Olympus PEN E-PL7 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 14-42mm 2R Lens, Black
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About Olympus E-PL7
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Great little set up
This is my first decent camera and it has been a joy to use. I enjoy that it is small enough to carry most places without having to carry around a DSLR. The photos that come out of it are great also.
Shoot more, Computer less
This is a tremendous camera for both travel and just having in the car around town. It seems sturdier than the E-PL5, and is very well balanced for discreet handheld shooting. The built-in processor offers a wide variety of well-designed features for JPG, basic enhancement, and BW shooting. I find that I need to spend less and less time in front of the computer when using this product.
OLYMPUS Pen E-PL7 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 14-42mm 2R Micro Four Thirds Lens
Never was a camera more suited for the digital and social media age. Meet the OLYMPUS E-PL7 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 14-41mm 2R Lens, a camera that does the following things very, very well:
Product Highlights
- Selfies. Seriously! When’s the last time you enabled Wi-Fi connectivity to your camera or used a flip-down LCD to properly frame your selfies? If you’re going to take a selfie, make it count.
- Connectivity. Speaking of connectivity, you can do just about anything once you’ve synced up your smart phone to your camera via the app Olympus Image Share.
- Image quality won’t be a concern, not if the 16MP Live MOS Sensor, TruePic VII Image processor and built-in 3-axis image stabilization have anything to say about it.
If it’s portable enough to take anywhere, it means you probably will end up taking it everywhere. And like we always say at Adorama, the best camera is the one you have with you.
Learn about the OLYMPUS Pen E-PL7 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 14-42mm 2R Micro Four Thirds Lens
In the days of photography yore, a camera was expected to do one thing: take pictures. My, how far we’ve come. That’s never more apparent than when you’re staring down the viewfinder of a camera like the OLYMPUS E-PL7 Mirrorless Digital Camera (BODY ONLY) - BLACK, a camera body so capable and so chock-full of features that it’s hard to believe that cameras used to require their subjects to hold still for a few moments. After all, this Olympus camera body features Wi-Fi capabilities, full HD 1080p video, 3-axis stabilization, and a full-time photography assistant. Okay, Adorama made that last one up. But the fact that it took you a second to figure that out is a testament to just what modern cameras like this Olympus E-PL7 camera body can do.
- Effective selfie control. Of paramount importance. And why not? Think about it: what does a selfie require? It requires a quality LCD monitor—one that lets you set your frame with accuracy. You can flip this LCD down so you can view what’s going on even when you’re both photographer and subject, and that’s good news for you social media lovers out there. And you can choose the interval shooting option to shoot three selfies at one-second intervals, so that anyone in the picture with you can have fun with three different poses. Have great photos and more fun!
- Get connected. Seriously connected. The Olympus Pen E-PL7 mirrorless camera body does not only come in with Wi-Fi built right in, but it can connect to a smart phone via the Olympus Image Share app. This allows you to take your smart phone and scan the code on the camera’s LCD, instantly syncing the two. And what can you do once that’s been achieved? The question you might ask is: what can’t you do? OI Share allows you to configure all sorts of settings, activating the camera at your whim and taking—yes—selfies, only this time without your arm extending out at awkward angles.
- Image quality. Adorama doesn’t forget about image quality. With a camera body, it starts and ends with image quality, and the Olympus E-PL7 doesn’t disappoint. Its 16MP Live MOS sensor and TruPic VII image processor makes sure you’ll get the kind of precision and consistency you’ve come to expect from Olympus products.
- This 14-42mm 2R lens is compatible with the Micro Four Thirds system, allowing it to fit on a number of cameras. And that’s good news, because with highly sophisticated autofocus, you’ll really want to use this lens again and again for a range of subjects in a variety of conditions, both indoors and outdoors. You can also use the manual focus assist by rotating focus rings, activating Live View Image magnification and/or focus peaking.
- Filters and creative options. Want to get a little more creative with your next photo shoot? You’ll have ample opportunity to tinker with your images with the Olympus E-PL7. Here you’ll find two new art filters, including a “vintage” art filter that turns what might seem like ordinary images into something that looks like it’s out of old Hollywood. Shade effects allow you to extend shadows for a spooky and sometimes beautiful effect that simply can’t be achieved without it.
Olympus gives you all of the features above, all in a compact body. What else could you want from a camera like this? If it’s portable enough to take anywhere, it means you probably will end up taking it everywhere. And like we always say at Adorama, the best camera is the one you have with you.
From the Manufacturer
The latest model in Olympus's legendary PEN series wraps powerful photographic performance in an elegant skin. Leather and brushed metal accents draw inspiration from timeless Olympus designs, but features like ergonomic controls and a clever downward-opening monitor - for the best selfies ever - address the needs of thoroughly modern photographers.
The E-PL7 is a compact, interchangeable lens camera with a modern twist. Built-in Wi-Fi and the upgraded OI.Share app let you control the camera remotely and post images instantly, while spectacular image quality, a selfie-centric touch screen interface and numerous creative tools make this the perfect choice for aspiring photographers.
The Olympus Pen E-PL7 is the latest generation of one of the longest-running micro four-thirds sensor-based compact interchangeable-lens digital camera lines. The E-PL7 adds Wi-Fi and a flip-down high-resolution LCD monitor to this small, high-performance model that can shoot up to 8fps and has what Olympus says is the fastest AF system ever.
LCD monitor and Selfies
The E-PL7 is the first camera of its kind to feature an LCD that flips down so users can point the cameras towards themselves and compose the image without their arms getting in the way while shooting selfies. The monitor is touch sensitive but has a 1-second "selfie" delay so you can press the shutter release then move your hand out of the way in time for a more natural-looking photo. Selfie Interval shooting sets the camera to shoot three selfies at one-second intervals, so the subjects can strike different poses. When an electronic zoom lens is attached, the zoom automatically adjusts to the wide-angle position so that the user can quickly take their shot, incorporating the background as well.
Connectivity and sharing software improvements
The Olympus PEN E-PL7 includes built-in Wi-Fi, and connects to a smart phone via the Olympus Image Share app. Use your smart phone to quickly scan the QR code displayed on the camera's LCD; the smart phone syncs with the Wi-Fi network created by the camera. OI.Share shooting functions have evolved, making it possible to easily operate the custom self-timer for sequential and selfie interval shooting. Live View can be displayed on the smart phone, and the camera can be controlled by touching the smart phone display as if it were the camera itself, then users can send selected images to their smart device for immediate sharing on social media sites.
OI.Share has been enhanced with a number of remote shooting functions to expand the use of a variety of selfie options. Settings for single, sequential high and sequential low switching button, as well as controls for the timer bar and interval shooting, can all be easily accessed remotely on the user's smart phone. A new movie button lets you quickly record a movie at customized settings, including customized time length for each movie clip. Live Bulb has been added to OI.Share, allowing users the ability to control and monitor the bulb photography process on a smart phone while the shutter is released. Images can also be geotagged through the OI.Share App.
Image quality
The Olympus Pen E-PL7 has the same sensor and processor that debuted on their OM-D lineup, a 16MP Live MOS sensor and TruePic VII image processor. According to DXOMark's independent lab tests on other cameras using this sensor, image quality approached APS sensors.
Image quality is further helped by built-in 3-axis VCM image stabilization, which deubted in the OM-D EM10. This compensates for horizontal and vertical angular shifts (yam and pitch) as well as camera shake along the optical axis (roll) which is especially common in one-handed shooting (think Selfies). With the in-body image stabilization mechanism, camera shake can be prevented with any lens, allowing users to take beautiful, dynamic images, all the time.
Creative options
The PEN E-PL7 is equipped with several new creative features, including two new Art Filters. The "Vintage" art filter transfers everyday images into a photo that looks to have withstood the test of time, and "Partial Color" enables users to utilize an intuitive color ring to leave certain colors in an image while other colors are converted to monochrome to emphasize specific parts of a photo or subjects (18 colors are available). "Shade Effect" is a new art effect that adds bands of shadows on the left and right, or top and bottom of the image. Photo Story has also been expanded to include Layout mode for a photo-album-style arrangement. "Panning" is a new scene mode that matches the E-PL7's movement to the subjects so users can track it for the optimal panning effect. And finally, a new movie effect, "Old Film Effect," records video to look like old movies shot on film by adding noise, scratches and dust effects.
For photographers who prefer composing their shots using an eyepiece, the E-PL7 is compatible with the optional high-definition VF-4 viewfinder that provides an impressive 1.48x magnification, a 2.36 million-dot LCD, eye-detect to turn it on at the right time, and intuitive functionality that enables real-time viewing of shooting conditions.
Olympus E-PL7 Features
- 16MP LiveMOS Sensor TruePic VII Image Processor
- 3-Axis In-Body VCM Image Stabilization
- Built-In Wi-Fi
- 3.0", 1.04M Dot Touch LCD
- 180 Degree Downward Flip Touch Screen
- Redesigned Selfie GUI
- 81-pt FAST AF with Small Target AF
- 8fps High-Speed Sequential Shooting
- Expanded OI Share Capabilities
- Geo-Tagging via OI Share App
- New Art Filters (Vintage, Partial Color) and Art Effect (Shade Effect)
- Photo Story
- Panning Scene Mode
- New Movie Mode: Old Film Effect
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Key Features
- New Movie Mode
- 16MP LiveMOS Sensor TruePic VII Image Processor
- 3-Axis In-Body VCM Image Stabilization
- Built-In Wi-Fi
- 3.0", 1.04M Dot Touch LCD
- 180 Degree Downward Flip Touch Screen
What's in the box:
- Olympus E-PL7 Mirrorless Digital Camera
- M.Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 II R Lens (Black)
- BLS-50 Lithium-Ion Battery (7.2V & 1210mAh)
- BCS-5 Lithium-Ion Battery Charger
- FL-LM1 Flash
- USB Cable
- Shoulder Strap
- OLYMPUS Viewer 3 CD-ROM
- Olympus 1 Year Warranty
