Olympus PEN EP-3

After the success of their earlier PEN mirrorless camera series, Olympus came up with an advanced version of the PEN Series, The PEN E-P3.The Company claims this is the fastest interchangeable lens camera in the market, When using the AF-S mode

Features

The EP-3 has a new sensor developed by Olympus with a 12.3 MP resolution. The Default aspect ration is 4:3, but can shoot in ratios like 3:2, 16:9, 6:6 and 3:4. It has a fast new TruePic VI processor, this processor gives the camera the new improved AF performance and minimises shutter lag,improves start-up duration and shot-to-shot time. The flash is placed on the top-left side of the body and this flash has various modes which are generally available on entry level DSLRs.

The EP-3 does not have An Electronic Viewfinder but the 3 inch touch screen OLED screen is very efficient, one can use the touch screen to activate focus or even to trigger shutter.

The EP-3 included so many art filters which can applied to stills and videos

Olympus E-P3 key specifications:

• Updated 12MP Live MOS sensor
• 120 Hz 'Fast AF' focus system
• Built-in flash
• Built-in autofocus illuminator light
• Touch-sensitive VGA-equivalent 614,000 dot OLED screen (3:2 aspect ratio)
• Dual-core TruePic VI processor
• 1080i60 movies in AVCHD format
• Shadow tone adjustment control
• Revised and expanded Art Filter mode (with quick preview option)
• Interchangeable hand grips
• In-body image stabilisation (works with all lenses)