Olympus E-P1 pixellated

micro four thirds • Jun 6, 2009

Olympus’ highly anticipated entry into the micro four-thirds arena, the direct descendant of the classic Olympus PEN, is scheduled to be revealed on June 16, 2009. Some of the invites include chainsaws (how cool is that!)

Add to that the video where they bung an Olympus E-620 and Stylus Tough in a blender…

However, the really juicy tidbit was revealed at omuser.com, an Olympus fansite based out of Hong Kong. There a pic of an actual E-P1 was loaded. Here is the image in question:

Based on this top-down view, we can assume the following:

Built-in flash (not popup)
Large (3″+?) LCD display on back
No optical/electronic viewfinder (possible shoe-mounted accessory as was previously speculated)
In-camera image stabilization/dust removal (SSWF = Supersonic Wave Filter)
Full/semi-auto + manual operation and movie mode (HD?)
17mm f/2.8 prime!
Exposure compensation
Orange leather is gone (w00t!)
Top plate shows PEN pedigree

If my wife sees this, I may have to buy two…