Olympus PEN E-P3

Olympus PEN E-P3
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
June, 2011

Summary Olympus E-P3

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 17mm lens $849 - $900
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #7 of 21 Among similar cameras #9 of 30
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm Screen resolution Help 614k dots
Megapixels Help 12.2 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 30fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Pros

The Olympus E-P3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 30fps
Touch screen Touch screen Help
Less buttons
Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
Thickness Thin Help
1.3"
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
60 seconds
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Screen type OLED Screen Help
Bright and vivid
Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
3D Takes 3D photos Help
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed

Cons

The Olympus E-P3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
51.0
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.1 EV
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.2 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
Color depth Less color depth Help
20.8 bits
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (3:27 PM, May 15, 2012)
It depends on what package you buy, you could get the E-P3 with a 17mm or with a 14-42mm lens.
 
Dator (2:55 PM, May 15, 2012)
 You show the same camera with two different lenses. The silver one is an award winning lens that is good in low light, and the black one is a zoom lens. So which one comes with the camera?
 
Avatar for sinnersaintjohn sinnersaintjohn (4:44 PM, January 07, 2012)
What is the difference between ISO boost and true ISO? This camera has terrific low light performance, but the rating for the camera overall gets wrecked because of the low ISO rating. I know personally I was disturbed when I read what the ISO was on your review and wouldn't even consider that low an ISO. However, it seems since I've had hands on in low light with the camera I wonder if the ISO boost to 12,800 may be better. Could you shed some light on this?