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At first, the XZ-1 made me very very excited.

But the samples are disappointing. The lens seems sharp edge to edge, but the images has a watercolor look, once past the base ISO.

I hope this is just a pre-production glitch.
 
To my eyes the Noise Reduction (not adjustable) smears everything even at ISO 100. Great colors, very good lens, but lack of details from NR. There are many compacts out there with much better results. I was gonna buy one but now I've changed my mind
 
This is a friekin' pre-preduction camera I would imagine. It's amazing how every new release is condemned based on a few early-release images. This camera should do just fine.
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These are supposedly from a production unit per Mr Butler.

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Ben Herrmann said:
This is a friekin' pre-preduction camera I would imagine. It's amazing how every new release is condemned based on a few early-release images. This camera should do just fine.
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I really think they (manufacturers) shouldn't let a pre-release camera get in the hands of ANYONE outside the company....

The real flaws show up soon enough.. we really dont need to condemn any camera before its production is "finished" (including final, releasable firmware).

Im not seeing anything I would be unhappy about in those sample photos (from a small sensor "pocket camera") except for those taken with a "filter".

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Ben Herrmann said:
This is a friekin' pre-preduction camera I would imagine.
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I don't know why you'd imagine that, given we've explicitly been told by Olympus US and UK that it's production and I have repeated their assertions.

Richard - dpreview.com
 
For a compact they look great to me. Anybody expecting Pen performance will likely be disappointed though. But it should be really nice.

Probably has a stronger AA filter to help with the noise and the smaller sensor.
 
If you look in the sky at 100 ISO, it is clear that NR is trying to smear the noise away resulting in blotchiness. It's quite disturbing. How bad is the noise in flat surfaces at 100 ISO?
 
100D100 said:
but the images has a watercolor look, once past the base ISO.
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I've noticed that skin tones show little natural gradation. I think this is the same thing you're commenting on. I've seen only a few small-sensor cameras which are notably better -- I'll have to wait to see more samples.

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I wouldn't expect it to match the G10 at base ISO, no compact (including the G12 or S95) does. That said, at ISO 100 the NR smearing of detail is about what I would expect from my S90 at 200-400. They don't state how these images were shot, but if they were shot JPG, maybe there is a chance that RAW will be better, or that the processing parameters will change before release. I'm not sure how NR in RAW mode will work on that camera. If the sensor is as good as the one Canon and Panasonic are using, which you would think Oly would make sure of before bringing it to market, then I have to think it's an issue of image processing, not capability with all the noise they are making about the lens.

Not that I could justify purchasing one, already owning an S90 to supplement my array of DLSRs, but if they can work IQ out, man would 2.5 out at the long end be nice compared to f4.friggin9...
 
It's a production camera, that was clearly mentioned in the samples gallery.

It uses the Panasonic sensor, which is the noisiest of the current crop.

The results are exactly as I expected, comparable IQ to all the competing cameras (G12, S95, P7000, LX5, etc.) with slightly worse noise handling than the Canon sensor. The lens is great but it looks soft, I noticed it particularly on the outdoor portrait shot.

Processed RAW's will look better, I'm sure, as with all the other cameras too.

Looks like a great cam but I'm glad I didn't return my S95 to wait for this one - the main reason being I need something truly pocket able to compliment my D300.

Anyways, it will be a winner, and price will come down - no worries there.

Mark
 
I had G10 and G11 and still have S90 and thus I have a hands on experience with performance of Canon's flagships.

I am sorry but to me you seem more than little bit biased and your post seems like nothing but brand hate.
Gregory J McConville said:
my canon G10 is twice as sharp.

greg
ZoranC said:
Gregory J McConville said:
I don't see anyone buying this camera if this is an accurate sampling.

I'd like to see Oly pull these down in outrage.
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What exactly you see wrong with them that warrants such an outrageous statement?
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nanomatrix said:
I didn't see any shots with an ISO higher than 800.
I wonder how bad 1600 is...
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Image 10 is at ISO1600, it is just not a night time image at ISO1600. To me actually all the images look in line with others, which will make tough to me to decide between Canon G12/S95 and this
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