Olympus PEN E-PL3

Four thirds, 12.2 MP, 3"
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        Summary Olympus E-PL3

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $408
        With 14-42mm lens
        $238
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        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help Four thirds 17.3x13mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 460k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 12.2 MP
        Movie format
        Help 1080p @ 30fps
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 12,800 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
        Browse Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3 lenses at LensHero
        Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3

        Replacement

        Olympus has replaced the PEN E-PL3 with the E-PL5.

        Olympus PEN E-PL5
        Olympus PEN E-PL5 announced September 2012
        Color depth Better color depth
        Overall image quality Much better image quality
        Dynamic range More dynamic range

        Compare the new Olympus E-PL5 vs the E-PL3

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        Pros

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        The Olympus E-PL3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        108 lenses
        Size Quite small Help
        Mid size (110×64×37 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        1.5"
        Longest exposure Long exposures Help
        60 seconds
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $238.03
        Weight Light Help
        313 g

        Cons

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        The Olympus E-PL3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
        499 ISO
        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        52.0
        Color depth Little color depth Help
        20.9 bits
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
        Missing that film look
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        12.2 MP
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
        Limited to the in-camera mic
        Announced Old Help
        June 2011
        Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
        Professional
        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 30fps
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        460k dots
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        10.3 EV
        Startup delay Poor startup delay Help
        2100 ms startup delay
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        35
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users

        Appearance

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        Discussion

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        Avatar for Snapsort 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