Don't forget your initiative and pay tribute to the classic Olympus PEN-F evaluation.

IT 168 evaluation 2016 65438+1On October 27th, Olympus officially released a brand-new 4/3 system miniature single camera Pen-F, which is the first one with a built-in 2.36 million pixel high-definition organic light-emitting diode electronic viewfinder, a 5-axis VCM anti-shake function and a 20 million pixel Live MOS sensor since the birth of the Olympus Pen digital series.

Miniature single camera is based on. At the same time, it also has new monochrome and color configuration modes. How is its hands-on experience? Let's take a look at the evaluation:

Olympus's new generation PEN-F looks very similar to the previous film machine PEN-F, and of course the name is the same. The shell is made of a large number of lightweight magnesium alloys and aluminum alloys, and the circular design of all buttons looks very retro. The grip part of the fuselage and the frame of the viewfinder are all wrapped in leather, and there are no traces of screws outside. The new fuselage is still small and light, which is of course the inherent advantage of M4/3 frame. Meanwhile, pen F.

This is the second M4/3 camera that has reached the "20 million level" after Panasonic GX8. Compared with Panasonic, Olympus has the advantage of five-axis anti-shake. However, 4K recording is not supported, and the pricing is relatively high.

Advantages:

1, literary retro appearance

2. Live MOS sensor with about 20 megapixels is adopted, and the picture quality is good.

3. Support the 5-axis VCM anti-shake that Oba is proud of.

4, rich creative filters, high playability

5, built-in Wi-Fi function, scan QR code to connect smart devices.

Disadvantages:

1, 4K video recording is not supported.

2, the price is higher

3. USB charging is not supported.

The specific evaluation is as follows:

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Purchase suggestion:

Some people say that Olympus has a new pen-F.

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Is to sell feelings. But aside from the film pen-f camera, just look at this new pen-f.

First of all, you will definitely

PEN-F is attracted by its appearance and is one of the few models that attract the attention of colleagues around it. I used to like to take out Fuji X 100s, but now I have changed it, because no matter what still life is put, it will be photographed. Of course, not only the appearance, but also the actual shooting of 20 million pixels is enough, and the picture quality is also very good. The built-in high-definition organic light-emitting diode electronic viewfinder with about 2.36 million pixels and 5-axis VCM anti-shake also ensure a good shooting experience. There are also various filters that can be adjusted by the camera. After shooting, you can scan the QR code and send the picture to your mobile phone and directly to your circle of friends. So for ordinary photographers or fashionable young people who like to take pictures. As long as you can accept its price, it can meet all your needs.

For professional photographers, this is a bit embarrassing. It does have some professional attributes, such as lightweight magnesium alloy aluminum alloy body and high pixel mode. However, the high pixel mode is limited by the high requirements for stability, and its practicability is not high, and it does not support 4K video recording. For professional photographers, they have SLR cameras with higher pixels and better continuous shooting performance. The attraction of PEN-F is probably the appearance. It may be a good choice to buy it for your girlfriend. After all, compared with X 100 series, the lens can be replaced.

1, retro metal fuselage solid workmanship:

Olympus's new generation PEN-F is the first miniature single camera with built-in electronic viewfinder since the birth of PEN digital series, and it is also the first new Live MOS sensor with about 2000 pixels.

It also has a built-in five-axis anti-shake system and a brand-new monochrome and color configuration mode to achieve high-quality color reproduction.

Built-in 2.36 million pixel high-definition organic light-emitting diode electronic viewfinder, 5-axis VCM (voice coil motor) anti-shake function, about 2000 pixel Live MOS sensor.

The shell uses a large number of high-strength lightweight magnesium alloys and aluminum alloys to ensure durability.

All the buttons are designed to be round, and the DNA sequence of the previous generation PEN-F is also copied.

A new function named "Monochrome and Color Configuration Controller" appeared on the PEN-F fuselage for the first time. Dial can start monochrome configuration and color configuration, as well as artistic filters and color creation functions.

Personalized power switch on top of fuselage.

Hot boots are installed on the top of the PEN-F machine, and the original factory is equipped with a flash. The flashlight supports the power supply of the fuselage and does not need additional batteries.

PEN-F has a built-in 2.36 million pixel "paraxial" OLED viewfinder. The magnification of EVF is 65,438+0.23 times (equal to 35mm: 0.62 times), and the visual field is about 65,438+000%.

Key operation area on the back of the fuselage.

The side of the fuselage is equipped with HDMI and Micro USB interfaces.

PEN-F uses a 3-inch 1.03 million pixel flip touch screen, and the skin design is added to the back of the flip screen, which can be buckled on the fuselage to increase the aesthetic feeling and protect the screen.

The grip part of the fuselage and the frame of the viewfinder are all wrapped in leather, and there are no traces of screws outside.

PEN-F is equipped with a new 20-megapixel Live MOS sensor and pixel displacement technology.

The battery compartment and card slot are designed at the bottom of the camera, using BLN- 1 1220 mAh lithium battery.

2. Friendly operation interface and intuitive operation experience.

I have always liked the menu design of Olympus, which is very concise and clear. Reasonable pagination design, dark blue color matching and easy operation. Each item is marked with appropriate words, and the appropriate operation steps can be intuitively selected according to the instructions.

Although PEN-F does not support shooting 4K video, it provides a solution for shooting 4K time-delayed short films.

It is worth noting that the fluency of shooting 4K time-lapse short films is 5fps, but it can reach 15fps in full HD image quality.

The built-in 5-axis fuselage anti-shake system of Olympus PEN-F is driven by VCM, and the image sensor is always suspended by magnetic force, which can offset the jitter caused by manual shooting in low light environment and reduce the speed of the 5-speed safety shutter in an ideal state.

When taking pictures, the 5-axis VCM anti-shake system has effective horizontal/vertical displacement compensation to ensure the stability of hand-held macro shooting.

In video mode, there are two anti-shake modes: M-IS 1 and M-IS2. M-IS 1 is a multi-directional motion compensation of image sensor displacement 5-axis anti-shake and electronic anti-shake, but electronic anti-shake will affect the field of view. M-IS2 is a pure image sensor with 5-axis anti-shake and multi-directional motion compensation.

3, 20 million pixel quality does not lose the mid-range SLR

Pen -F

As Olympus

The first M4/3 camera in this series is equipped with a living MOS sensor with about 20 million pixels.

Let's see how it performs. We use a pen

The fuselage is equipped with 12mm F2.0 lens for sample shooting, and 100% enlarged screenshots of the center and edge of the picture are taken for comparison:

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Resolution test

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Look, Olympus pen.

The resolution performance is still good, and it can compete with some mid-range digital SLR cameras, which is enough to meet the various needs of daily shooting.

In addition, for professional shooting needs. Olympus PEN-F also supports

In the high-resolution mode, the camera passes through eight original pixel images of continuous shooting once, and moves the sensor by 0.5 pixel at a time, and finally shoots a 50-megapixel JPEG and an 80-megapixel RAW (ORF) file.

From the above comparison, we can see that the 50-megapixel composite photo is richer in picture details than the 20-megapixel ordinary photo. And an 80-megapixel RAW (ORF) file.

Although the pixels are high, the definition is not ideal and the usability is not high, so it will not be released. High pixel mode can really get better picture details, but it requires extremely high stability and requires a tripod when shooting. The shooting subject is relatively more suitable for static objects such as buildings or still life. It's just that the Olympus PEN-F is a small model and looks good. If you don't need to sweep the street, how many professional photographers will use it to shoot in the shed, so the existence of this function is a bit embarrassing.

4.ISO3200 is available.

Olympus PEN-F's ISO low-grade low-sensitivity is equivalent to ISO 80, and the highest sensitivity can reach ISO 25600. Let's see how it actually behaves.

▲ Sensitivity test

As can be seen from the above picture, Olympus PEN-F is below ISO 1600, and the picture remains relatively pure with no obvious noise. When ISO rises to 3200, there is slight noise in the picture. When ISO is higher than

At 6400,

Details are missing,

The noise is more obvious. On the whole, Olympus PEN-F has not reduced its noise control ability because of pixel enhancement. It is recommended to use the sensitivity below ISO3200 for daily shooting.

5. Creative filters can shoot different styles.

In addition to the appearance, the biggest highlight of PEN-F is the brand-new creative wheel. Different film colors and imaging styles can be created virtually to satisfy users' rich imagination of photo colors. Through the mode switch knob next to the lens, users can adjust the imaging effect in real time during shooting, such as the graininess of high-sensitivity black-and-white film and the gorgeous colors printed on negative film will be presented in real time.

Specifically, PEN-F has four shooting styles: monochrome, color, art and CRT. Each shooting style can also be fine-tuned to meet the different needs of users. Monochrome configuration and color configuration are the two gears on the right side of the creative dial, and the art filter and color control familiar to Oba users are on the left.

After the creative dial is set to mono, you can select the color filtering effect, highlight and shadow control, and shading effect through the left and right operation of the dial below the mode dial. Adjust the creative dial to the color file, that is, the color configuration. The saturation, highlight and shadow control of 12 color can be controlled by the left and right operation of the rear dial.

The function of PEN-F and.

Generally, the camera has more room for adjustment because of internal adjustment or different filters, but it is a pity that it cannot be saved as a preset after adjustment. Another reason is because

The adjustment room is much larger than the general camera, so the learning cost will be much higher. If you can adapt, you can really avoid many later steps.

Effect proof:

6. Built-in Wi-Fi function, scanning QR code for direct connection.

WIFI function is now the standard configuration of cameras, and users can connect with smart devices through dedicated Olympus image sharing applications. But it is very convenient that users only need to scan the QR code on the camera screen with smart devices to complete the operation when connecting smart devices.

In addition to importing photos, you can also display remote control, edit photos and add landmarks in real time. Unfortunately, the real-time remote control photo mode can't display the framing picture in real time, and can only display the lock key and shutter key.

7. It is easier to focus by simulating the backlight state of the optical viewfinder.

Officials say that this mode can expand the dynamic range of the image in the electronic viewfinder and obtain a field of view close to that observed by the optical viewfinder.

Effectively reduce the loss of details in shadows and highlights, making it easier for objects in the backlight to focus. In the dark environment, the advantage of optical viewfinder over electronic viewfinder is that what you see is what you get in the dark environment will make the photographer unable to see the subject clearly. However, because it is an analog optical viewfinder, it does not have the power saving advantage of optical viewfinder.

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Summary:

Some people say that Olympus has a new pen-F. Click to see the details.

Is to sell feelings. But aside from the film pen-f camera, just look at this new PEN-F. First of all, you will be attracted by the appearance of Pen-F, which is one of the few models around you that are concerned by colleagues. I used to like to take out Fuji X 100s, but now I have changed it, because no matter what still life is put, it will be photographed. Of course, not only the appearance, but also the actual shooting of 20 million pixels is enough, and the picture quality is also very good. The built-in high-definition organic light-emitting diode electronic viewfinder with about 2.36 million pixels and 5-axis VCM anti-shake also ensure a good shooting experience. There are also various filters that can be adjusted by the camera. After shooting, you can scan the QR code and send the picture to your mobile phone and directly to your circle of friends. So for ordinary photographers or fashionable young people who like to take pictures. As long as you can accept its price, it can meet all your needs.

For professional photographers, this is a bit embarrassing. It does have some professional attributes, such as lightweight magnesium alloy aluminum alloy body and high pixel mode. However, the high pixel mode is limited by the high requirements for stability, and its practicability is not high, and it does not support 4K video recording. For professional photographers, they have SLR cameras with higher pixels and better continuous shooting performance. The attraction of PEN-F is probably the appearance. It may be a good choice to buy it for your girlfriend. After all, compared with X 100 series, the lens can be replaced.

9. Real shot proofs: