After some internal survey made by Olympus, here's the summary:

E-1 customers' are expecting

• More pixels and less noise
• Fastest AF and more AF points
• More accurate AE
• Larger LCD monitor
• Faster burst rate
• Higher shutter speed and flash sync. speed
• Built-in flash
• Wireless flash control capability
• Live View capability with swivel monitor
• Image stabilization

Nikon D200 / 30D customers are not satisfied with:
• 95% coverage finder
- Olympus provides 100% coverage and bigger finder
• No sensor dust solution
- Olympus provides the most effective dust reduction system
• Expensive image stabilized VR / IS lenses
- Olympus provides the body built-in image stabilizer available for all lenses
• No built-in wireless flash control (30D)
- Canon customers have to buy a bulky hot-shoe clipping wireless controller unit for wireless applications
• No splash-proof body (30D)

The main E-P1 specification are as follow: 

E-P1 Specs
Main Specifications
• World most effective anti-shake system (Max. 5 Steps)
• 10 MP High Speed Live MOS (5fps)
• Live View with multi angel LCD (SAT, White Balance & Exposure Compensation)
• Dust reduction (SSWF)
• Splash proof body
• Wireless flash control in 3 groups
• AF performance
• Quicker and more accurate World quickest with SWD lenses
• 11 points
• All cross sensor (D200/30D just Center point)
• Better low light performance - 2EV@ISO100 (D200 -1EV, 30D, -0.5 EV)
• Better continuous AF High speed shooting capability (5fps, 1/8000, X=1/250)
• Big Viewfinder image with 100% coverage
• Bigger finder magnification (x1.15) with full coverage ratio (100%)

 
E-P1"Capture qualified Images under any situations"
World most effective Anti-Shake performance
Photographers can take sharp images with slower shutter speed, or under darker situation, they have not taken before.
World quickest precise AF performance to sharply captured every moment.
Live View
New shooting style also thanks to multi angle LCD.
Dust Reduction System and Splash & Dust Proof Body Performance is proved by E-1.
Big VF & Wireless Flash Control

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