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Interchangeable Lens Type Live View Digital Camera
SD Memory Card (SDHC, SDXC compatible); 
Class 6 or higher is recommended for movie shooting
17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
Micro Four Thirds Mount
12.3 million pixels
High Speed Live MOS Sensor 
JPEG, RAW, & RAW+JPEG  
DCF, DPOF, EXIF, Print Image Matching III
AVI Motion JPEG (30fps) - some exceptions in Art Filter Movies
HD: 1280(H) x 720(V) Aspect 16:9
SD: 640(H) x 480(V) Aspect 4:3 (VGA) 
PCM/16bit, 44.1kHz Mono, Stereo with SEMA-1
Picture with Sound: 30 seconds, Movie: depends on movie recording time
Built-in (imager shift image stabilizer)
3” 460K dot HyperCrystal LCD with Anti Reflective coating
Single AF (S-AF)/Continuous AF (C-AF)/Manual Focus 
(MF)/S-AF + MF/AF tracking (C-AF + TR) 
C-AF and AF tracking are not available with non-mFTS lenses 
iAuto, Program, Program Shift, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual
iEnhance, Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone
Pop Art I/II, Soft Focus, Grainy Film I/II, Pin Hole I/II/III, Diorama, and 
Dramatic Tone; Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green tone available for Monotone
4 levels (Auto, High Key, Normal, Low Key)
Shadow Adjustment Technology in Auto
Computerized focal-plane shutter 
60 - 1/4000 sec.  
Bulb: up to 30 min. (selectable longest time in the menu. Default: 8 min.) 
1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable 
Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting, Self-timer 
Available
2 frames
4:3 (Default), 3:2, 16:9, 6:6
4.54”W x 2.86”H x 1.65”D (excluding protrusions) 
11.2oz (body only), 12.7oz (including Battery and Memory card)
Black, Silver, Red, White
Body, Li-ion battery (BLS-5), Li-ion battery charger (BCS-5), 
USB/Video Multi cable, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Viewer 2/ib CD-ROM, 
Instruction manual, Warranty card

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