Olympus PEN
E-P3
 vs
Sony
NEX-5N

General

 Olympus PEN E-P3 Sony NEX-5N
Brand
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 Olympus Sony
Lowest price
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 $849.00 $598.00
Announced
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 June, 2011 August, 2011

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 Four thirds 17.3x13.0mm APS-C 23.4x15.6mm
Crop factor
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 2.1x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 12.2 MP 16 MP
Light sensitivity
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 1,600 ISO 25,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO Unknown
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12.2 MP 16 MP
Native resolution
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 4032 x 3024 4912 x 3264
Pixel size
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 18.4 µm² 22.8 µm²

Screen
Type
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 OLED LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 614k dots 920k dots
Touch screen
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 Yes Yes
Flips out
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 No Yes
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 26 lenses 8 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Micro Four Thirds Sony E

Form factor
Size
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 122x69x34 mm 111x59x38 mm
Depth
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 1.3" 1.5"
Weight
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 369 g 269 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 None None

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 30fps 1080p @ 60fps
Supports 24p
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 No Yes
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Continuous focus
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 Yes Yes
All formats
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 720p @ 30fps
1080p @ 30fps		 1080p @ 60fps
1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
1440 x 1080 @ 30fps

Features
Panorama
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 Yes Yes
HDR
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 No Yes
3D
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 Yes Yes
Image stabilization
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 Sensor shift None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown 1900 ms
Shutter lag
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 Unknown 235 ms
Battery life
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 330 shots 460 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3 fps 10 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 35 25
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 60s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes No
Popup
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 Yes n/a
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
SDXC
SDHC		 Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
SDXC
SDHC
SD
Memory Stick PRO Duo

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 51.0 77.0
Color depth
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 20.8 bits 23.6 bits
Dynamic range
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 10.1 EV 12.7 EV
Low light performance
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 536 ISO 1,079 ISO