Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3

Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
June, 2011

Summary Olympus E-PL3

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 14-42mm lens $399
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #8 of 13 Among similar cameras #25 of 46
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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
Low light performance Lower noise at high ISO
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity

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

Pros

The Olympus E-PL3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

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
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting

Cons

The Olympus E-PL3 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
52.0
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.3 EV
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
12.2 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Startup delay Longer startup delay Help
2100 ms startup delay
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
300 shots
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
Professional
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
499 ISO
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
Color depth Less color depth Help
20.9 bits
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
June, 2011
Light sensitivity (boost) 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