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Olympus PEN E-PM1 compare (with 14-42mm lens, Pink)

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Product Olympus PEN E-PM1 (with 14-42mm lens, Pink) Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 (with 14mm lens, Black) Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Editors' choice Sony Alpha NEX-6 (with 16-50mm PZ lens) Editors' choice Canon EOS Rebel T3i (with 18-55mm IS II lens)
Price $299.00 to $499.95 $549.00 $602.94 to $649.99 $898.00 to $899.99 $599.00 to $948.00
CNET editors' rating 3.5 stars 3.5 stars 4 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars
Average user rating 0 stars 3.5 stars 4.5 stars 5 stars 4.5 stars
Release date November 1, 2011 July 31, 2011 Info unavailable Info unavailable March 7, 2011
Bottom line
If you're looking for a step-up model that's still pretty compact, the Olympus PEN E-PM1 is a solid, affordable choice.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 offers the type of performance and photo quality in a relatively small design many point-and-shoot graduates will like.
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance make a great package if you don't mind spending a little more money.
The Sony Alpha NEX-6 delivers an as-yet-unbeatable package of image quality, performance, and design, even for its rather high price.
For the money, the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is a great choice for dSLR videographers--though the cheaper T2i can still suffice if you don't need the articulated LCD--and it's a solid choice for creative still shooters. But though the image quality and general shooting performance are top-notch, if you're upgrading to capture sports, kids, or pets, the T3i may not be able to keep up.
Type

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color

TFT activematrix - Color

LCD display - 3 in

LCD display - 3 in

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
Product Type

Digital camera - Mirrorless system

Digital camera - Mirrorless system

Digital camera - Compact

Digital camera - Mirrorless system

Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode

with Movie recording
Light sensitivity

ISO 200-12800

ISO auto (200-12800)

ISO 3200

ISO 1600

ISO 800

ISO 200

ISO 6400

ISO 160

ISO 400

ISO auto

ISO 3200

ISO 125

ISO auto (125-6400)

ISO 1600

ISO 800

ISO 200

ISO 6400

ISO 400

ISO auto (100-3200)

ISO 100-25600

ISO auto (100-6400)

ISO 100-6400

ISO 12800
Optical sensor type

Live MOS

Live MOS

Exmor CMOS

Exmor APS HD CMOS

CMOS
Dimensions (W x D x H)

4.3 in x 1.3 in x 2.5 in

4.3 in x 1.3 in x 2.6 in

4 in x 1.4 in x 2.3 in

4.7 in x 1.7 in x 2.6 in

5.2 in x 3.1 in x 3.9 in
Weight

7.6 oz

7.8 oz

7.5 oz

10.1 oz

18.2 oz
Lens System

3 x x Zoom lens - 14 mm - 42 mm - F/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds

Wide-angle lens - 14 mm - F/2.5 Micro Four Thirds

3.6 x x Zoom lens - 10.4 mm - 37.1 mm - F/1.8-4.9

3 x x Zoom lens - 16 mm - 50 mm - F/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS

3 x x Zoom lens - 18 mm - 55 mm - F/3.5-5.6 II Canon EF-S
Video capture

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1280 x 720 -

AVCHD - 1280 x 720 -

MJPEG - 1280 x 720 -

MJPEG - 640 x 480 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1280 x 720 -

MJPEG - 1280 x 720 -

MJPEG - 640 x 480 -

MJPEG - 320 x 240 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

H.264 - 1440 x 1080 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -

H.264 - 1440 x 1080 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 -

MOV - 1920 x 1080 -

MOV - 1920 x 1080 -

MOV - 1920 x 1080 -

MOV - 1280 x 720 -

MOV - 1280 x 720 -

MOV - 640 x 480 -

MOV - 640 x 480 -
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