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Micro 4/3 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera System

Compared to existing compact cameras, which are equipped with non-interchangeable lenses and smaller image sensors, Micro Four Thirds is intended to offer a compact solution with interchangeable lenses and the larger sensor used by Four Thirds DSLRs. Micro Four Thirds cameras are smaller and lighter than Four Thirds and DSLRs, but larger and heavier than compacts. [Read the full article at Micro Four Thirds system - Wikipedia.]

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Olympus PEN E-PL1

Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

Olympus PEN E-PL1 12.3MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens (Black)

Amazon Price: $270.95 (as of 02/16/2012)

The new Olympus PEN E-PL1 is truly greater than the sum of its parts, with a surprisingly small camera body packed with technology normally found in bigger, bulkier and heavier professional Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras and High-Definition (HD) camcorders. This third-generation PEN is built for shutterbugs who always wanted better pictures and considered a DSLR, but were intimidated by the bulky size and complex interface. The new camera's simple design and easy interface enable photographers to easily create amazing images never dreamt possible.

The E-PL1 equals an affordable and powerfully simple all-in-one package that travels with you to capture life in the high quality that your memories deserve.

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The Micro Four Thirds System

The biggest attraction of any SLR camera system is the ability to change lenses. However, if the imaging plane (focal point) varies depending on the angle of view or focal length of each lens, it would not even be possible to focus the subject. To avoid this problem, the imaging plane of all interchangeable lenses is standardized by strictly specifying the length of the flange back, or the distance from the mount plane to the film/image sensor surface.

Digital SLR cameras incorporate more components between the lens and the image sensing material than film SLR cameras, such as the image stabilizer, dust reduction mechanism and low-pass filter. Also, since the viewfinder of an SLR camera requires a mirror box for viewing the real image, the flange back needs to be longer to accommodate the mirror box. Compact cameras do not use the mirror box, so don't require a long flange back. These factors have made it difficult to design SLR cameras that are as slim and compact as compact cameras.

However, if a digital SLR camera can be designed to exclusively use Live View for shooting, the mirror box is no longer necessary and the camera can be designed with the kind of slim profile previously considered impossible, without compromising the high picture quality. For example, when an ultra-slim pancake lens is combined with the camera, it can be stored and taken out of the inner pocket of a jacket, allowing the user to benefit from the high picture quality of SLR with a higher degree of freedom.

The Micro Four Thirds System is a new standard based on combining Live View shooting with the Four Thirds System, freeing users from the viewfinder and moving closer to an optimum balance between picture quality and compact size. With the Micro Four Thirds System, more people will be able to enjoy the excitement of interchangeable lenses and system extension capabilities that only SLR photography can offer, while still benefiting from the convenience and high portability of ordinary fixed-lens compact cameras.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1

Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 12.1MP Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-45mm Lens

Amazon Price: $977.20 (as of 02/16/2012)

The GF1 is small enough to take anywhere yet sophisticated enough to take you as far into photography and movies as you want to go. 12.1-Megapixel Live MOS Sensor: Higher Image Quality, Lower Power Consumption The 4/3-type 12.1-megapixel Live MOS sensor featured in the GF1 offers the best of both worlds the superior image quality of a CCD sensor, and the lower power consumption of a CMOS sensor. This sensor is also advantageous for photo and movie recording with its high S/N, thanks to a new circuit structure that is unaffected by the noise generated in each of the circuits. It results in clear images even when taken at high ISO sensitivity. Ultra-Portable Pancake Lens: LUMIX G 20mm/F1.7 ASPH. This bright F1.7/20mm (35mm camera equivalent: 40mm) fixed focus lens makes it easier to take bright photos with soft focus in dimly lit conditions without a flash. Its compact, easy-to-carry size is also ideal for capturing everyday scenes and snapshots.

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Sony a NEX 3A

Small APS-C Sensor Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

Sony Alpha NEX NEX3A/B Digital Camera with Interchangeable Lens (Black)

Amazon Price: $399.99 (as of 02/16/2012)

The performance of a DSLR without the size and weight. The NEX-3 stands apart as the world's smallest interchangeable lens camera available today. Experience gorgeous HD movies, astounding low-light pictures, continuous shooting up to 7 fps, incredible panorama shots, and Live View on a tilting 3-inch LCD.

Micro Four Thirds in the News

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera preview (video): Evoking the classic design of the original OM Series introduced 40 years ago, and transforming it for the modern age, the Olympus OM-D Series is a new and entirely unique Micro Four Thirds camera system. It combines outstanding features found in the ...
Breaking: Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera announced: The E-M5 is the first Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus to have support for a battery grip, which relocates both control dials and the shutter release for shooting in portrait orientation. This, together with its dust and splash proof magnesium ...
Olympus OM-D Micro Four Thirds camera leaks continue: By Aaron Souppouris on February 3, 2012 08:31 am 0Comments New images have surfaced of the rumored Olympus OM-D Micro Four Thirds camera. The three photos below are heavily zoomed and cropped, and match up with the previous leak, even if they don't ...
Panasonic Lumix GX1 Review: This Is Why Micro Four Thirds Cameras Exist: The Lumix DMC-GX1 is Panasonic's most evolved Micro Four Thirds camera yet, and it delivers huge on that promise?but is it enough? The Panasonic GX1 represents three years of iteration on Micro Four Thirds cameras, combining the three best elements ...

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What do you think about the Micro Four Thirds System?

Nothing will compare to my Nikon D700, but sometimes I really want something a bit more portable. The average point-and-shoot sensor is too small for me to be pleased with the image quality. So it seems the Micro Four Thirds System is a wonderful solution. And after doing all the research, the Olympus Pen EPL-1 is the one that fits my needs best.

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