Watch our video review for the Olympus PEN EP-3

Olympus PEN EP-3 video review

The Olympus PEN EP-3 compact system camera builds considerably on the strengths of its predecessors. As such, it’s a generously featured enthusiast-level digital camera that offers a good degree of user customisation while remaining easy enough for the novice user to get to grips with too. Image quality is the best we’ve yet seen from an Olympus PEN camera, with the new 14-42mm kit zoom producing crisp, sharp edges throughout the whole frame. That said, it loses a point overall on account of its high initial retail price - compared to other compact system cameras and even some enthusiast-level DSLRs, the Olympus PEN EP-3 looks undeniably expensive. Still, if you're intent on buying one regardless, rest assured that you won't be disappointed by it.