The Olympus XZ-1 is a high-end 10.0 megapixel compact digital camera

Digital camera

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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 megapixels
• f/1.8-2.5 i.Zuiko Digital lens
• JPEG
  JPEG
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   (EXIF
  Exchangeable image file format
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   2.3) support
• Raw
  RAW image format
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   image file format
• ISO sensitivity
  Film speed
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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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, or LX5, is a high-end compact "point and shoot" camera launched by Panasonic in 2010 to succeed the LX3.- Features :The LX5 has:.* High sensitivity 1/1.63-inch CCD...

 and Canon S95.

A similar category to high-end compact cameras are mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera

A mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera is an emerging class of digital system cameras, intermediate between compact digital cameras and digital single-lens reflex cameras . They are characterized by a no-mirror design and an interchangeable lens mount...

s ("micros"), 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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 is the sixth camera in Panasonic's Lumix G-series, using the Micro Four Thirds System. The model number implies that it is the successor to the DMC-GF1, although critics complain that the GF2 is not a true successor to the GF1 because the photographer's interface with...

, Olympus PEN E-P1

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 system design standard. The first camera to use the Micro Four Thirds mount was the Panasonic's G-1 camera.-Features:...

/E-P2

Olympus PEN E-P2

The Olympus PEN E-P2 announced on 5 November 2009 is Olympus Corporation's second camera that adheres to the Micro Four Thirds system design standard...

, and Sony Alpha NEX-3/5. Micros differ however in being significantly larger (with lens attached), and significantly higher-end, featuring much larger sensors and interchangeable lenses.

External links

• XZ-1 Product Page has information regarding the camera.