The black Olympus PEN-F is an elegant and compact mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera that references the form factor of the original Pen film cameras, while offering high-resolution imaging with advanced creative control. With a 20.3MP Live MOS sensor and TruePic VII processor noise is reduced, and it is possible to shoot up to 10 fps with a mechanical shutter, record Full HD 1080p video, and work with ISO up to 25600. In-camera sensor-shift-type 5-axis image stabilization reduces the appearance of camera shake and an 81-area contrast-detection AF system ensures focusing is fast and accurate.

Making use of the redeveloped 20.3MP Live MOS sensor and sensor-shift image stabilization, the PEN-F also includes a High Res Shot mode that composites eight images into a single frame to effectively produce a 50MP image. An electronic shutter function can be used for completely silent performance, and also provides fast shutter speed times up to 1/16,000 sec. for working in bright conditions with wide aperture settings. An intervalometer function can be used to produce time-lapse movies, which can be exported at 4K UHD resolution, for recording up to 999 consecutive frames with up to 24-hour intervals.

Physically the body of the PEN-F is retro-styled, but incorporates a 2.36m-dot OLED electronic viewfinder and articulating 3.0" 1.037m-dot touchscreen LCD. Use the Creative Control dial on the front of the camera to access black and white and colour profiling, and a dedicated lever permits fine-tuning of exposure and contrast curves while shooting. Wi-Fi is also built in for wireless sharing or remotely controlling the camera from a linked smartphone or tablet.