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Olympus XZ-2
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Launch SRP S$698

Olympus XZ-2

19 Mar 2013
Overall rating 8/10

The XZ-2 is an advanced compact camera from Olympus with a 12MP sensor and a fast lens capable of shooting at F1.8. It also includes a tilting 3-inch 920k-dot touchscreen.

Tags: premium compact, advanced compact, olympus stylus

Performance:
8
Design:
8
Features:
8.5
User-Friendliness:
7
Value:
8
THE GOOD
High resolution, touch-sensitive, tilting display
Robust build quality
Two customizable Fn buttons
THE BAD
Aggressive noise control
Erratic low light performance
Occasional shutter lag
A bit on the bulky side
Battery can only be charged in-camera

Product Specification

Effective pixels 12 megapixels
Sensor 1/1.7-inch CMOS
Lens 28mm-112mm (35mm equivalent)
ISO rating 100- 12800
Zoom ratio 4x optical zoom
Image Stabilization Imager Shift
Aperture range F1.8 - F2.5
Shutter speed 1/2000 sec - 60 sec
Auto Focus Tracking, Single, Face Detection
Exposure Compensation ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
Metering
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Recording Formats
  • Image:
  • RAW (12-bit lossless compression)
  • JPEG
  • RAW+JPEG
  • Video:
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
Display 3-inch 920k-dot tilting LCD
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC
Connectivity Mini HDMI type-D, USB 2.0
Battery Li-90B Li-ion battery
Dimensions 113 x 65.4 x 48mm
Weight 346g (including battery)

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