'The Olympus E-PL2 is a compact, versatile camera that should please just about anyone who loves taking great pictures without lugging around pounds of gear. '
'So Olympus is trying again to lure this lucrative audience to its Micro Four Thirds camp, this time with the more consumer-friendly designed and priced E-PL1.
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'And in the eyes of many consumers the E-PL1 will best its more expensive bigger brother due to the fact that, for the first time, Olympus has included a built-in, pop-up flash, activated by a thumb switch situated at the top left-hand edge of the camera back. '
'the E-PL1 feels sturdy and easy to tote around from bag to beach and back again.'
'Camera has a "retro" look and design, which is appealing.'
'The SP-610UZ packsfun features and superb image quality in a user-friendly camera,providing further proof that Olympus lets you capture it all. '
'user-friendly camera'
'On the plus side, it is quite comfortable to hold courtesy of a well-sculpted and relatively big right-hand grip, which also houses the four AA batteries that power the camera. '
'The 3in LCD screen is easy to see in all lighting conditions.'
'Still, the overall shooting experience is probably good enough to deliver Olympus a nice-size niche among style-, but not budget-conscious, enthusiasts.
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'Compatible with Micro Four Thirds lenses.'
'the E-P1 looks quite good against Canon's latest.'
'The retro styling of the E-P1 will mostly appeal to photographers old enough to remember the original Pen series of cameras, but it's not so radical to put off younger enthusiasts.'