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Olympus PEN E-P3

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PEN E-P3

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Lowest Price: £294.99

The PEN E-P3, or simply ‘PEN’, has the fastest* auto-focus of any camera with interchangeable lenses. With its world-beating FAST AF (Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology) , timeless metal design and state-of-the-art touch-sensitive OLED display, it’s a genuine alternative to bulkier and more expensive SLRs.



*as of June 2011. Olympus Inhouse test.
Availability
Discontinued No Edit
Year announced 2011 Edit
General
Lens Mounts
  • Olympus Micro Four Thirds
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Image Sensor
CCD pixels 12.3Mp (Megapixels) Edit
Pixels (W) 4032 Edit
Pixels (H) 3042 Edit
Sensor Type Live MOS Sensor Edit
Sensor Size Micro / Four Thirds Edit
Sensor Size (width) 17.3mm Edit
Sensor Size (height) 13mm Edit
Aspect Ratio
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
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LCD Monitor
LCD Monitor 3in Edit
Brightness adjust Yes Edit
Tilting screen No Edit
Live view Yes Edit
Screen resolution 614k dots Edit
Touch Screen Yes Edit
Focusing
Focusing modes
  • Autofocus
  • Manual
  • Spot
  • Face Detection
  • AF Tracking
  • Multi
  • Touch AF
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Exposure Control
Shutter speeds shortest 1/4000sec Edit
Shutter speeds longest 60sec Edit
B-setting Yes Edit
Self Timer Yes Edit
Exp modes
  • Program
  • Aperture-Priority
  • Shutter-Priority
  • Manual
  • Scene modes
  • A
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AE lock Yes Edit
Metering
  • Centre-weighted - Average
  • Multi Pattern
  • Spot
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ISO sensitivity 200 - 12800 Edit
White balance
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Incandescent
  • Fluorescent
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Digital filter Yes Edit
Exposure Comp +/-3 Edit
Auto Exposure Bracketing No Data Edit
Viewfinder
Viewfinder field of view No Data Edit
Depth of field preview No Data Edit
Viewfinder Resolution No Data Edit
Shooting Options
Continuous shooting 3fps Edit
Multiple exposure Yes Edit
Sound recording Yes Edit
Video
Movie mode Yes Edit
Video Resolution
  • 1920x1080
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Video FPS No Data Edit
Stereo Sound Yes Edit
Optical Zoom with Video Yes Edit
Flash
Hot Shoe Yes Edit
Other Features
Number of Custom Functions No Data Edit
Dust removal Yes Edit
Image Stabilisation Yes Edit
Histogram Yes Edit
Thumbnail / Index view Yes Edit
Video out Yes Edit
Slide show mode Yes Edit
Zoom playback No Data Edit
GPS enabled No Edit
Interface
HDMI Yes Edit
USB USB 2 Edit
Firewire No Edit
Platform
  • PC
  • MAC
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Wi-Fi No Data Edit
Ethernet No Data Edit
Storage
Card Type
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
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File Type
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW + JPG
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Internal Memory No Data Edit
Power Source
Battery Type BLS-1 Lithium Ion Edit
CIPA Rating 330 Edit
Box Contents
Box Contents No Data Edit
Dimensions
Weight 321g Edit
Width 122mm Edit
Height 69.1mm Edit
Depth 34.3mm Edit

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