Olympus XZ-1
Olympus XZ-1
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Olympus XZ-1
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| 3rd | of 24 | in Advanced Compact Digital Cameras |
| 3rd | of 29 | in $300 - $400 |
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Editor's Review
The XZ-1 is Olympus' first attempt at an advanced compact camera in quite some time and they’ve really put together a solid shooter. It looks and acts like a PEN-ified Canon S95 or Panasonic LX5; the dimensions are more compact than an Olympus mirrorless shooter, yet the design retains that same sleek, modern rangefinder aesthetic.
It's a fixed-lens (f1.8-2.5, 28-112mm) model with a 1/1.6-inch sensor, putting it firmly in advanced-compact territory. It also supports all of the latest PEN accessories, most importantly a hotshoe flash and optical viewfinder. Reports are overwhelmingly positive so far, with the XZ-1 competing with and many times outdoing the Panasonic LX5, Canon S95 and G11, and Samsung’s TL500. High ISO noise is pretty comparable, but that especially fast lens allows for better-defocused backgrounds and lower sensitivity settings in dimly lit situations. It would have been nice to have 1080p video capture -- the XZ-1 only shoots 720p – but the CCD-type sensor holds it back from full-HD capability, and we suppose that they need some feature to improve in the upgrade. Olympus has set the bar high for this one, early responses are overwhelmingly positive, and we'll see how it pans out over the rest of the year.
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Specifications
- 10 megapixels
- 1/1.63" CCD sensor
- 4x optical zoom
- 28mm wide-angle
- f1.8-2.5 lens
- 720p video
- Optical (sensor-shift) image stabilization
- 3-inch OLED monitor
- Flash hotshoe
- RAW capture
- TruePic 5 image processor
- Captures to SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Release Date: Feb 28, 2011
Olympus XZ-1 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
waterproof case for olympus xz-1 (Myriam — 11/17/2011)
Wich model of Dicapac (waterproof case) can I buy for my olympus XZ-1 ?
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xz1 vs LX5 (Bing — 03/28/2011)
Do a F1.8 really make that big of a diff compared to lx5 F2.0? also lx5 still has better AF, Optical Stabilization vs Sensor shift, wider lens, a army of video features not found in the xz1,better battery life, and also you could get the lx5 for a lot cheaper than the xz1 now. So why get the xz1 over lx5?
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Dale R. (03/28/2011)
While 1.8 vs 2.0 at the wide angle setting is pretty close the XZ-1 has a bit more zoom out to 115mm and is f2.5 at it's longest setting. Compared to 90mm at f3.3 for the LX-5.
Each camera has it's strengths and weaknesses so it depends on your priorities but each is very good at what it does. Olympus has better colors in my opinion but if video is important to you definately go with the Panasonic which is much better and with alot more control than Olys video.
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Each camera has it's strengths and weaknesses so it depends on your priorities but each is very good at what it does. Olympus has better colors in my opinion but if video is important to you definately go with the Panasonic which is much better and with alot more control than Olys video.
DOF difference (Clovis — 09/11/2011)
The XZ-1 is all about the lens. Its 2.5 aperture when zoomed in give you a backgrond defocus ("bokeh") on par with an APSC DSLR wit the typical kit lens. Besides that, it is incredibly sharp, outperforming the Panny in that respect. However, since the XZ-1's JPEG processing is crummy, you have to shoot RAW to really make the best of it.
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