www.testfreaks.com

Reviews, reviews, reviews...

Olympus E-PL3
8.7 out of 10

Olympus E-PL3

Great Deal: $288.98

Reviews and Problems with Olympus E-PL3

Showing 1-10 of 63
Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

Channel5
7 January 2013

Expert Review

photo.net
25 July 2012

Olympus E-PL3

consumersearch.com
16 March 2012
  • Summary: The E-PL3 comes bundled with the 14-42 mm zoom lens (24-84 mm equivalent), but a 17 mm pancake lens (*Est. $300) is also available.
  • Pros: Great daylight images, Fast shooting and autofocus, RAW and JPEG capable, Has 3-inch tilt/flip LCD screen, Nice selection of creative art filters, Built-in image stabi...
  • Cons: No optical or electronic viewfinder, Lacks built-in flash and front hand grip, Sensitive video mic picks up noise, Jelly-like video footage while panning, Complex menu...
  • Read Full Review
Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

PhotoRadar
8 March 2012
  • Conclusion: It's beautifully engineered, stylish and puts in a blisteringly quick performance. As a compact system camera in its own right, we have to say it offers one of the best...
  • Read Full Review
Overall 7
7.0

Olympus PEN E-PL3

PC Magazine
4 December 2011
  • Conclusion: The Olympus PEN E-PL3 delivers impressive performance when it comes to speed, but is held back by noisy images at higher ISO settings and a kit lens that delivers so-so
  • Pros: Tilting 3-inch LCD. Fast autofocus system. In-camera artistic filters. Accessory port for optional EVF.
  • Cons: High noise at ISO 1600 and above. No built-in flash. Menu system is unintuitive and can be slow.
  • Read Full Review
Overall 8
8.0

Olympus Pen E-PL3 Review

Digitaltrends
18 November 2011
  • Conclusion: If the decision is not if but which MFT camera you should get, there are a variety of reasons the E-PL3 should make the cut.
  • Pros: Convenient tilt-out screen, Super fast, quiet AF system, High image quality, Impressively slim body
  • Cons: Sits awkwardly—body is weighed down by the lens, No automatic playback, No pop-up flash
  • Read Full Review
Overall 9
8.7

Olympus E-PL3

Camera Labs
1 November 2011
  • Summary: The Olympus Pen E-PL3 is a 12.3 megapixel mirrorless ILC based on the Micro Four Thirds standard. The middle of the range Pen, it combines a high degree of control and...
  • Pros: Built-in stabilisation works with any lens., Excellent all-round image quality., Highly customisable., Good range of movie exposure modes., Fast startup and AF response.
  • Cons: 16:9 screen not ideal for still photos., Poorly positioned control wheel., Lacks composite HDR and low light mode.
  • Read Full Review

Olympus PEN E-PL3 REVIEW

Digital Photography School
14 October 2011
  • Excerpt: For me, this camera is a bit of a puzzle. Why? Having just spent a week or so with the Olympus PEN E-P3 , and coming away very impressed, I wondered why the company...
  • Read Full Review
Overall 9
8.8
Design 9
9.0
Value for money 9
8.5
Features 9
8.5
Performance 9
9.0
Picture quality 9
9.0

Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3 review

What Digital Camera
8 October 2011
  • Summary: Small and with an elegant metal finish the E-PL3 brings together much of what was lacking from its predecessors.
  • Read Full Review
Overall 9
8.5
Value for money 8
8.0
Functionality 9
9.0
Audio & image quality 8
8.0
Appearance 10
10
Build quality 7
7.0

Olympus PEN E-PL3 Digital Camera Review

Buy-n-Shoot.com
6 October 2011
  • Conclusion: There’s plenty to like and very little to gripe. The gripe being the exclusion of a HDMI cable in the kit – considering the Full HD video option and the number of large...
  • Read Full Review
Next page >>