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Started Feb 28, 2014 | User reviews thread
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ludwik123 Senior Member • Posts: 1,417
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Best compact I've owned so far.

At first I was disappointed because I expected better but the more I use it the better it gets.

I love the touchscreen,  it fits easily into a jacket pocket, the flash is powerful and is very flexible.

The focus is fast and accurate,   only minor problems in low light, other cameras have bigger focusing problems!

The image quality is good although I was hoping for better.

At high iso it has a rather harsh needle pattern spoiling the image a bit.  Other cameras are smoother.

Only a 4X optical zoom, I miss my super zooms.

Many manual options, more options than most cameras.  For example most cameras allow you to choose iso 100 200 400 800 etc.  On this camera you can choose 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 etc

On auto modes most of the settings are sensible.

 ludwik123's gear list:ludwik123's gear list
Olympus C-765 UZ Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR Olympus XZ-2 iHS Olympus SZ-16 iHS +7 more
Olympus XZ-2 iHS
12 megapixels • 3 screen • 28 – 112 mm (4×)
Announced: Sep 17, 2012
ludwik123's score
4.5
Average community score
4.3
bad for good for
Kids / pets
okay
Action / sports
acceptable
Landscapes / scenery
great
Portraits
great
Low light (without flash)
great
Flash photography (social)
great
Studio / still life
great
= community average
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