Olympus PEN E-PL3

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Olympus Pen E-PL3

A black Olympus PEN E-PL3 with the standard flash attachment and 14-42mm lens fitted
Overview
Type	Micro Four Thirds, interchangeable lens camera
Lens
Lens	Micro Four Thirds System mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor	Four Thirds System 17.30 × 13.00 mm Live MOS
Maximum resolution	4032×3024 (12.3 megapixels)
Film speed	ISO 200–12800
Storage media	Secure Digital card; SDHC; SDXC
Focusing
Focus modes	Single, continuous, manual
Focus areas	35 area contrast detect auto-focus, selectable
Exposure/metering
Exposure modes	Program, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, manual
Exposure metering	Digital ESP metering, Centre weighted average metering, Spot metering
Metering modes	TTL ESP multi patterned (324-area multi pattern metering), Center-weighted average, Spot (1%)
Flash
Flash	No built-in flash, but has Clip-on flash included, TTL, GN 10m equivalent (ISO200 · m); hotshoe for external flash attachment
Shutter
Shutter	1/4,000 to 60 s, up to 30 minutes bulb
Continuous shooting	4.1 frames/s (5.5 frames/s in case of "I.S. OFF"
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	live preview, optional electronic viewfinder VF-2; optional electronic viewfinder VF-3; optional optical viewfinder VF-1
General
LCD screen	3" 460,000 pixel TFT LCD on screen with live preview
Battery	Olympus BLS-5 Lithium-ion battery
Dimensions	109.5 × 63.7 × 37.3 mm (4.31" × 2.51" × 1.47")
Weight	265 g (9.3 oz) (body only) 313 g (11.0 oz) (body, battery and SD memory card)

The Olympus PEN E-PL3 announced on 30 June 2011^[1] is Olympus Corporation's seventh camera that adheres to the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system design standard. The E-PL3 succeeds the Olympus PEN E-PL2, and was announced in concert with two other models, the Olympus PEN E-P3 (the flagship version), and the Olympus PEN E-PM1 (a new "Mini" version of the PEN camera line with similar features to the E-PL3). The E-PL3 is commonly said to be the "Lite" (less full featured) version of the E-P3, much as the E-PL1 and E-PL2 were "Lite" versions of the E-P1 and E-P2, respectively.