OLYMPUS XZ-1 camera
- Brand: OLYMPUS
- Subject: Photography
- Category: Digital Cameras
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Olympus Imaging Corporation (President: Masaharu Okubo) is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of the OLYMPUS XZ-1, the new flagship of the company's compact digital camera lineup. Featuring outstanding picture performance that comes close to SLR quality in a slim profile with a high quality finish. This camera is the commercialization of the concept model announced at Photokina 2010, the world's largest visual equipment exhibition held in Cologne, Germany, in September 2010. To mark the release of the OLYMPUS XZ-1, OLYMPUS will launch a special campaign to offer a cleaning cloth to the first 7,500 purchasers.
OLYMPUS XZ-1 camera main features
i.ZUIKO DIGITAL 4X zoom lens - the first ever designed for a point and shoot digital camera - with a large f1.8-2.5 aperture that assures maximum brightness from wide - angle to telescopic. This combines with a large 1/1.63 inch high-sensitivity CCD sensor to achieve high picture quality close to that available from SLR cameras. TruePicV image processing engine - the same as used in the OLYMPUS PEN series - optimizes high picture quality, while Art Filters provide the user with exciting new tools to express creativity. Live Guide interface guides novice users through various expert photographic techniques to help achieve the desired image, while the interface for advanced users provides direct control over camera functions using the control ring and control dial. High - quality styling and finish with slim, attractive metallic body and OLED (organic electro luminescence display). Accessory port for connecting a choice of accessories including an EVF and external stereo microphones.
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OLYMPUS XZ-1 camera OLYMPUS PEN
Since its launch in July 2009, the OLYMPUS PEN series has grown rapidly in popularity both among those who already use an SLR, as well as former compact camera users who are trying out an SLR for the first time. The reasons for this are simple - compact design, SLR picture quality, and easy operation. The OLYMPUS PEN series represents a dramatic reduction in size and weight thanks to the elimination of the mirror from the mechanism, while maintaining high SLR image quality and optimizing the performance of state - of - the - art ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses. At the same time, Olympus has also been innovating the user interface so that even beginners can control the camera intuitively through the Live Guide interface.
OLYMPUS XZ-1 camera SLR
However, not everyone who wants the high picture quality of an SLR is prepared to deal with changing lenses. Other users want a camera with high picture quality and lower size and weight than an SLR as a sub - camera for their SLR cameras, but don't need it to be of the interchangeable lens type. For these people, Olympus has developed a compact camera with a fixed zoom lens and near - SLR picture quality. First announced at Photokina 2010 in September 2010, this new compact digital camera offers all the benefits of a PEN camera in a compact, fixed - lens format. The OLYMPUS XZ-1 incorporates a ZUIKO - brand wide - angle/4X zoom - the first ever in a compact digital camera. The open f-value of the lens at the wide - angle position is as bright as 1.8, but the lens is also very bright at the telescopic position with an aperture of 2.5.
OLYMPUS XZ-1 camera design
The image sensor size is 1/1.63 inches, which is very large for a compact camera. This CCD sensor achieves high sensitivity by restricting the number of effective pixels to 10 million. The image processing engine is the same TruePicV as that used in the Micro Four Thirds System cameras. The lens, image sensor and image processing engine are all highly effective in low - light conditions and work together to produce images with high SLR-class picture quality that is noticeably superior to that of ordinary compact cameras. The OLYMPUS XZ-1 also features the new Live Guide interface, which has already proven popular with the OLYMPUS PEN Lite E-PL1. Live Guide makes it possible for users who are unfamiliar with photographic terms and advanced techniques to intuitively adjust such factors as "color saturation" and "hue". The XZ-1 also incorporates six Art Filters from the OLYMPUS PEN series. The OLYMPUS XZ-1 is also designed to meet the requirements of advanced users for manual control over composition. Manual exposure and manual focusing are both possible using the control ring on the lens and the control dial around the cross - cursor keys on the rear panel.
OLYMPUS XZ-1 camera availability
The body, which is available in black or white, has a slim design with a metallic outer finish. A 3.0 inch OLED (organic electro luminescence display) is provided on the rear panel. It is capable of reproducing a wide range of colors and contrast, enabling the user to experience the high imaging performance of the XZ-1 in both recording and playback. With the introduction of the OLYMPUS XZ-1, Olympus's broad product line will effectively cover the needs of virtually any type of user. Bridging the gap between compact cameras and new generation system cameras, the OLYMPUS XZ-1 offers a unique combination of SLR performance and compact camera convenience that will satisfy a wide range of customers.