Excellent image quality, Sharp fast lens, Fun and creative art filters,
No AEL/AFL button, Could use more physical controls, Disappointing video quality
At its current street price of $499, the Olympus XZ-1 is unquestionably an expensive camera, especially when several very good competitors are currently priced $100 less. On paper the XZ-1 isn’t necessarily even better specified, but don’t be fooled by...
Abstract: The anticipated f/1.8 fixed lens compact has landed in the infoSync headquarters. Read our full Olympus XZ-1 review here.Olympus XZ-1 Report The Olympus XZ-1 arrived quite late to the advanced fixed lens compact party. We've reviewed Canon's G12, Niko...
Abstract: At the Photokina 2010 Olympus showed us an early camera prototype, and of today it has become available too; the Olympus XZ-1 compact camera. An amazing bright, and new developed, iZUIKO lens gives you great brightness across the focal range and...
The Olympus XZ-1 - the first Olympus digital camera to sport an f/1.8 lens since the C-5050Z of 2002 - is a small but very serious photographic tool. The camera ticks all the boxes that any experienced photographer is looking for - “sensible” pixel co...
Abstract: This is a preview of the Olympus XZ-1 digital camera. The camera shown here is pre-production, and the features described below are may change when the camera goes into mass production. Olympus has requested that photos from this camera not be posted....
UltraBright F/1.8 lens, lets use lower ISO, Excellent lens sharpness, Uniform lens brightness, Extremely low distortion, Low image noise, Very good automatic whitebalance, Conservative metering, Reliable autofocus, Above average shottoshot speed, Optional
Colors not entirely natural, Custom whitebalance not perfect, Slow autofocus, Noticeable shutterlag, Video recording lag, Impossible to setup framing for video, Not exposurepriority, Incorrect histogram, Poorly used rear controldial
The Olympus XZ-1 is an excellent compact camera with an advanced feature set and mostly efficient controls to access them. Just about every feature is covered and expansion options are unmatched. The ultra-bright lens is the headline specification, giving...
UltraBright F/1.8 lens, lets use lower ISO, Excellent lens sharpness, Uniform lens brightness, Extremely low distortion, Low image noise, Very good automatic whitebalance, Conservative metering, Reliable autofocus, Above average shottoshot speed, Optional
Colors not entirely natural, Custom whitebalance not perfect, Slow autofocus, Noticeable shutterlag, Video recording lag, Impossible to setup framing for video, Not exposurepriority, Incorrect histogram, Poorly used rear controldial
The Olympus XZ-1 is an excellent compact camera with an advanced feature set and mostly efficient controls to access them. Just about every feature is covered and expansion options are unmatched. The ultra-bright lens is the headline specification, giving...
Abstract: The Olympus XZ-1 has one of the fastest zoom lenses in its class, the iZuiko f1.8-2.5 6.0-24mm (28-112mm equivalent angle of view in 35mm cameras.) Rather than succumb to the continuing Megapixel race, the light-reception area of each pixel of the 1/1...
The overall impression the XZ-1 gives is this: no nonsense. The designers showed remarkable restraint in not adding the usual kitchen sink to a high-end compact camera, and it makes for a rather pleasant experience. The lack of a few controls and the l...
Fastest (brightest) zoom lens of any current compact, Really useful 28-112mm lens range, Lens impressively sharp with good corner softness at wide apertures, Reliable exposure metering and great color response make it easy to get good images, Good high ISO capability for a small-sensor camera (and rarely needed thanks to the bright lens), AF illuminator helps in low light, Simple control system
Lack of AEL/AFL button rules out focus and recompose technique, No ability to adjust noise reduction level, No option to customize any buttons (though controls are generally very good), No direct access to ISO or White Balance, Auto ISO can use long exposure times in low light, Lens a little prone to flare in bright light, Video not up to the standard of the stills (and in the inefficient, thou
The XZ-1 is a rather late addition to the burgeoning enthusiast compact sector and, in some respects, a surprising one - the XZ-1's potential market can't help but overlap with the E-PL2's, to an extent. But it's a very welcome addition to what's beco...
