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Olympus PEN
E-PL3
Four thirds,
12.2
MP,
3"
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Olympus E-PL3
Price
Body only
Unknown
With
14
-
42
mm
lens
$378
all
E-PL3
prices
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Key specs
Sensor size
Four thirds
17.3
x
13
mm
Screen resolution
460
k dots
Megapixels
12.2
MP
Movie format
1080p @
30
fps
Screen size
3"
Light sensitivity
12,800
ISO
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Lenses
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Replacement
Olympus
has replaced the
PEN E-PL3
with the
E-PL5
.
Olympus PEN E-PL5
announced September 2012
Has a touch screen
Has a flip-out screen
Higher true resolution
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Olympus
E-PL5
vs the
E-PL3
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Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3
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Pros
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The
Olympus E-PL3
vs other recent mirrorless cameras
More lenses available
108
lenses
Quite small
Mid size (
110
×
64
×
37
mm)
Thin
1.5"
Long exposures
60
seconds
Movie continuous focus
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
Inexpensive
$378.00
Light
313
g
Cons
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The
Olympus E-PL3
vs other recent mirrorless cameras
Full HD
1080p @
30
fps
High speed movies
Not supported
Slow continuous shooting
5.5
fps
No 24p movies
Missing that film look
Lower true resolution
12.2
MP
Fixed screen
Less flexible
Shorter battery life
300
shots
Fewer focus points
35
No built-in flash
Professional
Very low resolution screen
460
k dots
Can only preview photos on the screen
None
Poor maximum light sensitivity
12,800
ISO
No touch screen
More buttons
No weather sealing
Need to shelter it from weather
contrast detection autofocus
slower focusing
Lacks an external mic jack
Limited to the in-camera mic
Old
June 2011
Not so popular
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PEN E-PL3
Olympus
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Snapsort
(7:49 PM, November 09, 2011)
Thanks, we've finally fixed that up!
C Tan
(6:11 PM, October 18, 2011)
wrong picture, thats a EPL2
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