The XZ-10's lens will be better for some Actually than the one on Olympus' $ 600 enthusiast compact, the XZ-2. It starts at 26mm f1.8 and a bright zooms in to 130mm f2.7 - a 5x zoom that's tough to beat in this class of camera. By comparison, the XZ-2 has a 4x f1.8-2.5 28-112mm lens, so it's not as wide or as long.
The XZ-2's edge is icts 1/1.7-inch 12-megapixel backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS sensor, 1/2.3-inch Which is larger than 12-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor in the XZ-10. The XZ-2's larger sensor shoulds get you better picture quality, there's $ 200 goal Separating the cameras and I'm not so sure the quality difference will be that great. There are, of course, other differences entre le to contribute That two that $ 200. For example, though it Has the same 3-inch high-res touch-screen LCD, the XZ-10's does not tilt. There's no aussi accessory port, so you can not add a flash or electronic viewfinder the way you can with the XZ-2.What you do get is a customizable control ring around the lens for changing settings Quickly aperture and shutter Such as speeds, as well as a programmable Fn button on the back. The camera can capture 1080p aussi and slow-motion movies, shoots in RAW and JPEG more raw, and multishot modes for HAS handheld low-light and HDR photos.
Basically, for a point-and-shoot camera this HAS really nice lens, manual shooting modes and semimanual and raw capture a broad high-res screen, and quick control over large settings. Everything enthusiast Would year look for in a very small pocket camera.
If you're shopping by specs, it's only the sensor size That falls short. We'll Have to Wait Until the Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is released in late March to see how much of a difference it makes Actually, though.
