| Image Sensor |
| Effective pixels | 12.3 Megapixels |
| Filter array | Primary colour filter (RGB) |
| Full resolution | 13.1 Megapixels |
| Type | 4/3 '' Live MOS sensor |
| Lens |
| Type | 14-42MM IIR Lens Kit |
| Monitor |
| Resolution | 460000 dots |
| Monitor size | 7.6 cm / 3.0 '' (16:9) |
| Monitor type | Tiltable LCD |
| Frame assistance | Yes |
| Brightness adjustment | +/- 7 levels |
| Protection panel | Yes |
| Focusing System |
| Method | Contrast Detection AF system (when non high-speed contrast AF compatible lens is used, it works as MF assist) |
| Modes | - Manual focus
- Single AF
- Continuous AF
- Single AF + MF
- AF Tracking
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| Face Detection extension | Eye Detect AF: Off, Left side priority, Near side priority, Right side priority |
| Manual focus | Yes , With enlarged focusing area |
| Super Macro mode | Closest focusing distance: 7 cm |
| AF illuminator | Yes |
| Light Metering |
| Modes | - ESP light metering
- Spot metering
- Centre weighted metering
- Highlight
- Shadow
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| Exposure System |
| Shutter speed | 1/4000 - 60 s (in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps) |
| Bulb mode | Up to 30 minutes (selectable longest time in the menu, default: 8 minutes) |
| Exposure compensation | +/- 3 EV ( 1, 1/2, 1/3 steps ) |
| Scene Modes |
| Number of scene modes | 24 |
| Modes | - Portrait, e-Portrait
- Landscape, Landscape with Portrait
- Macro, Sports
- Night Scene, Night Scene with portrait
- Children
- High key, Low key
- Digital Image Stabilisation
- Nature Macro
- Candle, Sunset, Documents, Panorama
- Fireworks, Beach and Snow
- Fisheye converter
- Macro converter
- 3D
- Wide converter
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| Sensitivity |
| Auto | ISO 200 - 12800 (customisable, default ISO 200 - 1600) |
| Manual | ISO 200 - 12800 |
| White Balance |
| AUTO WB system | Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor |
| Preset values | - Tungsten
- Flourescent 1
- Sunlight
- Flash
- Overcast
- Shade
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| Internal Flash |
| Modes | - AUTO, Manual, Manual (Full, 1/4, 1/16, 1/64)
- Red-eye reduction
- Slow synchronisation with red-eye reduction
- Slow synchronisation
- Slow synchronisation 2nd curtain
- Fill-in
- Off
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| Sequence Shooting |
| Speed (H) | Approx. 4.1 fpsApprox. fps 5.5 fps (when I.S. is switched off) |
| JPEG Mode | Depends on compression ratio or number of pixels (Large normal mode: approx. 17 with Toshiba Super High Speed type "Class 6" 4GB) |
| Image Processing |
| Colour space | sRGB / AdobeRGB |
| Sharpness + Contrast | 5 levels |
| Contrast | 5 levels |
| Saturation | 5 levels |
| Image Editing |
| Resize | Yes |
| Trimming | Yes |
| View Images |
| Modes | Index, Calendar, Zoom, Slide show, Movie, Single |
| Light box | Yes |
| Histogram in playback mode | Yes |
| Shooting information | off/on |
| Image protect mode | Yes |
| View Movie |
| Modes | Frame by frame, Fast forward, Reverse playback |
| Still Image Recording |
| DCF | Yes |
| EXIF | 2.2 |
| PIM | III |
| DPOF | Yes |
| Movie Recording System |
| Recording format | AVCHD / AVI Motion JPEG® |
| Movie quality | 640 x 480 / 30fps (AVI Motion JPEG®) 14min. |
| HD Movie quality | - Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 60i, 17Mbps (AVCHD)
- Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 60i, 13Mbps
- HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) 60p, 17Mbps
- HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) 60p, 13Mbps
- HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) / 30fps (AVI Motion JPEG®)
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| Sound Recording System |
| External microphone | Optional |
| Recording format | Dolby Digital (AVCHD)Stereo PCM/16bit, 48kHz, Wave Format Base (Motion-JPEG) |
| Image footage | 30 s |
| Speaker | Yes |
| Memory |
| Removable Media Memory | SD / SDHC |
| Image Size |
| RAW | - 4032 x 3024 compressed / 13.8 MB / frame
- 4032 x 3024 Fine (compression: 1/4) / 5.9 MB / frame
- 4032 x 3024 Normal (compression: 1/8) / 2.7 MB / frame
- 2560 x 1920 Normal (compression: 1/8) 1.1 MB / frame
- 1024 x 768 Normal (compression: 1/8) / 0.3 MB / frame
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| Menu |
| Menu languages in camera | English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian |
| Other Features |
| Perfect Shot Preview | Yes |
| Self timer | Yes |
| Menu guide | Yes |
| Date imprint | Yes |
| Power Supply |
| Battery | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| Sleep mode | 1, 3, 5, 10 min. and off selectable. |
| Live View shooting | Approx 330 images (100% with Live View) |
| Interface |
| Media | SD Memory Card (SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I compatible) Class 6 is recommended for Movie shooting |
| Combined A/V & USB output | Yes NTSC or PAL selectable |
| USB 2.0 High Speed | Yes |
| Size |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 122.0 x 69.1 x 34.3 mm (without protrusions) |
| Weight | 321 g (without battery and card) |
| In the Box | - E-PL3 Body Silver
- M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 II R Silver
- Flash FL-LM1
- BLS-1 or BLS-5
- BCS-1 or BCS-5
- Micro Four Thirds body cap (BC-2)
- Shoulder Strap
- CB-AVC3 Audio/Video cable
- CB-USB6 USB Cable
- [ib] Image Management Software
- Olympus Viewer 2 Software CD-ROM
- Operating Instructions
- Warranty Card
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