<s>
The	O
Olympus	B-Algorithm
PEN	I-Algorithm
E-PL3	I-Algorithm
announced	O
on	O
30	O
June	O
2011	O
is	O
Olympus	O
Corporation	O
's	O
seventh	O
camera	O
that	O
adheres	O
to	O
the	O
Micro	B-Operating_System
Four	I-Operating_System
Thirds	I-Operating_System
(	O
MFT	O
)	O
system	O
design	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
succeeds	O
the	O
Olympus	B-Algorithm
PEN	I-Algorithm
E-PL2	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
concert	O
with	O
two	O
other	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
Olympus	B-Algorithm
PEN	I-Algorithm
E-P3	I-Algorithm
(	O
the	O
flagship	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Olympus	B-Algorithm
PEN	I-Algorithm
E-PM1	I-Algorithm
(	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Mini	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PEN	O
camera	O
line	O
with	O
similar	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
is	O
commonly	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
Lite	O
"	O
(	O
less	O
full	O
featured	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
E-P3	O
,	O
much	O
as	O
the	O
E-PL1	B-Algorithm
and	O
E-PL2	B-Algorithm
were	O
"	O
Lite	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
E-P1	O
and	O
E-P2	B-Algorithm
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
addresses	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
concerns	O
that	O
critics	O
had	O
about	O
previous	O
PEN	O
models	O
:	O
slow	O
handling	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
slow	O
autofocus	O
speed	O
and	O
difficulty	O
seeing	O
the	O
LCD	O
panel	O
under	O
certain	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
bright	O
,	O
sunny	O
)	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
increases	O
autofocus	O
speed	O
through	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
120Hz	O
refresh	O
rate	O
for	O
its	O
sensor	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
recently	O
released	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
DMC-GH2	I-Device
and	O
G3	B-Device
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olympus	O
claims	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
in-house	O
testing	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
E-PM1	B-Algorithm
cousin	O
,	O
have	O
similar	O
characteristics	O
to	O
the	O
flagship	O
E-P3	O
,	O
which	O
according	O
to	O
Olympus	O
has	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
fastest	O
autofocus	O
speed	O
of	O
any	O
camera	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
announcement	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
lacks	O
the	O
E-P3	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	O
for	O
creative	O
camera	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
E-P3	O
OLED	B-Device
type	O
display	O
that	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
vastly	O
improve	O
performance	O
in	O
sunny	O
conditions	O
,	O
and	O
off-angle	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
tiltable	O
LCD	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
easy	O
above	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
waist	O
level	O
,	O
or	O
low	O
off	O
the	O
ground	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
E-PL3	B-Algorithm
continues	O
with	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Accessory	O
Port	O
,	O
a	O
power	O
and	O
communication	O
port	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
accessories	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
external	O
stereo	O
microphone	O
for	O
HD	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
LED	O
macro	O
lights	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bluetooth	O
communications	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessory	O
port	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
high	O
resolution	O
,	O
optional	O
hotshoe	B-Algorithm
mounted	O
VF-2	O
electronic	B-Algorithm
viewfinder	I-Algorithm
(	O
EVF	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VF-2	O
had	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
very	O
expensive	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
a	O
locking	O
device	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
users	O
reporting	O
easy	O
dislodgement	O
of	O
the	O
VF-2	O
from	O
the	O
hotshoe	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
address	O
these	O
criticisms	O
,	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Olympus	O
announced	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
an	O
optional	O
VF-3	O
EVF	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
and	O
a	O
locking	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
