This will be a user experience based review, sharing on what I think and feel as I use the XZ-2 in real life shooting situations. This review will be written from a photography-enthusiast’s point of view, because I am not a professional photographer. If you have not read my mini-preview of the Olympus XZ-2, please do so here (click).įruit Market ISO100, F/2.5, 1/125sec, Equivalent focal length: 112mmīefore we dive right into the review, allow me to clarify a few items. In this entry, I shall explore the camera's capability in shooting under generally good lighting condition, with low ISO setting: how much detail can the combination of new 12Megapixels Back-Side Illuminated CMOS image sensor with the i.Zuiko lens capture? How does the camera handle, how good is the autofocus performance, and how does the camera fare for my usual shutter therapy session? I brought the Olympus XZ-2 to my favourite street hunting ground, Pudu, Kuala Lumpur. This entry shall be the Part 1 of my review for Olympus Stylus XZ-2. I have just received the loaned unit yesterday, coincidentally today was a public holiday in Malaysia, thus the perfect opportunity for me to test and blog about this new XZ-2.

I have also heard many wonderful things about the predecessor flagship Olympus XZ-1, which I did have great interest in but never had a chance to use the camera extensively. I do have a budget basic point and shoot camera which I only use daily at work for documentation purposes, nothing artistic, or technically challenging. When Olympus Malaysia asked me to review their latest flagship high-end compact digital camera, the Olympus Stylus XZ-2, I was unsure how to do so, because I have been shooting mainly with DSLR system, and more recently, micro 4/3 mirrorless system.

All images were as good as straight out of camera, with minimal cropping and only minor exposure/contrast correction for better presentation. Minimal post-processing applied to the images. General camera settings, Noise Filter = OFF, Contrast/Saturation/sharpness = 0, White Balance = Auto (with an option maintain warm color = OFF), Gradation = Normal4. All images were shot in RAW and converted directly to JPEG (High QUality) via Olympus Viewer 2 3. This is a user experience based review.2.

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