Olympus 12 Megapixel

Retro styled point and shoot cameras are quite popular these days. The classic look of a retro styled camera along with the latest technology is a great combination to have. The Olympus E-P3 is offers that classic style along with some really cool features.

The Olympus PEN series of digital point and shoot cameras have been leaders of their category. They now have a new flagship model in the E-P3 digital camera. This retro styled camera is designed for those of you who want complete control and customization on your camera. The image quality which this camera delivers is on par with some SLR digital cameras. The build quality of this camera is quite impressive as well. The full metal body gives it a premium look and feel to it. This camera has plenty of creative features which will undoubtedly help you with capturing some good snaps.

The Olympus E-P3 comes with a powerful 12.3 megapixel sensor which captures some really good pictures. This sensor is also fully capable of capturing full high definition video. The most eye catching feature that this Olympus 12 megapixel camera has would be its 3 inch OLED touch screen. This 3 inch touch screen controls make this camera very simple to use. The Olympus E-P3 is also one of the fastest auto focus camera around. It is able to focus at an incredible speed and offers you about 35 separate focus points. These points cover the entire sensor giving you the ability to focus accurately on even small objects.

This 12 megapixel camera can shoot pictures in different aspect ratios. The default ratio here is 4:3 but you can shoot pictures in 16:9, 3:2, and 6:6. The only catch here is that you would be able to take pictures in the other aspect ratios at reduced resolutions. The maximum resolution which this camera can take pictures is 4032 x 3024 which can be achieved only in 4:3 aspect ratio. Lastly, considering the features this camera has it is quite compact. You wouldn’t need a huge camera bag like the holster bags for DSLR cameras thanks to its compact design.

This camera is perfect for aspiring photographers who are looking to learn before getting themselves a DSLR camera.