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PEN E-P3

The Classic.

The E-P3 is the flagship PEN camera that's designed for the enthusiast who wants a compact system camera that combines a hip modern-retro style with lightning-quick responsiveness. With the one of the world's fastest autofocus speed (for single-shot AF), a brilliant 3-inch OLED touchscreen and a premium built-quality, the E-P3 might just be the SLR replacement you've been waiting for.

Single lens kit (14-42mm) $799
Double Zoom kit (14-42mm & 40-150mm) $1199

12.3MP

LiveMOS

12800

ISO

3.0”

610k OLED

SLR IMAGE

SENSOR

From

$799.00

Features

DSLR Focusing Speeds

The exciting PEN E-P3 features the DSLR focusing speeds to help you capture those memorable moments that may be over in a blink of an eye.

Olympus' class leading auto focusing algorithm, Frequency Acceleration Sensor Technology or FAST AF, collects information from the imaging sensor at a rate of up to 120 times per second to measure changes in light contrast. This in turn allows for the camera to measure changes in light contrasts allowing Olympus' lenses to focus quickly and accurately.

High End SLR responsiveness

Annoyed that the once-in-a-lifetime picture moment is happening in front of you and you can’t take the shot because you’re still waiting for the LCD screen to come back to life after you’ve taken the previous picture? Untimely delays shall not hinder you with the E-P3. Olympus' TruePic VI picture processor features extremely quick parallel processing that lets you keep on shooting with minimal interruptions.

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OLED touch-screen

The luxurious OLED screen displays more colours than normal LCD screens, giving you true-to-life colours and deeper blacks. With its capacitative touch-screen that’s equal to the best tablets and smartphones today, the E-P3 gives you the power to shoot just by tapping the part of the scene where you want the camera to focus! During playback, just tap and glide your finger across the screen to flick through the pictures you’ve taken.

Sensational Image Quality

The new 12.3 megapixel Live MOS sensor and new TruePic VI image processor combine to deliver true SLR quality picture better than before. The new sensor provides low-noise low light photography, and better highlight detail with its 2/3 EV improvement in dynamic range. The latest TruePic VI image processor records high-saturation colour with improved details giving you pictures that look even more realistic than ever before.

Exciting Art Filters

A full complement of ten art filters gives you the sort of creative flexibility and fun that used to require a computer with Photoshop software. When you’re bored with shooting just ‘normal’ pictures, simply switch to the Art Filter shooting mode where you can turn an ordinary scene into something truly extraordinary. For the experienced photographer who like more control, Art Filters can also be used in semi-automatic or manual exposure settings. If you prefer to shoot first and pick your Art Filter later, easily apply Art Filter effects with Olympus Viewer software with any RAW image file captured with the E-P3. This professional-grade software is supplied in the box.

Full HD video

The E-P3 is the first Olympus PEN model to feature Full HD video capture, courtesy of the high transfer rates of the new 12.3MP sensor. It’s new advanced digital image stabiliser system provides camcorder grade stabilisation of such quality that you can even walk and record a high quality video with your E-P3 without the help of a steadicam rig. To further facilitate high quality-video capture, the E-P3 allows you to select slower shutter speeds to film real-world moving scenes with the right amount of blur for better realism, or to remove the undesirable flicker of fluorescent lighting.

A great camera with great lenses

As all photographers know, picture quality begins with the lens. For the best image quality, Olympus has equipped the PEN with genuinely high-performance digital lenses tailored to squeeze out maximum performance from the sensor. The highest performance glass taken from Olympus' DSLR series of lenses combined with their expertise in miniaturisation has allowed for high resolution, high fidelity lenses that compliment the small sizes of the Olympus PEN camera range.

PEN E-P3