Olympus PEN E-P3 review

Could the PEN really be mightier?

Olympus PEN E-P3
The PEN P3 is the first Olympus PEN to feature a touchscreen

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Sensor
Four Thirds type 17.3 x 13.0mm Live MOS sensor with 12.3 million effective pixels

Focal length conversion
2x

Memory
SD/SDHC/SDXC

Viewfinder
Optional EVF

Video
AVCHD / AVI Motion JPEG
AVCHD: 1920x1080 60i & 20Mbps, 1920x1080 60i, 17Mbps, 1280 x 720 60p & 17Mbps, 1280x720 60p & 13Mbps
AVI Motion JPEG: 1280x720 30fps, 640 x 480 / 30fps

ISO range
ISO 200-12,800

Autofocus points
35

Max burst rate
3fps

LCD screen
3in 610,000 dot OLED touchscreen

Shutter speeds
1/4000-60sec plus bulb to 30 min

Weight
321 g (without battery and card)

Dimensions
122.0 x 69.1 x 34.3 mm (without protrusions)

Power supply
PS-BLS1 Li-ion battery supplied