Olympus E-PL3


E-PL3
Lite
4032 x 3024



3.0" lcd viewer

SD[HC][XC]

BLS-1 Li-ion

Olympus E-PL3 review summary


camera date	Jun 11
pixels / class	13.1M	compact digital camera

overall rating		10 reviews
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Olympus E-PL3 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, 7 presets, color temp. adjustment in 8 steps, custom
shutter	auto \| manual / 60s - 1/4000s, 60
exposure	+/-3 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps
flash / mode	hot-shoe
viewfinder	live lcd screen
iso ratings	100 - 12800 in 1 EV or 1/3 EV steps
image size	4032x3024, 2560x1920, 1024x768, 640x480
image format	raw / jpeg (exif 2.2)
image compr.
lag/cycle times
remote control	self timer 12s, 2s
video options	AVCHD, with sound - 1920x1080 (601, 60p); 1280x720 (60p, 30fps); 640x480 (30fps)
audio options	pcm, stereo
connectivity	usb 2.0 HS; video (NTSC / PAL), HDMI
storage	SD, SDHC, SDXC
platform
extra features	imager size 17.3mm x 13.0mm face detection histogram display dust reduction system sensor shift image stabilizer live view PictBridge compliant
miscellaneous	external flash is bundled, GN 10 (m, ISO 200)


Olympus E-PL3 links







Reviews for shutterbugs and professionals
15Sep11	Olympus PEN LITE / E-PL3 review at dpreview
06Nov11	Olympus PEN E-PL3 review at CameraLabs
03Oct11	Olympus PEN E-PL3 review at TrustedReviews
03Oct11	Olympus E-PL3 review at DCResource
27Sep11	Olympus E-PL3 review at DigitalCameraReview
24Sep11	Olympus Pen E-PL3 review at digitalkamera (de)
15Sep11	Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3 review at techradar
29Aug11	Olympus E-PL3 review at PhotographyBLOG
22Aug11	Olympus PEN E-PL3 review at ePHOTOzine

Introductions, previews and other reviews
22Nov11	Bob Atkins: Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras

News, guides, hints & tips
01Jul11	Olympus PEN E-PL3 press summary

Forum discussions
	dpreview.com Olympus Talk Forum
	imaging-resource.com Olympus Forum
	steves-digicams.com Olympus Forum
	Who can help me with this camera

Olympus E-PL3 / Lite announcement clippings

To make the most of excellent optics and to get the very best shots, camera settings need to be spot on. For an amateur, that's often a challenge that ends in frustration. Not with the Lite, and Live Guide is the key. Live Guide lets you easily master the settings that make all the difference –motion and background blur, colour intensity, lighting mood and brightness. In a typical shooting situation, the Live Guide helps blur out the background to make a shot more dramatic and show off the foreground to the best effect. To achieve this, you'd normally have to adjust the depth of field using the lens or menu, but with Live Guide you just press a dial to move a bar up and down until you see the shot you want on the LCD.
The Lite chooses the right settings automatically. Adjusting more permanent settings in the menu is simpler too, now that each menu choice has a popup window with a description of how it works. And for other menu settings that need adjusting more regularly, Olympus have fitted a row of fastaccess buttons – on the top of the camera right next to the shutter release.