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Sony NEX 3N
Mirrorless Camera
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Olympus E-PL5
Mirrorless Camera
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What’s good about the Sony Alpha NEX 3N
Best price
$450
- Weighs a little bit less than the E-PL5 9.5 oz vs 11.5 oz
- 33% more battery life 480 shots vs 360 shots
- Significantly larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 225 mm²
- Newer camera April 2013 vs September 2012
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Sony Alpha NEX 3N
What’s good about the Olympus E-PL5
Best price
$239
$239
- Significantly cheaper street price $239 vs $450
- Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
- Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec
- Has a flash hot shoe connector NEX 3N does not
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Olympus E-PL5
What the Sony NEX 3N and Olympus E-PL5 have in common
- Similar Body sizes 15 in³ vs 17 in³
- Similar sensor resolutions 16.1 MP
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 461k dots vs 460k dots
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- interchangeable lenses
- HDR processing
- HDMI port
- 3D capture
- panorama mode
- RAW capture
- flip out viewscreen
What’s missing from both the Sony NEX 3N and the Olympus E-PL5
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No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi
