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PRODUCT TYPE  
Product type Single-lens reflex Live View digital camera with interchangeable lens system
Memory CF/SD Dual-Slot, CompactFlash Type I (UDMA), SD Memory Card(SDHC/SDXC compatible)  Class 6 or higher is recommended for Movie shooting
Screen size 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
Lens mount Four Thirds Mount
EFFECTIVE PIXELS NUMBER  
Effective Pixels number 12.3 million pixels
IMAGE PICKUP UNIT  
Product type High speed Live MOS Sensor
Total no. of pixels Approx. 13.1 million pixels
Dust reduction Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
RECORDING (STILL)  
Recording format DCF, DPOF compatible/Exif, PRINT Image Matching III
File format RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
Recording image size [RAW] 4032 x 3024 pixels
[JPEG] 4032 x 3024 pixels - 640 x 480 pixels
File Size RAW: 4032(H)x3042(V) (approx. 1/1.5 lossless compressed) Approx. 13.9MB
Set1(LF): 4032(H)x3042(V) (1/4 compressed) Approx. 5.7MB
Set2(LN): 4032(H)x3042(V) (1/8 compressed) Approx. 2.7MB
Set3(MN): 2560(H)x1920(V) (1/8 compressed) Approx. 1.1MB
Set4(SN): 1024(H)x768(V) (1/8 compressed) Approx. 0.3MB
RECORDING (MOVIE)  
Recording format AVI Motion JPEG(30fps)
Movie Mode HD: 1280(H)x720(V)  Aspect 16:9
SD: 640(H)x480(V)     Aspect 4:3(VGA)
Compression Ratio 1/12(HD), 1/8(SD)
File Size Max 2GB(limited by AVI format)
Maximum Recording Time HD: 7min, SD: 14min
RECORDING (SOUND)  
Recording format Wave Format Base
Stereo PCM/16bit, 44.1kHz
Maximum Recording Time Picture with Sound: 30sec
Movie: depend on Movie Recording Time
Mic/Speaker Mono/Mono (Stereo external microphone available)
VIEWFINDER  
Product type Eye-level single-lens reflex viewfinder
Field of view Approx. 100%
Viewfinder magnification Approx.1.15x (-1m-1,  50mm lens, infinity)
Eye point Approx. 20.0 mm (-1m-1)  *from eyepiece lens
Diopter adjustment range -3.0 - +1m-1
Focusing screen Changeable at a service center (Neo Lumi-Micro Mat screen supplied, possible to change to gird mat type)
Eyepiece shutter Built-in type
Eye cup Interchangeable type EP-5/6/7/8, EP-7 is supplied (Magnifier Eyecup ME-1 and Dioptric eyecup DE-P3, DE-N3 are available.)
Optical preview (view finder) Yes, by preview button
Live preview Available to set to Fn button or Preview button
View finder information Aperture value, Shutter speed, Record mode, AF confirmation mark, Flash, WB, AE lock, Number of storable still images, Exposure compensation value, Metering mode, Battery warning, Exposure mode, AF frame (super impose), IS, Bracket,
ISO value
LIVE VIEW  
Live View High speed Live MOS Sensor for still picture shooting is used, 100% field of view,
Exposure adjustment pre-view, White balance adjustment pre-view, Gradation auto pre-view
Face detection pre-view, Perfect shot pre-view
Grid line displayable, 5x/7x/10x/14x magnification possible, MF/S-AF, AF frame display,
AF point display, Shooting information, Histogram, IS activating mode.
AF High speed imager AF (Phase-difference detection AF is available with button customizing)
IMAGE STABILIZER  
System Built in (Imager shift image stabilizer)
Mode 3 modes (2 dimensional activation, 1 dimensional activation in landscape frame to vertical direction moving, 1 dimensional  activation in portrait frame to horizontal direction moving )
Manual Function input focal length 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35, 40, 48, 50, 55, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 105, 120, 135, 150, 200, 210, 250, 300, 350, 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000
Effective compensation range Approx.5 EV steps (in maximum effect)
MONITOR  
Product type HyperCrystal  LCD (transmissive TFT color LCD)
Size 3.0 inches
Total no. of pixels Approx. 920,000 dots
Playback field of view 100%
Brightness control 15 levels, with auto mode
Colour balance 15 levels
FOCUSING  
AF system TTL phase-difference detection system
Contrast detection system in Live View
Focus mode Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) /
S-AF + MF / C-AF + MF * C-AF mode is not available with the contrast detection system
Focusing point 11 points full-twin cross AF sensor with the phase-difference detection system
11-area multiple AF with the contrast detection system (Auto, selectable in option)
Focusing point selection Single target, Dynamic single target, All targets with the phase-difference detection system
Single, all 11 area, or Face detection with  the contrast detection system
AF luminance range (phase-difference detection system) EV -2 to 19 (at 20?, ISO 100, TTL phase-difference detection system)
AF illuminator  (phase-difference detection system) Built-in flash (external flash available)
AF lock Locked at first position of Shutter button in Single AF mode / AEL button (customizable)
Focus tracking (phase-difference detection system) Interlocked with Continuous AF mode
Focus aid Available
Fine Adjustment +/- 20 steps, 20 data can be registered
EXPOSURE CONTROL  
Metering system TTL open-aperture metering system
(1) Digital ESP metering (49-points multi pattern metering)
(2) Centre weighted average metering
(3) Spot metering (approx. 2% for the viewfinder screen. Highlight / shadow bases are available)
Metering range EV 1 - 20 (Digital ESP metering, Centre weighted average metering, Spot metering)
(At normal temperature, 50mm f2, ISO 100)
Exposure mode (1) P: Program AE (Program shift can be performed)
(2) A: Aperture priority AE
(3) S: Shutter priority AE (4) M: Manual
ISO sensitivity AUTO: ISO 200 - 6400 (customizable, Default 200-1600) / Manual ISO 100 - 6400, 1/3 or 1 EV steps
Exposure compensation ±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable
AE lock AEL button (customizable)
Exposure bracketing 2, 3, 5 or 7 frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1EV steps selectable
2F-0.3step  ·2F-0.5step  ·2F-0.7step  ·2F-1.0step
3F-0.3Step · 3F-0.5Step · 3F-0.7Step · 3F-1.0Step
5F-0.3Step  ·5F-0.5Step · 5F-0.7Step · 5F-1.0Step
7F-0.3step   ·7F-0.5step  ·7F-0.7step
ISO bracketing     3 frames in 0.3, 0.7, 1EV steps selectable
Metering standard value adjustment 1/6 EV step, +/- 1EV range
WHITE BALANCE  
Auto WB system Hybrid detection system with High speed Live MOS sensor and dedicated external sensor.
Preset white balance 7 settings (3000K - 7500K)
Lamp (3000K), Fluorescent (4000K), Daylight (5300K), Flash (5500K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade (7500K), Underwater
White balance compensation ±7 steps in each A-B/G-M axis (in Auto WB / Preset WB mode / One touch WB)
CWB (Kelvin setting) 1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K - 14000K)
One-touch white balance 4 custom setting can be registered
White balance bracketing 3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in each A-B/G-M axis.
COLOUR MODE  
Colour Space sRGB, Adobe RGB
PICTURE MODE  
Mode i-ENHANCE, Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone, Custom (default setting: Natural), Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale & Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, Gentle Sepia, Cross Process, Dramatic Tone
In custom mode, basic 5 modes and adjustment is available.
Adjustment parameter Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation level available in 5 steps for i-ENHANCE, Vivid, Natural, Portrait and Muted. Contrast and Sharpness level available in 5 steps for Monotone. 3 effect levels are available in i-ENHANCE.
Filter effect Yellow, Orange, Red or Green filter available for Monotone
Picture tone Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green tone available for Monotone
Gradation 4 levels (Auto, High key, Normal, Low key)
NOISE FILTER  
at High ISO setting OFF, LOW, STANDARD, HIGH
NOISE REDUCTION  
at Slow shutter speed OFF, ON, AUTO
ON (effective when shutter speed is slower than 1sec)
AUTO (effective when shutter speed is slower than 4sec (at ISO 200 or higher) or 8sec (at lower than ISO200)
SHUTTER  
Product type Computerized focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed P(Ps), S, A, M mode: 60 - 1/8000 sec.
Bulb: up to 30 min. (selectable longest time in the menu. Default: 8 min.
1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable.
Self-timer Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available)
Remote cable release Available  (with optional RM-CB1 Remote cable.)
Optical remote control Operation time: 2 sec., 0 sec., bulb control available (with optional RM-1 remote control)
Anti shock mode Available (1/8 to 30 sec selectable)
Movie mode Electronics shutter  1/60s-1/250s (1/3 EV steps)
DRIVE  
Drive mode Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting H, Sequential shooting L, Self-timer, Remote control
Sequential shooting speed Approx. 5 frames/sec. H, 1 to 4 fps selectable in sequential shooting L.
Max. recordable pictures RAW mode: Max. 16 frames. (with SanDisk Extreme Pro 16GB)
in sequential shooting JPEG mode: ( up to the card capacity with SanDisk Extreme Pro 16GB)
INTEGRATED FLASH  
Built-in flash Retractable flash, GN=18 @ISO200, (GN=13 @ISO 100.m)
Compatible external flash FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-14
Flash control mode TTL Auto (TTL pre-flash mode), Auto, Manual
Flash mode Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in,
Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off.
Synchronization speed 1/60s -1/250s (1/3 EV steps)  (Min. speed can be down to 60 sec)
Flash intensity control Up to ±3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps
Flash bracketing 3 frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 EV steps selectable.
WIRELESS FLASH CONTROL  
Compatible external flash FL-50R, FL-36R
Control method Triggered and controlled by built-in flash light
Flash control mode TTL Auto (TTL pre-flash mode), Auto, Manual, FP TTL Auto, FP Manual.
Number of channels 4 channels
Group setting 3 groups
MULTI-EXPOSURE  
Number of picture 2-4 pictures
Functions Auto gain, Live View, Exposing on Recorded picture
MULTI-ASPECT  
Aspect Ratio 4:3 (Default) / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6 / 5:4 / 7:6 / 6:5 / 7:5 / 3:4
LEVEL GAUGE  
Detection 2-axis
Display Rear LCD monitor, Viewfinder, Control panel
CONTROL PANEL  
Information WB setting, WB compensation notification, B/W mode notification, Record mode, ISO sensitivity, Program Sift, BKT notification, Flash mode, Drive mode, Recordable still image number, Shutter Speed, Aperture Value, Exposure compensation value, Metering mode, AF mode, Activated AF points, Focusing mode, IS, Multi Exposure
Back light timer 8 sec.
SUPER CONTROL PANEL  
Information (shooting) Battery information, Exposure mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure compensation value, ISO sensitivity, Exposure compensation indicator, Exposure indicator, Flash intensity compensation indicator, Date, BKT setting, NR setting, WB, WB compensation value, Picture mode, Flash mode, Record mode, Image size, Card information, Drive mode, Flash intensity compensation value, Metering mode, Recordable still image number, Focusing mode, FP warning, AF frame, AF illuminator deactivated notification, IS, Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation, Gradation, IS activating mode, Face detection, RC mode setting, Myset, Flush Charge, Multi Exposure, Aspect Ratio
Information (wireless flash commander) Exposure mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure compensation value bar, Exposure compensation value, Flash compensation value bar, Flash compensation value, ALE notification, Flash compensation notification, NR notification, BKT notification, AF illuminator deactivated notification, Color space, Wireless channel setting, Built-in flash intensity, Group setting
Back light timer Back light lighting time is selectable. (Keep, 8, 30sec, 1min)
LIVE CONTROL  
Information (LV shooting) Battery information, Shooting mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure compensation value, ISO sensitivity, Exposure compensation indicator, Exposure indicator, Flash intensity compensation indicator, Date, Auto BKT setting, NR setting, WB, Record mode, Flash Status, Image size, Drive mode, Flash intensity compensation value, Metering mode, Recordable still image number, Focusing mode, AF frame, Internal Temperature Warning, IS activating mode, Face detection, Myset, Multi Exposure, Aspect Ratio
PLAYBACK  
Playback mode Single-frame
Information Display
Index Display (4/9/25/100 frames, Calendar)
Close-up (2 - 14X)
Movie (w/sound, FF/REW/Pause)
Slideshow (Still/Movie/Still+Movie, Slide show w/BGM/BGM+Sound/Sound)
Information display Histogram (independent luminance / RGB available), Highlight / Shadow point warning, AF frame, Shooting information
MENU  
Languages Japanese, English , French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croat, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovakian, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Rumanian, Indonesian, Malay, Thai
Myset 4 setting recordable
IMAGE EDITING  
Erasing function Single frame, All frames, Selected frames
Protect function Single frame, Selected frames, Release protect (Single/All selected)
Copy between media Single frame, All frames, Selected frames
RAW picture editing RAW development
JPEG editing Shadow adjustment, Red-eye fix, Trimming, Monotone, Sepia, Saturation (color depth), Re-size (producing another file), Aspect Change, e-Portrait
Merge function 2-4 pictures, merge gain step 0.1-2.0 0.1 step
PRINT  
Print function Print reservation (DPOF), Direct print (PictBridge compatible)
INPUT / OUTPUT  
PC interface USB 2.0 High Speed for storage and camera control (MTP mode is available)
TV interface HDMI(HD/Mono or Stereo Sound), Audio&Video out (Audio: Mono, Video: NTSC/PAL selectable)
Flash attachment Hot shoe / External flash connector
HDMI Version 1.40a, Mini HDMI type-C (1080i/720p/576p/480p)
DC-in     Yes (AC-1 compatible*)   *CAUTION: AC-1 is usable in some regions from safely regulation
POWER REQUIREMENTS  
Battery BLM-5 Li-ion battery (included)
Sleep mode Available (1, 3, 5, 10 min., off selectable)
No. of recordable pictures Approx. 870 shots (optical viewfinder)
(with 50% flash light)     (with BLM-5 under CIPA testing standard)
Power battery holder HLD-4 compatible
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT  
Dimensions 5.6" (W) × 4.6" (H) × 2.9"(D) / 142.5 mm (W) × 116.5 mm (H) × 74.5 mm (D)  (excluding protrusions)
Weight 28.2 oz. / 800 g (body only) , 31.5 oz. / 892g (incl. Battery and CF card)
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT  
Temperature 0 - 40? / 32 F - 104 F (operation) / -20 - 60? / -4 F - 140F (storage)
Humidity 30 - 90% (operation) / 10 - 90% (storage)
Splash proof Yes

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