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a pure "expert" ....

Started Jun 16, 2013 | User reviews thread
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imrryr38
imrryr38 Regular Member • Posts: 176
a pure "expert" ....
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i'm a XZ Olympus lover....

So, after 19 months of happiness with the "old man" XZ-1, the brand new "2" was a natural choice for me.

same excellent features like: Optic quality/ colours output/ flash with RC mode and you can put an EVF IN THE SAME TIME not like an EPL / Very well made and good macro modes, and ice on the cake: ND filter and 100 iso minimum (great for harsh light condition, or waterfall shoot).

improve features: flip screen of course with a better resolution and colours rendition/ excellent 400 iso and very good 800 iso output (400 was the max before with XZ-1 if you like quality!) / AEL button, oh thank's for someone like me who use spot metering mode!!! it was the big mistake on the "1" / hyper customisation and useful new interface / usually better white balance ......

the feeling in hands is very good, and much secure than previously too. battery life is good ( if you shut down all gadget like "bip-bip" and auto-review......) 350/380 shots in jpeg+raw for me.

Olympus give you Viewer2 (now 3) for RAW treatments, it's a good but slow software.....

i couple my XZ-2 (like was the "1" before) with Capture-One 7, and found it the best combination possible....

4.5 because nothing is perfect

....and an "acceptable" star for "action/sports" because of the good shutter-lag and 5 frames/seconds....

 imrryr38's gear list:imrryr38's gear list
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8 Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Nik Silver Efex Pro Nik Snapseed
Olympus XZ-2 iHS
12 megapixels • 3 screen • 28 – 112 mm (4×)
Announced: Sep 17, 2012
imrryr38's score
4.5
Average community score
4.3
bad for good for
Kids / pets
good
Action / sports
acceptable
Landscapes / scenery
good
Portraits
excellent
Low light (without flash)
good
Flash photography (social)
great
Studio / still life
great
= community average
Olympus XZ-1 Olympus XZ-2 iHS
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