Olympus PEN E-PL8 interchangeable-lens camera announced

Olympus PEN E-PL8 compact interchangeable-lens camera is announced this week. The PEN E-PL8 comes with 16 megapixel Live MOS sensor, TruePicVII Image Processor and supports Olympus OM-D lenses. The Olympus PEN E-PL8 will be available in black, white and brown beginning in October 2016 for an estimated street price of $549.99 USD / $649.99 CAD for the camera body only and $649.99 USD / $749.99 CAD for the 14–42mm IIR kit.

Olympus PEN E-PL8 comes with rounded body, embossed Olympus PEN logo, detailed metal dials and metal/leather grained finish. Users can choose from white, black and brown color options. The LCD monitor can be flipped 180 degrees and supports touch input. The camera also has built in Wi-Fi, images can be shared to Olympus Image Share application on Smartphone.

Thanks to OM-D series lenses and TruePic VII Image Processor, Olympus PEN E-PL8 can take high quality photos in high resolution with excellent low light performance and color reproduction.

Olympus PEN E-PL8 Key Features

• Premium PEN design (mix of leather, metal)
• 180 degree downward opening LCD display with touch screen
• Optional Fisheye Body Cap Lens to assist group photos and selfies
• 14 art filters for creative shooting
• Built in Wi-Fi
• Clips feature to combine multiple short video clips, add background music and effects to create single video
• Movie effects to apply to videos
• Olympus OM-D series of interchangeable lens cameras
• 16 megapixel Live MOS sensor
• TruePicVII Image Processor (also used in Olympus’ flagship OM-D E-M1)
• iAUTO captures beautiful shots with a simple press of the shutter release.
• Live Guide lets users capture photos exactly as they imagine with easy-to-understand on-screen displays.
• Nighttime Live Composite Mode allows users to capture impressive trails of light.
• Fast AF instantly focuses when users touch the monitor.
• 5 fps high-speed sequential shooting captures every moment.