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Following up on the rabid success of the E-P1, comes the Olympus E-P2, less than half a year later. Bound to irk some early adopters of the E-P1, the E-P2 continues with the retro goodness, but this time in a much sleeker all-black design, upgraded features that address all the problems and bugs with the E-P1, and upgraded price ($300+ premium over the E-P1).

The Micro Four-Thirds Olympus E-P2 new features include a new port to utilize a high resolution electronic viewfinder (included) or external stereo microphone (not included), continuous autofocus tracking in photo or video mode, 8 art filters including a Diorama Filter (think: tilt-shift) and Cross Processing, and a color boosting function called i-Enhance. It will continue to take 12 megapixel photos at 3fps, 30fps 1280x720p HD resolution video, and utilize the 3″ 230k LCD display. The camera kit will be available with either the ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens or 17mm f2.8 Zuiko Digital Zoom Pancake Lens (our preference).

Cost: $1,099

Olympus E-P2 Gallery