Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200
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Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200 Key Specs
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- 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 200 - 12800
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 313g - 110 x 64 x 37mm
- Revealed September 2011
- Replaced the Olympus E-PL2
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- 20MP - 1" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 125 - 12800 (Boost to 25600)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 3840 x 2160 video
- 24-360mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
- 340g - 111 x 66 x 45mm
- Revealed February 2018
- Also Known as Lumix DC-TZ200
- Earlier Model is Panasonic ZS100
Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200 Overview
Let's look more closely at the Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-PL3 (12MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the E-PL3 (Four Thirds) and ZS200 (1") boast different sensor measurements.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe E-PL3 was revealed 7 years earlier than the ZS200 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.
Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the E-PL3 scores versus the ZS200 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200 Gallery
The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL3 & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The full galleries are provided at Olympus E-PL3 Gallery & Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-PL3 over the Panasonic ZS200
E-PL3 | ZS200 | |||
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Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen |
Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS200 over the Olympus E-PL3
ZS200 | E-PL3 | |||
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Revealed | February 2018 | September 2011 | More recent by 77 months | |
Screen resolution | 1240k | 460k | Sharper screen (+780k dot) | |
Touch friendly screen | Quickly navigate |
Common features in the Olympus E-PL3 and Panasonic ZS200
E-PL3 | ZS200 | |||
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Manually focus | Very exact focus | |||
Screen size | 3" | 3" | Same screen measurements | |
Selfie screen | Absent selfie screen |
Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200 Physical Comparison
For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus E-PL3 offers outer dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS200 has sizing of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") with a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).
Take a look at the Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the E-PL3 vs the ZS200.
Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL3 and ZS200 is 88 and 86 respectively.
Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200 Sensor Comparison
Typically, it's hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The visual below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-PL3 and ZS200.
As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL3 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS200 will show extra detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older E-PL3 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.
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Olympus E-PL3 vs Panasonic ZS200 Specifications
Olympus PEN E-PL3 | Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 | |
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General Information | ||
Company | Olympus | Panasonic |
Model | Olympus PEN E-PL3 | Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 |
Also referred to as | - | Lumix DC-TZ200 |
Class | Entry-Level Mirrorless | Large Sensor Compact |
Revealed | 2011-09-20 | 2018-02-13 |
Body design | Rangefinder-style mirrorless | Large Sensor Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | Truepic VI | Venus Engine |
Sensor type | CMOS | MOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1" |
Sensor measurements | 17.3 x 13mm | 13.2 x 8.8mm |
Sensor surface area | 224.9mm² | 116.2mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12MP | 20MP |
Anti aliasing filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Maximum resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 5472 x 3648 |
Maximum native ISO | 12800 | 12800 |
Maximum boosted ISO | - | 25600 |
Min native ISO | 200 | 125 |
RAW photos | ||
Min boosted ISO | - | 80 |
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Autofocus selectice | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Live view autofocus | ||
Face detection autofocus | ||
Contract detection autofocus | ||
Phase detection autofocus | ||
Number of focus points | 35 | 49 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens focal range | - | 24-360mm (15.0x) |
Maximal aperture | - | f/3.3-6.4 |
Macro focus distance | - | 5cm |
Amount of lenses | 107 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 2.1 | 2.7 |
Screen | ||
Range of screen | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen diagonal | 3 inches | 3 inches |
Screen resolution | 460k dot | 1,240k dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch screen | ||
Screen tech | HyperCrystal LCD AR(Anti-Reflective) coating | - |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Electronic (optional) | Electronic |
Viewfinder resolution | - | 2,330k dot |
Viewfinder coverage | - | 100 percent |
Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.53x |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 60 seconds | 60 seconds |
Highest shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Highest silent shutter speed | - | 1/16000 seconds |
Continuous shooting speed | 6.0fps | 10.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
Set white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash range | no built-in flash | 6.80 m (at Auto ISO) |
Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Manual (3 levels) | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off |
External flash | ||
AE bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Highest flash sync | 1/160 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) | - |
Maximum video resolution | 1920x1080 | 3840x2160 |
Video file format | AVCHD, Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
Microphone jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Built-In |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | Yes |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental seal | ||
Water proof | ||
Dust proof | ||
Shock proof | ||
Crush proof | ||
Freeze proof | ||
Weight | 313 gr (0.69 lbs) | 340 gr (0.75 lbs) |
Physical dimensions | 110 x 64 x 37mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") | 111 x 66 x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around score | 52 | not tested |
DXO Color Depth score | 20.9 | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range score | 10.3 | not tested |
DXO Low light score | 499 | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 300 photos | 370 photos |
Style of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Battery model | BLS-5 | - |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec) |
Time lapse feature | ||
Storage media | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible) |
Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
Launch pricing | $399 | $800 |