It is very important to understand role that Sony NEX played in all this year mirrorless announcments.
Both panasonic and Olympus main goal was to copy NEX as close as possible.
Same buttons configuration, same lenses style, similar flash.
Despite all this it is good to have lineup of 12mm,14mm,17mm,20mm,25mm,45mm primes in m43.

I loved my E-P1, E-PL2. The 20mm from Panasonic on the Olympus gives you image stabilization, and is a great combo, fun to shoot with, amazing IQ.
But I switched over to Panasonic for the video. The GH2 has better photos but no IS. I wish Olly would add 24p. On the other hand, I saw a clip on Vimeo of the Video from the new Olly and it looked very good indeed, obviously it isn't really tweaked for Video, but the image quality looked very good--it probably will have some jello, we'll see. The LL sensitivity should be fine with a good prime lens, I expect the colors to pop.

>They ship the new PENs worldwide with 60i (30fps).

Where you got this?
Looking at official specification I see 50i also.

>Oh, from the UK, German, Dutch Olympus websites.

Wait a little. I'll try to ask people who tested actual cameras.

Really? It's like iPhone with m43 lens mount? Hopefully it doesn't shatter.

I like the look of the E-P3 (as long as it does indeed be 25fps here in UK) but am not very happy about its 799 euro price...guess I'll have to wait for price drops...or wait for the "Pro" GF...but Im guessing Panny will take the piss on its pricetag also.

Indeedy! Thats why i still have my GH1...Currently i dont see much improvements and its been a good couple of years.
I would ideally like to get a Nikon (80% of my lenses are niks) and enjoy some but they keep frustatingly falling short in the video dept.
Nex again no manual controls.
Olympus look like theyre finally delivering the Pen that they should of originally (how many cameras now?)
Im torn between getting another GH1 or GH2 and see if the hack will happen.
I recently bought a Sony HX9 for holiday use and its staggering how good the video is on this compact..they need to catch up on dslr side (and stop with this interlaced format)
So what do we have currently EVIL/DSLR with manual controls in video?
GF1 hacked
GH1
G2 hacked
GH2
Canon dslrs
Oly EP3
I know that DSLRs in general are supposed to be stills first video second...but you would think they would of caught up on the fact many are buying for video use more and more?
For instance IF sony released a firmware update for NEX that allowed manual controls in video...watch the sales rocket.
If Nikon fixed its issues with the D5100 it would be killer
All im looking for is camera around 800 quid that has manual controls in video,solid metal body and video up to spec (dont even need to be 50/60p just 1080p progressive in its correct framerate in relation to the country its sold in) with viewfinder.
So I want a hacked G3? hahaha

Hahah It is!...I havent bought a different camera for nearly 2 years now...Im in need of a change! haha

Some new footage of e-p3 and dont look too great ;-(

I'm eager to try out an E-P3 for still photography, it sounds like the best M43 camera since the GH1. Unfortunately, Olympus' built-in optical image stabilization doesn't work in video mode, and it doesn't appear to offer any advanced video features.

@Mimirsan and @LPowell I'd pick GH2 over E-P3.

Once GH2 is hacked, I'm hoping for loading multiple settings so that I can change it on the fly from camera menu. e.g. Reliable-In-Camera setting to Max Latitude. Also more reliable 24p high bitrate.

I don't think either of you into Oly m43 AF lenses. GH2's MF shutter lag is only 0.077s that is faster than 7D's 0.083s. E-P3 could be faster, but GH2's shutter lag is fast enough. Also heavy MF lenses balance better in GH2.

Color tone is... subjective matter.

Touch screen.. who cares.

I bet GH2 will perform better than E-P3 in high ISO. GH2 has better sensor.

IBIS only for photo. This was true for All PEN models.

Swivel LCD and EVF of GH2 very convenient.

My next body will be a true L1 successor. Not just a body. The L1 kit lens, 14-50 2.8-3.5, successor, too. Noticeable raw improvement in DR and gradation!!! Nothing less!!!

Panasonic L1 is a cool cam! Looking on the dpreview site image comparison tool, I don't see that the new Olly has better still photo IQ than the GH2, which I think is a step up from the GH1. You do get built in IS, though....

@stonebat

Calm down. You can assign WB and ISO to other buttons (they have total 5 programmable buttons).

>but GH1 still having the best sensor score.

I don't care about GH1 sensor score. It clearly has worse FPN, and that is more important for me, do not use 60fps in magnified view.