The Micro Four Thirds system is a standard created by Olympus and Panasonic for compact digital camera and camcorders design and development. This system is capable of providing a standard for design of compatible interchangeable lenses and compact cameras or camcorders by different manufacturers who agree to adhere to this system. Micro Four Thirds shares the image sensor size and specification with the established Four Thirds system, designed for digital single-lens reflex cameras. If one possess a camera that comes with the Micro Four Thirds will be able to support any kind of camera lens or accessories, for instance the Olympus E P1, which is a lightweight version of an SLR. It comes with resolution of 12.3 mp and comes with zoom capacity of 3x.
Design and FunctioningTouted as the world's smallest 12.3 mexapixel interchangeable lens system camera, the Olympus E P1 is a new kind of digital camera that promises to offer DSLR image quality in an ultra-compact format. Its In-body Image Stabilization system compensates for up to four shutter speed steps in the still shooting modes with any of its interchangeable lenses: Mode 1 for general shooting, Mode 2 for creative high-speed horizontal capture, and Mode 3 for high-speed vertical capture. A Multiple Exposure function enables the user to be creative in the landscape or portrait formats, or even a combination of the two. The camera's Shadow Adjustment Technology corrects for extreme light variations with high-tech efficiency. This can also be used in post-editing. This camera weights about 335gs and is compatible with SD/SDHC cards.
