Olympus E-PL3 1442 Kit Silver User manual

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E-PL3 1442 Kit Silver

• 12.3 Megapixel Live MOS

sensor

• Extreme fast high-speed

contrast AF

• 3-inch tilt LCD display ideal

for shooting from tricky

angles

• Powerful TruePic VI image

processor.

• Smart settings for simple

in-camera optimisation of

photos

• Direct access buttons for

shortcuts to most frequently

used functions

• Underwater case accessory

available for 100% water-

resistance

• Six different Art Filters and

Art Filter Effects for direct

creative enhancement of

photos

All the latest technology in one sleek body

Over the last couple of years, Olympus PEN has made a name for itself with retro-styled, easy-to-use, compact system cameras that

take very high-quality pictures. The new PEN Lite (E-PL3) does that and more. It gives you all the creativity and interchangeable lenses

of an SLR camera, but with none of the hassle - and none of the bulk.

Specifications

Type

Body material Metal

Lens mount Micro Four Thirds

Image Sensor

Type 4/3'' Live MOS sensor

Effective pixels 12.3 Megapixels

Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)

Aspect ratio & area 4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0mm

Full resolution 13.1 Megapixels

Engine

Type TruePic VI

Filter

Dust reduction filter Supersonic Wave Filter

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Live View

Displayed information Aperture

Shutter speed

Auto bracket

AE lock

Focus mode

Shooting mode

Battery check

My Mode

IS activating mode

Internal temperature warning

Face / Eye detection mode

Record mode

ISO

Sequential shooting mode

White Balance

Metering mode

Exposure compensation

value

AF frame display

AF confirmation mark

Shooting information

Spot metering area

Super FP

Flash status

Focal length

Eye-Fi condition

Flash mode

AF type Contrast detection system

100% field of view Approx. 100%

Magnification levels 5 / 7 / 10 / 14x

Image Stabiliser

Type Sensor shift

Modes Two-dimensional, vertical or

horizontal activation

Shutter speed range 2 - 1/4000s (not available

when Bulb is selected)

Focusing System

Method Contrast Detection AF system

(when non high-speed

contrast AF compatible lens

is used, it works as MF assist)

Focus areas 35 points / Automatic and

manual selection

AF lock Yes , Locked by first position

of shutter release button in

single AF mode, AE/AF lock

button (customised)

Modes Manual focus

Single AF

Continuous AF

Single AF + MF

AF Tracking

AF illuminator Yes

Face Detection extension Eye Detect AF: Off

Left side priority

Near side priority

Right side priority

Full time AF Yes

Manual focus Yes , With enlarged focusing

area

Exposure System

Modes Programme automatic

i-Auto

Aperture priority

Shutter priority

Manual

Scene Modes

Art Filter

Exposure compensation +/- 3EV ( 1, 1/2, 1/3 steps )

Exposure bracketing 2 / 3 / 5 frames ( +/- 1/3, 2/3,

1 EV steps )

7 frames ( +/- 1/3, 1/2, 2/3

EV steps )

ISO bracketing 5 frames ( 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV

steps )

AE lock Yes (Fn1/Rec button)

My Mode 4 settings storable

Enhancement function Shadow Adjustment

Technology

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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

Underwater Wide

Underwater Macro

Multi-Exposure

Max. number of frames 2 frames (shooting)

3 frames (editing)

Auto gain control Yes

Frame assistance Live View

Light Metering

Method TTL open aperture light

metering

Zones 324 zones Multi-pattern

Sensing System

Detection range 0 - 20 EV (17mm f2.8, ISO

100)

Modes ESP light metering

Spot metering

Centre weighted metering

Highlight

Shadow

Art Filter

Variation / Effect Available

Modes Pop Art

Soft Focus

Grainy Film

Pin Hole

Diorama

Dramatic Tone

Sensitivity

Auto ISO 200 - 12800

(customisable, default ISO

200 - 1600)

Manual ISO 200 - 12800

Shutter

Shutter type Computerised focal-plane

shutter

Self timer 2s / 12s

Anti Shock Yes release delay:

Shutter Speeds

Shutter speed range 1/4000 - 60s (in 1/3, 1/2, 1

EV steps)

Bulb mode Up to 30 minutes (selectable

longest time in the menu,

default: 8 minutes)

White Balance

AUTO WB system Advanced detection system

with Live MOS sensor

Manual White balance (One-

Touch)

Yes

White balance bracketing 3 frames / +/- 2, 4, 6mired

steps

One-touch white balance 2 custom settings can be

registered

Custom WB 1 setting can be registered at

Kelvin temperature (2000K -

14000K)

Preset values Tungsten

Flourescent 1

Sunlight

Flash

Overcast

Shade

Auto Flash adjustment Off / Auto WB / Flash

Keep warm colour On / Off

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Sequence Shooting

Speed (H) Approx. 4.1fps

Approx. 5.5fps (when I.S. is

switched off)

Max. number of frames 9 frames (RAW)

15 frames (JPG / Large

Normal mode)

Conditions Memory card: Toshiba SDXC

UHS-I card R95 W80 model

Premiugate series �Class 10�

8GB

Note: Depending on shooting

conditions, the sequential

shooting speed may reduce

speed during shooting.

Image Processing

Colour space sRGB / AdobeRGB

Sharpness + Contrast 5 levels

Contrast 5 levels

Saturation 5 levels

Black & White filter Yellow, Orange, Red, Green

Black & White toning Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green

in Black & White mode

Picture mode i-Enhance, Vivid, Natural,

Portrait, Muted, Monotone,

Art Filter

Gradation 4levels (auto, high key,

normal, low key)

Engine TruePic VI

Art Filter bracketing Available

Tele converter effect 2x

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

Type Detachable flash (bundled)

Flash compensation +/- 3 EV ( 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV

steps )

Guide number 10 (ISO 200)

Manual settings Full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32,

1/64

X-sync speed 1/160s

External Flash Control

X-sync speed 1/160s / 1/4000s (Super FP

Mode)

Type TTL AUTO, AUTO, MANUAL,

FP TTL AUTO, FP MANUAL

Modes Auto

Red-eye reduction

Slow synchronisation

2nd curtain and slow

synchronisation

Fill-in for exclusive flash

Manual

Intensity +/- 3 EV ( 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV

steps )

Note: Some functions are

only available if they are

supported by the external

flash.

Wireless Flash Control

Number of channels 4 channels

Compatible external flash FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-300R

Control method Triggered and controlled by

built-in flash light

Group setting 3 groups

Available when used together

with cameras compatible

with the Olympus wireless RC

flash system.

Monitor

Monitor type Tiltable LCD

Monitor size 7.6cm / 3.0'' (16:9)

Resolution 460000 dots

Brightness adjustment +/- 7 levels

Colour balance A-B: +/-7 levels, G-M: +/-7

levels

Recording Formats

RAW 12bit

RAW & JPEG Yes parallel recording

JPEG Yes

Aspect ratio 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6 / 3:4

MPO (3D) Yes

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Image Size

RAW 4032 x 3024 compressed /

13.8MB / frame

4032 x 3024 Fine

(compression: 1/4) / 5.9MB /

frame

4032 x 3024 Normal

(compression: 1/8) / 2.7MB /

frame

2560 x 1920 Normal

(compression: 1/8) 1.1MB /

frame

1024 x 768 Normal

(compression: 1/8) / 0.3MB /

frame

Still Image Recording

EXIF 2.2

PIM III

DPOF Yes

DCF Yes

Movie Recording System

Recording format AVCHD / AVI Motion JPEG®

Image Stabilisation Mode Yes Digital Image Stabilisation

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®)

Movie quality 640 x 480 / 30fps (AVI Motion

JPEG®) 14min.

Max. recording time 14min (SD) / 7min (HD) (AVI

Motion JPEG®)*

29min (HD) (AVCHD)

Max. file size 2GB (Motion-JPEG)

4GB (AVCHD)

Exposure Modes Aperture priority

Art Filter

Manual

Programme automatic

Shutter priority

Sound Recording System

Internal microphone Stereo

External microphone Optional

Recording format Dolby Digital (AVCHD)

Stereo PCM/16bit, 48kHz,

Wave Format Base (Motion-

JPEG)

Image footage 30s

Speaker Yes

View Images

Modes Index

Calendar

Zoom

Slide show

Movie

Single

Light box Yes

Histogram in playback mode Yes

Shooting information Off / On

Erase / Protect / Copy Function

Erase modes Single, All, Selected

Image protect mode Single frame, Selected

frames, All Frames, Release

protect (Single/All selected)

Image Editing

RAW data edit Yes

Red-eye reduction Yes

Sepia Yes

Black & White Yes

Resize Yes

Correction of saturation Yes

Shadow Adjustment Yes

Trimming Yes

e-Portrait Yes

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

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Customisation Options

My Mode 4 settings storable

Interface

Media SD Memory Card (SDHC,

SDXC, UHS-I compatible)

Class 6 is recommended for

Movie shooting

HDMI™ Yes Micro connector (Type D)

USB 2.0 High Speed Yes

Combined V & USB output Yes NTSC or PAL selectable

* �HDMI�, the HDMI logo and

�High-Definition Multimedia

Interface� are trademarks

or registered trademarks of

HDMI Licensing LLC.

Connection Accessory Port 2

Wireless connectivity Eye-Fi Card compatible

Bluetooth®

Power Supply

Battery Lithium-Ion Battery

Sleep mode 1, 3, 5, 10 min. and off

selectable.

Live View shooting Approx. 330images (100%

with Live View)

Environment

Temperature 0 - 40°C operating

temperature / -20 - 60°C

storage temperature

Humidity 30 - 90% operation humidity /

10 - 90% storage humidity

Size

Dimensions (W x H x D) 109.5 x 63.7 x 37.3mm

(without protrusions)

Weight 313g (including battery and

memory card)

265g (body only)

Exterior

Available Colours Black

Silver

White

Red

Super Control Panel

Displayed information Battery indicator

Record mode

Shutter speed

Aperture value

Exposure compensation

indicator

ISO

AE bracketing

AF frame

Focus mode

AEL notification

Face detection

Number of storable frames

Metering mode

Exposure mode

Exposure level view

Flash compensation value

Colour space

Gradation

Colour saturation

compensation value

Sharpness compensation

value

Contrast compensation value

White balance

White balance compensation

value

Noise reduction

Flash mode

Drive mode

Internal temperature warning

Histogram

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