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Olympus has officially announced the new E - PL9 . The new mirrorless camera , designed to succeed the E-PL8 , the new system incorporates 4K UHD recording , a 16MP Live-CMOS  M43 sensor and a TruepicVIII image processor a la EM10III . Designed to work with a 121 contrast detection AF system with eye detection , the camera supports ISO 200 - 6400 in auto and is capable of reaching ISO 100 - 25600 boosted . The camera supports 8.6fps and it can hit shutter speeds of 1/4000 and 1/16000 in electronic shutter , and this coupled with the fact that the camera supports 1/250 flash sync speed ,makes the camera quite capable for casual photography . The 3" touchscreen at the back of the camera is backed up by new and improved user interface by Olympus, the screen supports touch AF as well as touch to enable photo modes and filters built in the camera . The camera priced at €549/£579 body only and €699/£649 with the Olympus 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ power zoom lens . Written by Ra...