Overview

Designed for photographers who want total control over their creative vision with a camera portable enough to travel the world, the powerful Olympus PEN E-P3 delivers professional image quality, the world’s fastest auto focus, built-in creative features, and a new OLED touch screen in a classic, all-metal body with fully advanced controls.

The bright, 614k dot high-resolution screen features a newly-designed touch interface that gives you the ability to choose AF points, release the shutter, and navigate the camera’s menus with just the touch of your finger. With the AF (Anti-Fingerprint) coating, you don’t even need to worry about fingerprint smudges.

Say goodbye to blurry images in both still and movie modes. The E-P3’s three-mode In-body Image Stabilization system compensates for up to three shutter speed steps in the still shooting modes with any of its interchangeable lenses.

Olympus’ Dust Reduction System assures spot-free images, even after changing lenses. Every time you turn on the camera, the patented Supersonic Wave Filter silently vibrates, flinging and collecting dust so that it doesn’t interfere with the picture imaging at any time.

Shoot up to 29 minutes of 1080i HD video and stereo sound in either AVCHD or AVI formats. A Direct HD Movie Button switches you from still to movie mode with just the press of a button.

Key Features

FAST SHUTTER RESPONSE

Never miss a shot again with the E-P3’s fast shutter response time of less than 60 milliseconds. The TruePic VI feature allows for reduced shot-to-shot time by shortening the black-out time between shots.

ACCESSORY PORT

The E-P3 incorporates a port for connecting accessories including flashes, MAL-1 Macro Light, EMA-1 Microphone adapter, PENPAL® Bluetooth Communication device, and the VF-2 viewfinder.

EXPANDABLE SYSTEM

A range of interchangeable lenses, accessories and strobes are compatible with the E-P3 to support all different types of photography needs.

MULTIPLE EXPOSURE SHOOTING

The Multiple Exposure function enables you to be creative right in the camera. Multiple images can be captured and combined to create one unique image. The creative possibilities are endless!

ADDITIONAL ASPECT RATIOS

The E-P3 lets you select one of five Aspect Ratios (4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6 / 3:4) that frame your images to whatever proportions you'd like, for everything from conventional enlargements to viewing on widescreen monitors.

ADVANCED SHADOW ADJUSTMENT TECHNOLOGY

You no longer need to worry about the extreme contrast between dark and bright areas in your images. The E-P3's Shadow Adjustment Technology corrects for extreme light variations with high-tech efficiency either before image capture or during post-capture edits.

WIRELESS COMPATIBILITY

No need for cables or even a computer. Upload or email images directly from your camera with an optional PP-1 PENPAL® or Eye-Fi™ card. The E-P3 is also capable of recording stills and video to SD, SDHC, SDXC and UHS-I media cards.

FACE DETECTION WITH EYE DETECT AF

Nail the focus for every portrait photo, every time. The new face detection AF employs an "Eye Detect AF" that adjusts focus automatically on the subject's eyes during portrait shooting and can even be adjusted to focus on the right, left or near-side eye. The Face Detection function captures up to eight faces, reducing the chance of blurred subjects when shooting several people at once.

LIVE VIEW MAGNIFICATION

For accurate manual focusing, MF Assist can be enabled during S-AF + MF operation. With it you can zoom in on the central part of the image by up to five times by turning the focus ring.

IAUTO WITH IENHANCE

iAuto automatically identifies the scene you're shooting – portrait, landscape, night portrait, macro, or sport – and adjusts the settings to optimize results. iEnhance enriches color in any subject, just as the human eye sees it, and can be used in any mode.

EPORTRAIT

Capturing beautiful portraits is easy with the ePortrait Mode that enables you to soften shadows and smooth your subject’s complexion either before image capture or during post-capture edits.

LIVE GUIDE

The E-P3’s Live Guide system allows you to preview effects as you adjust them – before the image is even captured. Simply select Live Guide and turn the wheel on the back of the camera to slide through numerous photographic effects, such as brightness, color saturation, tone, etc.

LIVE CONTROL

With the E-P3 you are in full control of all functions and imaging decisions—with split-second accuracy. Live Control, an advanced control panel system, allows you to see the image and the controls all at once. Whether using full manual control or all the automatic features, first-time users will feel like pros, and pros will create still images or videos that continue to push their own boundaries of creativity.

23 SCENE-SELECT MODES

From portraits to sunset shots, the E-P3 is equipped with 23 Scene-Select modes for effortless picture taking, including Fireworks, Sunset, Children, Macro and Panorama, to name a few.

Full Specifications

Overview - Lens (1

M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R

Boasting a brand new, optimized overall design, the latest generation of the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R (35 mm equivalent focal length: 28-84 mm) has now arrived. This ultra-compact zoom lens delivers magnificent 3x zoom performance in a form factor as small as before in a renewed design. It is also equipped with MSC technology for superb videos and still pictures - with extremely high-speed, practically silent auto focusing and great movie sound even when zooming in and out. However fast your subject and however far away, this lens has the specialist capabilities to rise to the challenge and deliver stunning visual results. The lens ships with interchangeable decoration rings that perfectly match the colors of different PEN cameras.

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M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R

The latest generation of the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 40-150 mm f4.0-5.6 R (35mm equivalent focal length: 80-300 mm) has now arrived. It features a brand new, optimized overall design in a stylish metal body. It’s small, lightweight and variable in performance – perfect for close-up portraits or long-distance scenes – and it is flexible for indoor or outdoor use.

You can use this high-power zoom as the perfect companion of your standard kit lens without being burdened by travelling with too much equipment. It features a screw drive mechanism that is especially quiet and fast (MSC), so it is ideal perfect for shooting films and taking rapid-fire still shots.

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