3.74 µm
- Pixel area
- 13.97 µm²
- Pixel density
- 7.16 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
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17.3 × 13 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 16.1 MP
- Total pixels
- 17.2 MP
- Sensor
- 17.3 × 13 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 4,629 × 3,478
- Maximum image
- 4,608 × 3,456
- Crop factor
- 2
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 200–25,600
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder
- Display
- 3 in / 460,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,920 × 1,080
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion BLS-5 rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 325 g
- Dimensions
- 110.5 × 63.7 × 38.2 mm
- Release year
- 2012
Wikidata
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion BLS-5 rechargeable battery
- Brand
- Olympus
- Built In Flash
- —
- Crop Factor
- 2
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- No
- Dimensions
- 110.5 x 63.7 x 38.2 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 16.10
- Exposure Compensation
- ±3 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- ✓
- Iso
- Auto, 200 - 25600
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- —
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- n/a
- Max Image Resolution
- 4608 x 3456
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920x1080 (30p)
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 60 sec
- Model
- PEN E-PL5
- Normal Focus Range
- —
- Optical Zoom
- —
- Raw Support
- ✓
- Screen Resolution
- 460,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 4627 x 3479
- Sensor Size
- Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Total Megapixels
- 17.20
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- Electronic (optional)
- Weight
- 325 g
- White Balance Presets
- 8
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2012
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