Olympus PEN E-P3

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Posted by Arm on December 7th, 2011

The Olympus PEN E-P3 is the third-generation flagship camera in the Olympus Pen line of Micro Four Thirds format mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras. Olympus E-P3 offers a 12.3-megapixel High Speed Live MOS sensor, 610K dot OLED touch-screen, a pop-up flash and external flash hot-shoe, sensitivity settings of ISO 200-12800, 1080i/60fps high-definition video recording with stereo sound, built-in image stabilisation and 3fps continuous shooting. The Olympus E-P3 is available now in black, silver or white for £799 / $899 with the new 14-42mm kit zoom lens.

Olympus E-P3 Features

Updated 12MP Live MOS sensor
120 Hz ‘Fast AF’ focus system
Built-in pop-up flash
Built-in autofocus illuminator light (orange LED)
Touch-sensitive VGA-equivalent 614,000 dot OLED screen (3:2 aspect ratio)
Dual-core TruePic VI processor
1080i60 movies in AVCHD format
Independent Shadow and Highlight tone adjustment controls
Interchangeable hand grips
In-body image stabilisation (works with all lenses)

Olympus E-P3 Specifications

lens / zoom	Micro Four Thirds mount
focus / macro	auto \| manual
metering mode	multi-pattern, center weighted, spot; highlight control, shadow control
aperture	auto \| manual
white balance	auto, 6 presets, color temp. adjustment in 8 steps, custom
shutter	auto \| manual / 60s – 1/4000s, B
exposure	+/-3 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps
flash / mode	hot-shoe, built-in (GN 10 (m, ISO200)
viewfinder	live lcd screen
iso ratings	100 – 12800 in 1 EV or 1/3 EV steps
image size	4032×3024, 2560×1920, 1024×768, 640×480
image format	raw / jpeg (exif 2.2)
image compr.	SHQ / HQ / SQ
lag/cycle times	-
remote control	self timer 12s, 2s
video options	AVCHD, with sound – 1920×1080 (601, 60p); 1280×720 (60p, 30fps); 640×480 (30fps)
audio options	pcm, stereo
connectivity	usb 2.0 HS; video (NTSC / PAL), HDMI
storage	SD, SDHC, SDXC