Monday, June 27, 2011

Olympus XZ-1

good evening,i have recently bought the much anticipated Olympus XZ-1. I have sold my Canon G11 not so long time ago. I have tried to do lomo with nikon, but it was too vivid and sharp, i have tried with Canon (G11) but pics are too filmish and sometimes colors are bit too vibrant. Therefore i intended to go with Olympus this time, since it got the amber color to its pics...

the XZ-1 is noticeably smaller and lighter than my previous G11.

lets start with what i like about this camera.

-its light, you wont have any neck pain. G11 sure got neck pain.
-OLED screen, sharp, vibrant save battery. big screen.
-f1.8-2.5, this is awesome.
-bunch of in camera effects, i like the diorama, and pinhole the most.
-easy to grip, almost as good as G11, you feel very secure.
-can record video, and zoom in while recording.
-intuitive controls, but not as intuitive as canon. took me 3 days to get used to it.
-the control ring that is similar to Canon S95.
-can shoot video in any creative modes.
-a lot of accessories, almost as good as LX5 in this terms.

what i dont like...

-focus seems slower than G11
-no tilting screen
-no external ISO button to adjust the ISO
-lens is not as sharp as i expected it to be
-although noise is slightly better than G11, but still im disappointed.
-flash compensation is a struggle and also weird for me
-i do not know what my lens focal length are
-no battery charger, you have to charge it like a handphone.
-28mm is not enough for me at times.
-battery life is about 1 day only, with heavy use. really heavy use.
-zooming seems slow.

thats is all that i could think of right now...

since this is a better camera than the G11, im somewhat satisfied for now. but not until i get my hands on the camera that will replace LX5.

will try to post some pics taken from this XZ-1 later, soon.

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