Olympus XZ-1 reviewed: $499 4 sweet simplicity

Posted on January 30th, 2011 by admin

We`d the feel`g the Olympus XZ-1`ld B the winner, & Digital Photography Review seems to think so, too — it called the 10 megapixel, full-manual point & shoot “the best photographers’ compact currently available” @ the end of the thorough review. Most of the praise`s heaped on Z F1.8-2.5 Zuiko lens, provid`g an “unbeaten combination of range & brightness” whose potent, detailed low-light performance`s practically enough to cancel out the publication’s worries about the lack of the adjustable noise reduction setting. Though the publication admitted Z the camera lacked the customization of certain Micro 4 Thirds cousins, it didn’t miss most of the advanced controls, preferr`g the streamlined menus & manual dials 4 easy access to common adjustments. (Battery charg`g over USB & the dedicated movie button were also deemed nice touches.) In fact, the only major d`g DPReview`d 4 Olympus`s the complete omission of auto exposure & autofocus locks 4 focus-and-recompose shooting, although (unless) if you’re will`g to snap shots us`g Olympus’s 11 AF points & aren’t look`g to tote the set of expensive interchangeable lenses around, this might B the one. Dive into our source link to find out 4 sure. Olympus XZ-1 reviewed: $499 4 sweet simplicity originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:02:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink

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