Olympus E-PM1
Mirrorless Camera
vs Sony NEX-F3
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus PEN E-PM1

Best price $240
  • Weighs a little bit less than the NEX-F3 7.65 oz vs 11.1 oz
  • Smaller body size 14 in³ vs 20 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $240 vs $470
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector NEX-F3 does not
  • Has 3D capture capabilities NEX-F3 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX-F3

Best price
$470
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.3 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 225 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 460k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 0 f-stop 16,000 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera May 2012 vs October 2011
  • Viewscreen flips out E-PM1 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board E-PM1 does not have HDR

What the Olympus E-PM1 and Sony NEX-F3 have in common

  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 6 shots per second
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode
  • RAW capture

What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PM1 and the Sony NEX-F3

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi

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