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Olympus XZ-10 Super Compact Camera Review (Part 2)

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Performances

There are additional sample photos and images of the product in the Equipment Database, where you can add your own assessment, photos and product verdicts.

Sample photos

Portrait | 1/60 sec | f/2.3 | 12.1 mm | ISO 200

Portrait | 1/60 sec | f/2.3 | 12.1 mm | ISO 200

Landscape | 1/800 sec | f/4.5 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Landscape | 1/800 sec | f/4.5 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Sport | 1/800 sec | f/4.0 | 23.5 mm | ISO 100

Sport | 1/800 sec | f/4.0 | 23.5 mm | ISO 100

Pet Portrait | 1/500 sec | f/3.5 | 14.4 mm | ISO 100

Pet Portrait | 1/500 sec | f/3.5 | 14.4 mm | ISO 100

Low Light | 1/4 sec | f/2.5 | 17.3 mm | ISO 100

Low Light | 1/4 sec | f/2.5 | 17.3 mm | ISO 100

Drive | 1/800 sec | f/4.0 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Drive | 1/800 sec | f/4.0 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

The photos are very impressive with good color reproduction and exposure. When shooting portraits, we get good skin tones and no sign of red-eye effect is found

Lens testing sample photos

Wide Angle | 1/800 sec | f/4.5 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Wide Angle | 1/800 sec | f/4.5 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Full Optical Zoom | 1/800 sec | f/5.6 | 23.5 mm | ISO 100

Full Optical Zoom | 1/800 sec | f/5.6 | 23.5 mm | ISO 100

Trees | 1/500 sec | f/2.8 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Trees | 1/500 sec | f/2.8 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Macro | 1/13 sec | f/5.6 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

Macro | 1/13 sec | f/5.6 | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

f/1.8 | 1/320 sec | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

f/1.8 | 1/320 sec | 4.7 mm | ISO 100

At both ends of the lens, we get the good details across the picture. There is no visible of purple fringing. The lens features the minimum focus length of 1cm, which enables you to take beautiful macro shots.

ISO sample photos

The noise is low at ISO 100 and remains the same at ISO 200 and 400

The noise is low at ISO 100 and remains the same at ISO 200 and 400

At ISO 100, the noise is low, and it remains unchanged at ISO 200 and 400. The image quality would slightly decrease when ISO reaches 800, as some areas become softer. The noise gets worse at ISO 1600, but not much. When ISO achieves 3200, a great deal of details is lost with a slight smudged appearing in some places. The loss of details gets greater at ISO 6400, but after resized and shared on the websites, the images still look OK at this highest ISO setting.

AWB testing sample photos

Shots under Incandescent light

Shots under Incandescent light

Shots under fluorescent light

Shots under fluorescent light

Under the tungsten light of the studio, the auto white balance performance gives us a slight color cast. When using the tungsten preset, the images are better. Under the fluorescent light, AWB shows good performance, with bright color cast when the fluorescent preset is activated.

Digital filters

Images with different filters

Images with different filters

Coming with the XZ-10 are many magical filters which can help you take many creative shots. We have taken some examples above.

Values

Olympus XZ-10 costs $495. Other choices with bright lenses that are worth consideration include the Pentax MX-1, available for $580, Nikon Coolpix P330 at $435, Panasonic Lumix LX7, whose price is $524, Canon Powershot G15, which costs $632, Nikon Coolpix P7700 at $555 and Fujifilm FinePix X10, available for $524. For more compact camera information, have a look over the “Top 10 Serious Compact Cameras”.

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Verdicts

The Olympus XZ-10 is another version of the XZ-2 but cheaper. This product, however, provides slightly more optical zoom, and it is smaller, lighter, but this costs the tilting screen in return. The XZ-10 is also lack of other functions like Wifi and GPS, which can be really desired on a modern compact camera. Put these aside, you still get a set of variety features, including 5 fps continuous shooting, full 1080p HD video recording and a close focusing distance of 1cm. Manual controls and RAW shots are also given. The price of the XZ-10 is very reasonable, which makes it one of the less expensive compacts around. It creates beautiful photos, so we are happy to recommend it to you.

Advantages

·         Fast f/1.8-2.7 lens

·         Good image quality

·         5x optical zoom

·         Minimum focus length of 1 cm

·         5 fps continuous shooting at full resolution

·         Compact metal body

·         Aperture and shutter speed control ring

·         Full manual controls and RAW shooting

·         Screen has 920k dot resolution

·         Good value for money

Disadvantages

·         AWB does not perform excellently under the light of our studio

·         Fairly low battery CIPA rating

·         No Wi-Fi / GPS

·         Lack of auto-panoramic mode

Verdicts

·         Features: 5/5

·         Handling: 4/5

·         Performance: 4.5/5

·         Value: 4/5

·         Overall: 4.5/5

Specifications

Lens

·         Max Aperture: f/1.8 - f/2.7

·         35mm equivalent: 26mm - 130mm

·         Optical Zoom: 5x

Image Sensor

·         CCD pixels: 12Mp (Megapixels)

·         Pixels (W): 4032

·         Pixels (H): 3024

·         Sensor Type: Back-lit CMOS (B.S.I.)

·         Sensor Size: 1/2.3 inch

·         Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1

LCD Monitor

·         LCD Monitor: 3in

·         Screen resolution: 920k

·         Touch Screen: Yes

Focusing

·         Min Focus: 1cm

·         Focusing modes: Autofocus, Manual

Exposure Control

·         Shutter speeds shortest: 1/2000sec

·         Shutter speeds longest: 30sec

·         Exp modes: Program, Aperture-Priority, Shutter-Priority, Manual, Scene modes, A

·         Metering: Centre-weighted – Average, Spot, TTL, ESP Light Metering

·         ISO sensitivity: 100 - 6400

·         White balance: Auto, Outdoors/Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Shade, Flash

·         Exposure Comp: +/-3

Shooting Options

·         Continuous shooting: 5fps

Video

·         Movie mode: Yes

·         Video Resolution: 1920x1080

·         Video FPS: 30

·         Stereo Sound: Yes

·         Optical Zoom with Video: Yes

Other Features

·         Image Stabilization: Yes

Interface

·         HDMI: No Data

·         USB: USB 2

·         Wi-Fi: No

Storage

·         Card Type: SD, SDHC, SDXC

·         File Type: JPG

Power Source

·         Battery Type: LI-50B Lithium-Ion Battery

·         CIPA Rating: 240

Box Contents

·         Box Contents: LI-50B Lithium-Ion Battery, F-2AC AC Adapter CB-USB6 USB Cable, Touch Pen, Hand Strap, Operating Instructions, Warranty Card, Olympus Viewer 3 Software CD-ROM

Dimensions

·         Weight: 221g

·         Width: 102.4mm

·         Height: 61.1mm

·         Depth: 34.3mm

 

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