Olympus E-PL1
Mirrorless Camera
vs Olympus E-PL3
Mirrorless Camera

What’s good about the Olympus PEN E-PL3

Best price
$378
  • Weighs a little bit less than the E-PL1 9.34 oz vs 12.13 oz
  • Smaller body size 16 in³ vs 21 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $378 vs $599
  • Higher resolution rear screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera June 2011 vs March 2010
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Better video capture 1080i 60fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 6 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out E-PL1 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has panorama image capture E-PL1 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities E-PL1 does not have 3D

What the Olympus E-PL1 and Olympus E-PL3 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 12.3 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 225 in²
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Olympus E-PL1 and the Olympus E-PL3

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

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