Olympus PEN E-P3

The Olympus PEN E-P3 is a mirrorless camera launched on 17/08/2011.

Technically speaking, the Olympus PEN E-P3 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 50 overall. The Olympus PEN E-P3 weights 369 gr and spans 122 x 69 x 34 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus PEN E-P3 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Versatility - Score 72, ranks in the category best 47%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus PEN E-P3 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 41, ranks among the worst 13% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 27, ranks among the worst 17% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 66, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 42, ranks 18% in its category. Olympus PEN E-P3 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 19% in its category. Olympus PEN E-P3 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 69% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P3 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 58, ranks in the best 75% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P3 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 60, ranks in the best 66% of its category. Olympus PEN E-P3 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.