Review Olympus E-PL1, 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 kit.

Pros

- Excellent resolution with lots of detail.

- Very compact lens designs.

- Reliable metering and white balance (in natural light)

- Good AF performance.

- Hints of retro styling and SLR quality in a compact body.

- 720p movie recording with fully manual exposure available.

- Very low noise, even at high ISO.

- In-body image stabilization.

- Internal popup flash.

- Dedicated Movie button.

- High quality video mode.

- Is very easy to use.

Cons

- Short battery life.

- Low-resolution LCD.

- Autofocus sometimes works slowly in low light.

- No viewfinder (optional external viewfinder).

- Full manual controls are available, but can be tricky to find.

- Plastic construction where the E-P1 and E-P2 offered steel.

- No control wheels.

- Some Art filters reduce frame.

- Kit lenses are still very slow to focus relative to SLRs.

- Monaural internal microphone.