Only shortly after its worldwide launch Olympus' first Micro Four Thirds camera, the E-P1, is able to convice the EISA jury as being the best 'European Camera 2009-2010'. Confirming the groundbreaking benefits of the E-P1's key features, they noted:"The Olympus PEN is an elegant camera with an appealing retro design. The camera utilises the new mirror- and prism-less Micro Four Thirds system, which allows the E-P1 to be very compact and lightweight. Besides the compact Micro Four Thirds lenses, users can fit existing Four Thirds, OM and Leica M mount lenses to the body via an adaptor".
And in recognition that the image quality of the E-P1 matches D-SLR results, the esteemed EISA jury summed up by saying: "As the sensor is larger than that found in compact cameras better image quality and lower noise levels can be achieved". With a range of features to choose from, the Olympus E-P1 is also a dream for anyone with creative ambition.

dpreview.com was impressed with the overwhelming key features of the E-P1. They stated: 'You have to take your hat off to Olympus for getting so much right with its first Micro Four Thirds camera.'[...] For years now we - along with many of our users - have been pleading with SLR manufacturers to produce a camera like this [...] The combination of a compact body, large sensor and interchangeable lenses is an appealing one for the serious photographer.' Thanks to the new mirror- and prism-less Micro Four Thirds system, the Olympus PEN faces perfectly these needs providing the image quality of a D-SLR. dpreview.com sums up: The PEN is a camera that 'pretty much completely lives up to the hype surrounding it'. It's a camera that ticks an awful lot of boxes and fills an awfully big hole in the digital camera market. And it's also a camera that is, literally, in a class of its own - at least for now.'.