• Retro design
  • Khaki traveler
  • Relatively compact
  • Traditional layout
  • Beige in back
  • Lens compactor
  • Recessed mode dial
  • Remember!
  • Optional optical viewfinder
  • Four Thirds adapter
  • Using older lenses
  • Flat flash
  • Hot shoe flash
  • Lens caps
  • Old-fashioned strap
  • 17mm prime
  • Matching colors
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Retro design

The body feels very well-made, and is comfortable to shoot with.
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Khaki traveler

The E-P1 comes in two two-tone bodies; black-and-silver and white-and-beige.
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Relatively compact

The body alone is a similar size as compact enthusiast models like the Canon PowerShot G10 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
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Traditional layout

Despite the retro design, the control layout and menus are typical digital camera. The four-way navigation buttons are part of a dial, and you can use the zoom scroller to navigate as well.
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Beige in back

The two-tone design carries across the back of the camera.
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Lens compactor

The 14-42mm lens is ingeniously designed to retract into a smaller footprint when not in use.
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Recessed mode dial

The recessed mode dial gives the top a nice clean look, and Olympus doesn't crowd it with more features than can comfortably fit.
Photo by: Sarah Tew/CNET

Remember!

I found this a bit odd.
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Optional optical viewfinder

The optional viewfinder only works with the 17mm lens. The lack of an eye-level viewfinder is a mixed blessing; yes, it keeps the camera smaller than models like the G10, but many people will miss the viewfinder.
Photo by: Olympus America

Four Thirds adapter

An optional adapter allows you to use Four Thirds system lenses on the E-P1.
Photo by: Olympus America

Using older lenses

If you've got OM-1 lenses, there's an adapter for that too.
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Flat flash

The lack of on-camera flash is a big drawback for the E-P1, though Olympus offers an optional hot-shoe flash with a relatively compact profile.
Photo by: Olympus America

Hot shoe flash

The optional flash on the camera.
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Lens caps

Colorful vintage lens caps are also available.
Photo by: Olympus America

Old-fashioned strap

Opt for the old-fashioned strap to keep the vintage theme going.
Photo by: Olympus America

17mm prime

Olympus offers a 17mm lens kit (34mm equivalent) with the optional optical viewfinder.
Photo by: Olympus America

Matching colors

In an unusual move, Olympus offers versions of the lenses that match the different body colors.
Photo by: Olympus America

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