This Tiny $80 Camera SHOCKED Me With Its Quality!

I bought this tiny mirrorless camera for around $80 and despite it's size and age, it's actually a very competant pocket-sized camera that's ideally suited to street and travel photography.

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⏳ TIME STAMPS ⏳
Intro - @0:00
Olympus E-PM1 - @0:14
The Perfect Travel Camera - @1:23
Build & Handling - @2:29
Ideal For Beginners - @3:49
Hardware - @4:36
Autofocus & IS - @6:33
Video - @7:06
The Lens - @7:26
Image Quality - @8:10

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[kiwigreenflame]

My PM1 with the Lumix 14mm is often my pocket camera. Mine has some grip tape on the front which also wraps around under it to keep the battery door closed. Camera was in my jacket pocket and then fell out onto a concrete floor. The camera door wedges shut but the lock broke off. The tape keeps it safe and secure. Great camera for impromptu street shots.

[Gregulah]

I picked one of these up for my nephew recently to build him a starter camera kit (with the 45mm f1.8 so he isn't up in everyone's face). It's a great little piece of kit but I paid about $10 less than what I paid for the EPM2 that I have had for a couple of years.

The EPM2 is a much better camera all around. Better handling, higher rez and better iso/high iso noise (2500 to 5000) and all around IQ. The EPM2 has been my go to tiny camera since I bought it and having switched my main body a few times (EM10.3, EM5.3 and currently EM1.2) it the one camera I don't think I will ever get rid of. I currently have it sitting on my desk with the 75mm 1.8 and EVF attachment on it (bigger lens means holding both body and lens) but normally it rocks the 25mm f1.8.

I think the EPM1 is probably out performed by most smartphone cameras but I think the EPM2 consistently generates better photos than my iPhone 13 Pro. A lot of this comes down to quality glass but also the aggressive processing choices and insistence on slow shutter speeds on the iPhone lead to a lot of blurry photos or painterly looking low light shots. Low light performance and controlling shutter speed is what got me in to real camera's when we had our first child a few years back. With the EPM1/2 and most Olympus cameras you can set a low shutter limit in the flash sync low setting (I go with 160-200). This is a handy setting for camera with limited controls as you can just live in Aperture mode and fast lenses and letting your camera run to its max iso (or whatever you are comfortable with) puts our great raw files that are easy to clean up in post (DXO is my go to)

[grantyale]

I have the E-PM2. The 16 MP sensor has a much better SNR compared with this 12 MP model. It's really like a mini E-M5. The problem though, is that after all these years, its rear thumb grip has disintegrated and the shutter can't always open.

[nazhif]

I’ve got an old EPL3 in gloss white with the same lens. Some of my cap photos I’ve captured was with this. I’ve put on a diy vinyl wrap to make it look like a classic PEN and also helps with the slipperiness

[timatwater]

Some good points, both Pen Minis were great little cameras in their way, I use the Pen Mini 2 quite a bit. The Lumix GF5 was also very good. The Super Control Panel makes the control setup much more usable by the way. With the excellent Lumix 20 1.7 lens this is probably at least $200 now although you might just get the Pen Mini 1 body for under $100.

[brendaavillakintzrealtor]

Good camera to convert to IR. FYI, i Find myself laughing and smiling when i watch your videos. This happened so many times that i finally pressed the subscribe button. Thank you for the happy break in my day :)

[frankartale]

I had an ep1 w/ a 20mm f1.7 loved it. But i fell in love with the XE1 and gave the olympus to a youtuber

[YouMotorcycle]

Try the GX800/GX850, same size and weight, many more features.

[Alanwking]

This would still capture better photos than a smartphone camera since the micro four thirds sensor is significantly larger.

[AlanGurling]

Jesus Christ 9:50 LOL spat my water! 🤣

[JezdziecBezNicka]

Even though I have the OM-1 and most of the high end Olympus glass, I still sometimes grab my fugly white-ish E-PL5 with tiny 17/1.8 and go have fun.

I was considering adding pen minis into my collection, you’ve rekindled that urge ;)

[NPJensen]

I love my E-PM1 - it has a lot in common with the design of the XZ-1 as well. I have both in white, and if it weren't for the lens on the XZ-1, I could easily grab the wrong one from the shelf.
The 20mm f1, 7 Lumix lens is a great fit on the Mini, though I have been tempted to pick up the 17mm f2.8 Olympus lens or the 14mm f2.5 Lumix lens as they are both even more compact.
Several moths ago, I picked up the Olympus E-PL1 as well, and even though it's older, slightly bigger, with less ISO range and only goes to 1/2000, I prefer it over the Mini - especially for black and white photography.
But since then I got my hands on a Sony NEX 5n including lenses at a real bargain price - a very small camera for such a big sensor... Let's just say, the A 5100 and the NEX 6 have followed since then as well as the Carl Zeiss 32mm f1.8 Planar T* Touit lens and I already had an M42 to NEX lens adapter, that was sent to me by mistake several years ago (the store didn't want it returned), thus my M42 lenses have found new use too, so my Olympus Pen cameras don't see as much action at the moment as they used to.

[mattvangelder]

I had the version 2 and the focus was terrible. I reccomend a olympus e-pl5 or e-pl6 which are much better and pretty affordable. And pocketable.

[TheDodgefan]

How does the Panasonic 20mm perform on Olympus bodies? I've read that the auto focus is really slow. I have an E-P7, and this would be a nice in between for my current 14mm and 30mm Macro.

[mavigracci]

Quando mi sono comprata la Lumix Gm1 volevo venderla ma ho deciso di tenerla solo per gli scatti in bianco nero e per le doppie esposizioni.

[robdavies]

Just picked one up in "like new" condition from MPB for £73. Now looking for a pancake lens for a pocketable solution. Any recommendations? Is the 20mm the one to go for, or is there a better option?

[uToobviewer]

You really don't have to keep going in the menus. There are 2 quick menu styles available with the most used settings available.

[SammyBerggren]

Pentax q is the smallest mirrorless camera.

[HarisMuhazir]

wow this is my camera 😅 I've had it for a long time and I didn't sell it

[kinslayermds]

The annoying thing about m4/3 cameras almost from the beginning is that smartphones and larger format sensors have been seemingly the smarter choice. Even if it's not the fun choice. These cameras are fun to use... for the most part.
Good video otherwise.