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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus PEN E-P3
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only
Height 6.9 cm
Width 12.2 cm
Depth 3.4 cm
Weight 321 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour White | Black | Silver
SENSOR Olympus PEN E-P3
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS
Total Pixels 13,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Olympus PEN E-P3
Image Processor TruePic VI
LENS Olympus PEN E-P3
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Olympus PEN E-P3
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 35
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF
VIEWFINDER Olympus PEN E-P3
Field of View Crop Factor 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus PEN E-P3
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 200-12800, ISO auto (200-12800)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, night scene with portrait, anti shake, low key, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Monotone, Vivid, soft focus, natural, Muted, portrait, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus PEN E-P3
Type 3" OLED display
Touch Screen Yes
Display Format 610,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Olympus PEN E-P3
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 10
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus PEN E-P3
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, AVCHD
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus PEN E-P3
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 4032 x 3024 - 13.8 MB
JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 5.9 MB
JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 2.7 MB
JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.3 MB
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 20Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 13Mbps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus PEN E-P3
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus PEN E-P3
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus PEN E-P3
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, face detection, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready
OTHERS Olympus PEN E-P3
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software, Olympus Viewer 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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