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Olympus E-PL3 Alternatives

The E-PL3 is scored #99 out of 117 in Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras. Below is a brief summary of the E-PL3.

12MP Four Thirds 313 grams ISO 12,800
Olympus PEN E-PL3 front thumbnailportrait60street84sports45travel44landscape61vlogging34
Portability
88
Imaging
48
Features
52
Overall
49
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
delivers RAW formats
good sized screen (3 inch)
bad battery life (300 shots)
display is not selfie friendly
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
lack of external microphone socket

Listed below are a few of the rivals to the Olympus PEN E-PL3 listed by their overall score. You can see a extensive review of every camera or a comparison with the Olympus E-PL3 by clicking the links underneath every camera card. You can click on the icon to take a look at a visual comparison or click here to view them all alongside each other.

#1 Sony ZV-E10
24MP APS-C 343 grams ISO 32,000
Sony ZV-E10 front thumbnailportrait82street82sports77travel88landscape81vlogging81
Portability
86
Imaging
71
Features
92
Overall
79
above average ISO range (32,000)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
does not have image stabilization
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#2 Fujifilm X-E4
26MP APS-C 364 grams ISO 12,800
Fujifilm X-E4 front thumbnailportrait83street80sports79travel88landscape81vlogging82
Portability
86
Imaging
72
Features
88
Overall
78
amazing megapixels (26MP)
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
connects via bluetooth
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone socket
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#3 Fujifilm X-A7
24MP APS-C 320 grams ISO 12,800
Fujifilm X-A7 front thumbnailportrait82street80sports72travel88landscape80vlogging81
Portability
86
Imaging
70
Features
84
Overall
75
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
connects via bluetooth
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone socket
max frames per second very slow (6.0 frames/s)
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#4 Fujifilm X-A5
24MP APS-C 361 grams ISO 12,800
Fujifilm X-A5 front thumbnailportrait80street80sports71travel88landscape79vlogging81
Portability
86
Imaging
68
Features
84
Overall
74
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
connects via bluetooth
delivers RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone socket
max frames per second very slow (6.0 frames/s)
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#5 Canon M200
24MP APS-C 299 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS M200 front thumbnailportrait74street82sports74travel89landscape80vlogging75
Portability
88
Imaging
69
Features
80
Overall
73
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
can't use external flash
does not have image stabilization
lack of external microphone socket
lack of headphone socket
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#6 Fujifilm X-E3
24MP APS-C 337 grams ISO 12,800
Fujifilm X-E3 front thumbnailportrait80street72sports75travel77landscape79vlogging37
Portability
85
Imaging
68
Features
78
Overall
72
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
connects via bluetooth
delivers RAW formats
display is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
lack of headphone socket
no articulating screen
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#7 Samsung NX500
28MP APS-C 287 grams ISO 25,600
Samsung NX500 front thumbnailportrait80street81sports75travel78landscape80vlogging34
Portability
87
Imaging
68
Features
80
Overall
72
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (28MP)
comes with face detection focus
display is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
lack of external microphone socket
lack of headphone socket
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#8 Olympus E-P7
20MP Four Thirds 337 grams ISO 25,600
Olympus PEN E-P7 front thumbnailportrait77street86sports73travel87landscape83vlogging80
Portability
86
Imaging
63
Features
84
Overall
71
above average ISO range (25,600)
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
connects via bluetooth
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
lack of external microphone socket
lack of headphone socket
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#9 Canon M100
24MP APS-C 302 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS M100 front thumbnailportrait73street82sports66travel81landscape74vlogging75
Portability
88
Imaging
67
Features
77
Overall
71
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection focus
comes with tracking autofocus
bad battery life (295 shots)
can't use external flash
does not have image stabilization
lack of external microphone socket
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