Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3

Four thirds, 12.2 MP, 3.0"
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        Summary Olympus E-PL3

        Prices Price
        Body only Unknown With 14-42mm lens $243
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        Within its price range #n/a of 4 Among similar cameras #n/a of 49
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        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size Help Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm Screen resolution Help 460k 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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        Replacement

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

        Olympus PEN E-PL5
        Olympus PEN E-PL5 announced September, 2012
        Overall image quality Significantly better image quality
        Dynamic range More dynamic range
        Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity

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

        Pros

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        The Olympus E-PL3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
        Sensor shift
        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        40 lenses
        Size Quite small Help
        Mid size 109x63x37 mm
        Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
        Great for movies
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        External flash External flash Help
        Better lighting

        Cons

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        The Olympus E-PL3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
        52.0
        Color depth Less color depth Help
        20.9 bits
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        12.2 MP
        Startup delay Longer startup delay Help
        2100 ms startup delay
        Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
        You could stitch photos in post
        Sensor size Slightly smaller than average sensor Help
        Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm
        HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
        You could do HDR manually
        Battery life Shorter battery life Help
        300 shots
        3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
        No 3d support
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second
        Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
        Professional
        Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
        499 ISO
        Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
        460k dots
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        10.3 EV
        Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
        Missing that film look
        Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        1,600 ISO
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
        Limited to the in-camera mic
        Announced Old Help
        June, 2011
        Light sensitivity (boost) Very low boost light sensitivity Help
        12,800 ISO

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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