My Latest Camera... Olympus EP3

This is my latest camera, the Olympus EP3.  I had just bought it from my last trip to Hong Kong.  The retail price from most shop for the single kit lens is HKD$7080.  I got mine from the Mong Kok Computer Centre at HKD$6620 with a UV filter and the screen protector.  There's no SD card that comes with the camera.  That's a first for me.  Anyway, I got a 16GB Class 10 SDHC for HKD$163.  So far so good, and I'm loving it.

Prices (Body + 14-42mm)	• US: $899.99  • UK: £799  • EU: €999.99
Body material	Metal and plastic
Sensor	• 4/3" Hi-Speed Live MOS sensor  • 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area  • 13.1 million total pixels  • 12.3 million effective pixels  • RGB (Primary) color filter array  • Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter)
Dust suppression	Supersonic Wave Filter
Image stabilization	• "Supersonic Wave Drive" (in-body sensor shift)  • Three modes: Horizontal+Vertical, Vertical only, Horizontal only  • Up to 3 EV compensation (claimed)  • Digital IS in Movie Mode
Image processor	TruePic VI
Image sizes (Still)	• 4032 x 3024  • 3200 x 2400  • 2560 x 1920  • 1600 x 1200  • 1280 x 960  • 1024 x 768  • 640 x 480
Image sizes (Movie)	AVCHD Format:  • FullHD Fine : 1920x1080, 60i Recording, 17Mbps  • FullHD Normal : 1920x1080, 60i Recording, 13Mbps  • HD Fine : 1280x720, 60p Recording, 17Mbps  • HD Normal : 1280x720, 60p Recording, 13Mbps Frame rate of image sensor output is 30fps Motion-JPEG Format:  • HD: 1280x720, 30fps*, Aspect 16:9  • SD: 640x480, 30fps*, Aspect 4:3 (VGA) * Some Art Filters are exceptional
Movie length	AVCHD Format:  • 29 min, Max 4Gb Motion-JPEG Format:  • 7 min @ HD, Max 2Gb  • 14 min @ 640 x 480, Max 2Gb
Aspect Ratio	4:3 (Default), 3:2, 16:9, 6:6, 3:4
File formats	• RAW  • RAW + JPEG  • JPEG  • MPO (3D still)  • AVCHD  • AVI Motion JPEG
Sound recording	• AVCHD Format: Dolby Digital  • Motion JPEG Format / Picture with Sound: Wave Format Base (Stereo PCM/16bit, 48kHz)  • Max Recording Time 9Picture with Sound) 30 sec  • Mic / Speaker: Stereo / Mono
Digital Tele-Converter	• 2x digital zoom
Lenses	• Micro Four Thirds Mount  • Range of M.ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available  • Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV  • Compatible with standard Four Thirds lenses via adapter.
Auto focus	• Imager Contrast Detection AF system  • 35-area multiple AF  • When non High-speed imager AF compatible lens is used, works as AF assist.
Focus Area Selectable	• Automatic  • Manual  • Auto from 35 area, Single area from 35 area, Group target (9 area) from 35 area  • Auto from almost all area when Face detection is ON  • Free selection when Magnified View Mode is selected
Eye Detect AF	• OFF  • Near side eye priority mode  • Right side eye priority mode  • Left side eye priority mode
Focus modes	• Single shot AF (S- AF)  • Continuous AF (C-AF)  • Manual focus (MF)  • Single + Manual (S-AF+ MF)  • AF Tracking (C-AF+ TR)  • Focus mode can be set in still and moviemodes separately
AF assist lamp	• Yes
Exposure modes	• iAuto  • Program AE (with shift)  • Aperture priority AE  • Shutter priority AE  • Manual  • Art Filter  • Scene select
Scene modes	• Portrait  • e-Portrait  • Landscape  • Landscape + Portrait  • Sport  • Night Scene  • Night + Portrait  • Children  • High Key  • Low Key  • DIS mode  • Macro  • Nature Macro  • Candle  • Sunset  • Documents  • Panorama  • Fireworks  • Beach & Snow  • Fisheye Effect (for use with lens converter)  • Wide Angle (for use with lens converter)  • Macro (for use with lens converter)  • 3D
Art Filter	• Pop art  • Soft focus  • Pale & Light Color  • Light Tone  • Grainy film  • Pin hole  • Diorama  • Cross Process  • Gentle Sepia  • Dramatic Tone
Sensitivity	• Auto : ISO 200 - 12800 (customizable, Default 200-1600)  • Manual ISO 100 - 12800, 1/3 or 1 EV steps
Metering system	• TTL Image Sensor metering system  • 324-zone multi-pattern
Metering modes	• Digital ESP (324-area multi-pattern metering)  • Center-Weighted Average  • Spot (1%)  • Highlight based spot  • Shadow based spot
AE Lock	• AE lock available using Fn1/Rec button  • AF lock with shutter release half-press in Single AF mode
Exposure comp.	• Up to ± 3.0 EV  • 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
AE Bracketing	• 2, 3, 5 frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps  • 7 frames in 0.3, 0.5, or 0.7 EV steps
Exposure fine tune	• ±1EV in 1/6EV steps
Shutter speed	• 60-1/4000 sec
Flash X-sync speed	• 1/30 - 1/180
White balance	• Auto  • Sunny  • Shadow  • Cloudy  • Incandescent  • Fluorescent  • Flash  • 12 custom presets  • Kelvin (2000 - 14000 K)  • Flash + WB:  Off / AWB Priority / Flash WB priority  • AWB Keep Warm color: Off / On
WB fine tuning	• Red - Blue: ± 7 steps (2 mired each)  • Green - Magenta: ± 7 steps (2 mired each)
WB Bracketing	• 3 frames  • 2, 4 or 6 steps
Color space	• sRGB  • Adobe RGB
Image parameters	• iEnhance (3 levels)  • Saturation - 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted)  • Sharpness - 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone)  • Contrast- 5 levels (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone)  • B&W filter (Yellow, Orange, Red, Green)  • B&W toning (Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green)  • Gradation (4 levels)  • Art Filter Bracketing available
Drive modes	• Single  • Sequential  • Self-timer (2 or 12 sec)
Continuous	• 3.0 fps  • RAW: 17 frames maximum  • JPEG: Unlimited until memory capacity is reached
Built-in Flash	• Available  • Guide No: 10m at ISO 200  • Mode: TTL-Auto, Manual (Full, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64)  • Wireless flash (4 channels, 3 groups + built-in flash)
External Flash	• Hot-Shoe  • Compatible with E-system Flash (FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-20, FL-14, FL-300R)  • External Flash Control : TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP-TTL-Auto, FP-Manual  • Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off.  • Flash power: Up to ± 3EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps
Super Control Panel Information	• Battery information  • Shooting mode  • Shutter speed  • Aperture value  • Exposure compensation value  • ISO sensitivity  • Exposure compensation indicator  • Exposure indicator  • Flash intensity compensation indicator  • Date  • Auto BKT setting  • NR setting  • WB  • WB compensation value  • Record mode  • Flash Status  • Image size  • Drive mode  • Flash intensity compensation value  • Metering mode  • Recordable still image number  • Focusing mode  • Gradation  • IS activating mode  • Face detection  • My Mode  • Multi Exposure  • Aspect Ratio  • Super FP  • AF frame  • Colour space  • Sharpness  • Contrast  • Saturation  • Internal Temperature Warning
Live Control Information	• Battery information  • Shooting mode  • Shutter speed  • Aperture value  • Exposure compensation value  • ISO sensitivity  • Exposure compensation indicator  • Exposure indicator  • Flash intensity compensation indicator  • Date  • Auto BKT setting  • NR setting  • WB  • Record mode  • Flash Status  • Image size  • Drive mode  • Flash intensity compensation value  • Metering mode  • Recordable still image number  • Focusing mode  • AF frame  • Internal Temperature Warning  • IS activating mode  • Face detection  • My Mode  • Multi Exposure  • Aspect Ratio
Orientation sensor	• Yes
Electronic Viewfinder	• External (optional)
Display	• 3.0" 3:2 OLED with Anti-Fingerprint Coating  • Touch panel  • 614,000 dots  • 100% frame coverage  • Brightness adjustment +2 to -2  • Color Temperature adjustment +3 to -3  • Vivid / Natural
Live View	• 100% field of view  • Max 8 frames of face detection can be displayed  • AF operation  • 7x - 14x magnification
Live View Modes	• Normal Mode  • Grid Line Mode (4 types)  • Histogram Mode  • Magnified View Mode (x5, x7, x10, x14)  • Highlight & Shadow Mode  • Comparison View Mode  • Level Gauge
Live View Information	• Aperture value  • Shutter speed  • Auto Bracket  • AE Lock  • AF mode  • IS  • Shooting Mode  • Battery Check  • Myset  • Internal Temperature Warning  • Face / Eye Detection  • Histogram  • Number of storable still pictures  • Record mode  • ISO  • Sequential shooting  • Self-timer  • White Balance  • Metering Mode  • AF confirmation mark  • Exposure Compensation Value  • Spot metering Area Flash Mode  • Flash Status  • Flash intensity Control  • Super FP Touch panel condition  • Focal length  • Tone control  • Eye-Fi condition
Playback functions	• Single-frame  • Information Display  • Index Display(4/9/25/100 frames, Calendar)  • Close-up (2 - 14X)  • Movie (w/sound, FF/REW/Pause)  • Slideshow (Still/Movie/Still+Movie, Slide show w/BGM/BGM+Sound/Sound)
Editing	• RAW development  • JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Anti red-eye)
Storage	• SD (SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I compatible)  • Eye-Fi compatible
Connectivity	• USB 2.0 (Hi Speed)  • Mini HDMI  • Video Out (NTSC / PAL)  • Accessory Port AP2
Power	• BLS-5 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)  • Approx 330 shots (CIPA test standard)
Dimensions	122mm (W) x 69.1mm (H) x 34.2mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
Weight (no batt)	321g
Weight (with batt & card)	369g
Box contents	Body, Li-ion battery BLS-5, Li-ion battery charger BCS-1, USB/Video Multi cable, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM, Instruction manual, Warranty card.