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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...