The Olympus XZ-1 is a high-end 10.0 megapixel

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announced and released in January 2011. Its key features are a fast f/1.8-2.5 i.Zuiko Digital lens, a built in imager shift image stabilizer and Olympus' 6 Art Filters that are also present in the E-PEN series.

Features

Key Features: * 10.0

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s * f/1.8-2.5 i.Zuiko Digital lens * 1/1.63" High-Sensitivity CCD * JPEG (

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2.3) support *

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image file format *

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100–6400 * 6 Art Filters: Pop Art, Soft Focus, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama, and Dramatic Tone * Wide-angle zoom lens * Full manual control * Front Control Ring to control ISO, shutter speed, or aperture * Rear Control Dial to control exposure compensation and manual focus * Four photo aspect ratios: 4:3/3:2/16:9/6:6

Similar cameras

In the high-end compact camera market, its main competitors are the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 and Canon S95 though the S95's lens is considerably slower at most focal lengths. Competing compact cameras which are capable of shooting in Raw mode include Canon PowerShot G12,

Fujifilm X10 The Fujifilm X10 is a 2/3 sensor digital compact camera announced by Fujifilm on September 1, 2011. At the time of its release, it competed most closely with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, Olympus XZ-1, Canon PowerShot G1 X and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-R ...

, Nikon Coolpix P7100, Samsung TL500/EX1, and the previously mentioned Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. A similar category to high-end compact cameras are

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s ("MILC"), some of which are in a compact form factor (with a similar-sized body), such as the

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 is the sixth camera in Panasonic's Lumix G-series, using the Micro Four Thirds System. The main GF2 innovation is the inclusion of a touch sensitive rear LCD screen which can be used to control mode, focus and opera ...

Olympus PEN E-P1 The Olympus Pen E-P1 announced on 16 June 2009 is Olympus Corporation's first camera that adheres to the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) system design standard. The first camera to use the Micro Four Thirds mount was Panasonic's G-1 camera. Features ...

/ E-P2, and Sony Alpha NEX-3/5. MILCs differ however in being significantly larger (with lens attached), and significantly higher-end, featuring much larger sensors and interchangeable lenses. The follow-up model Olympus XZ-2 appeared in 2012 and features the same lens, while adding an improved sensor, tilting touch-screen and a two-mode control dial around the lens.

References

at Olympus America

External links

XZ-1 Product Page
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