Olympus PEN E-PL7 a great digital camera for shoot in selfie

Photographed yourself with beautiful background scenery in Bali, or taking pictures with friends or family in selfie style, certainly very enjoyable. Now you can get a smart phone with high resolution front camera, 5 megapixel minimum, so you will get sharper photos with better density than the 1.3 MP or only 2 megapixels.

Olympus PEN Lite E-PL7 a great selfie camera. Image: robinwong.blogspot.com

Apparently not everyone is satisfied with selfie capabilities of smart phones. Are you also including with the group? 

A Japanese camera company is very aggressive launch mirrorless camera, is ready to pamper you with the OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL7. The camera is scheduled for release in late September 2014 Wow, time is in sight, you have to wait at your favorite camera shop. Maybe it can be found at the online store that you can trust. If you are serious, you can check it out via the Google search engine, there might be an interesting offer.

 

The OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL7 is a Compact System Camera that confirms to the Micro Four Thirds System standard with specialized functions for selfie and enhanced smartphone linkage function. Based on official information of Olympus, the PEN Lite E-PL7 has the following main features:

1.     Downward-opening touch panel monitor and Selfie mode for comfortable and enjoyable "Touch Selfie"

2.     Built-in Wi-FiR1 and OI.Share to control the camera freely from your smartphone

3.     14 Art Filters, including the new "Vintage" and "Partial Color", to heighten emotive powers of expression

4.     Basic performance inherited from the OM-D and premium PEN design carried down from the E-P5.

So, how does it work "selfie" of the Olympus E-PL7. Let's continue reading the review of this camera, which is as follows:

Great holiday with Olympus E-PL7. Image: memoirmode.com

Olympus PEN E-PL7 has a 3-inch touch screen with 1040k dot. The camera behind the screen can be folded 189 degrees down, and pointing forward, and this will be easier for users to take pictures selfie, and you can immediately see the shots. It must be very exciting when you bring this camera for a holiday to Bali or other beautiful places, and of course very suitable for supporting social activities, as well as your business activities. Hangout with friends is definitely more excited when you bring the E-PL7, they will be jealous of your new look.

Linked feature which included on a digital camera with smart phones seems to be endemic, because the gadget geeks has been difficult to separate with their smart phones, especially those who are crazy to always take pictures in style selfie. They also want as quickly as possible to upload pictures selfie them to various social networking media. 

The needs young people, even adults over 35 who is this selfie enthusiast, has responded very well by Olympus. By enhancing the smartphone linkage function and the specialized functions for selfie that only comes from PEN Lite series, the OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL7 offers the market a new "use with smartphone" style.

 

Although many other cameras have been equipped with the high resolution sensor, Olympus still loyal to install under 20-megapixel sensor in the PEN Lite E-PL7. Like the OM-D E-M5, this is a model equipped with a 16:05-megapixel Live MOS sensor. This preserves the details from dark settings and reproduces the colors, helping to beautifully render night scenes, the insides of dark rooms, and the like. A similar sensors is also found in the recent OM-D E-M10 models.

New Olympus PEN Lite E-PL7. Image: olympus-global.com

With the image processing engine TruePic VII as used for Olympus' flagship OM-D E-M1 Compact System Camera, then you will get brilliant photographs. The E-PL7 focuses Quickly and accurately at all times. The E-PL7 has 81 focusing points spread out all across the frame, just like E-M10, which is useful for flexible composition when selective focusing (with super shallow depth of field) is needed.

In addition is equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity, the Olympus E-PL7 is also delengkapi various art effects or creative filters, and various other creative features. With a range of other advanced features, you can create a variety of photo suit your wild imagination. If you want to have a camera with the ability selfie best, then E-PL7 was the best choice, but if you are not too concerned with selfie pictures taken, you can compare this camera with a Panasonic Lumix GM-1 or other mirrorless camera. The OLYMPUS PEN E-PL7 is also has a main competitor in the category of selfie camera, because Nikon has also launched A similar camera, the Nikon Coolpix S6900.  Hence you will have a camera equivalent comparison.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40 prosumer camera with a super zoom lens

The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LZ40 Digital Camera is the ultimate all-rounder designed for enthusiasts who want to capture the best moment with ease. This camera is great for capturing wide-angle scenes and subjects at a distance. The Lumix DMC-LZ40 is a prosumer camera with a 42X lens that covers a range of 22-924 mm equiv. It's paired with a 20 megapixel CCD sensor that can also record 720p video. The camera does not have optical image stabilization, however you will need a tripod to get sharp and brilliant shots fully zoomed-in.

This super zoom camera has a 3-inch LCD with 460k dots, and can be stored on an SD card or internal memory. The camera also has numerous scene and special effect modes such as creative retouch, and creative panorama functions.

 

Prosumer camera, Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40. Image: juzaphoto.com

If you are a new photographer, while studying the various features of the Lumix DMC-LZ40 is you can maximize the iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, so the camera does all the work, leaving you free to compose your shot and capture the moment. Combining Automatic ISO and Exposure, Intelligent Scene Detection, Face Detection, into one mode. With confidence, you can maximize the features to produce sharp pictures and brilliant.

You can also make movies or video clips as easily as this camera has been reinforced with 720p HD video recording, and you can use both Intelligent Auto (iA) and Optical Image Stabilization support. Serious with a little practice, you can be a filmmaker, even you can be active in citizen journalism, so you can use the Panasonic DMC-LZ40 to make reportage of the events that you see around you, you can even upload your videos to Youtube or Vimeo. One day you can be a reliable cinematographer or a camera person for a famous TV broadcasting.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40 key features:

• 42x optical zoom (35mm equiv. 22-924mm) with ultra wide-angle
• 3 inch TFT LCD
• iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode
• 20 megapixel sensor
• Creative mode with 15 filters
• P / M modes
• Optical Image Stabilisation
• HDR Mode
• HD video: 1280 x 720, 30fps
• STD video: 640 x 480, 30fps
• Power: Li-ion (included)
• Dimensions: 12.64W x 8.66H x 9.42D cm
• Weight: 498g, excluding battery and card
• 320 shots on a single battery

 If you have mastered this camera more perfectly, and this you can do in a short time, then you will be more creative. Creative you can maximize the features. And you will be satisfied with this feature, because Creative Control lets you add an artistic and original expression to photos and videos. Creative Panorama function Allows you to create dynamic vertical / horizontal panoramic photos with a unique touch just by swivelling the camera. Filter effects: Expressive, Dynamic Monochrome, Impressive Art, High Dynamic, Retro, Old Days, High Key, Low Key, Sepia, Cross Process, Toy Effect (not in the creative panorama), Miniature Effect, Soft Focus, Star Filter and One Point Colour, however, some effects can not be used in video recording such as Star Filter, Soft Focus and Miniature effect.

 

Nikon Coolpix L820. Image: technave.com

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40 is a perfect blend of 42x zoom and 22mm ultra wide angle in a compact body, the DMC-LZ40 is valuable in a variety of shooting scenes from dynamic landscapes to family events with easy operation. 

This camera also can be had at an affordable price, and very precisely made ​​as a birthday gift for teenagers who want to learn photography. One moment you can buy your teen with a DSLR camera more expensive if they are successful achievement in school. Moreover, you can use this prosumer camera for a variety of daily activities, a fantastic holiday to Bali and other places of interest around the world. However, if you have not taken the decision to buy this camera, then you can compare the Panasonic DMC-LZ40 with the Sony Cyber​​-shot DSC-HX400V or Nikon Coolpix L820.

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