Although Olympus is a new brand of cameras compared to other old brands such as Canon and Panasonic digital cameras, there are many competitive Olympus brands that can compete favorably with these old models.

 

One of them is the Olympus XZ-10. This camera first and foremost has an aesthetically pleasing small body making it to easily pass as the kind of camera you would feel comfortable to walk around with. Olympus XZ-10 guarantees SLR quality and is capable of producing top-notch videos and pictures at 12MP.

The reasonably good zoom power of this camera also forms another reason why one may find it suitable to purchase this model.

 

Design

The Olympus XZ-10 is quite a small camera with a compact body. The model is actually smaller than the Olympus XZ-2. It is equally lightweight weighing at only around 221g. The dimensions of this camera are 61.1 × 102.4 × 34.3mm (HWD).

This camera is well designed with a sleek metallic body and you will often find it in shades of black. It has a 3 inch LCD touchscreen and buttons will often be found at the top and the rear side of the camera.

 

Generally this is a small enough camera that is well designed and has a stunning appearance as far as the looks department is concerned.

 

Features

1. 12 Megapixel CMOS Sensor

2. 5 × Optical Zoom

3. 1920 × 1080 HD Video Capture

4. 26mm Wide Angle Lens

5. Full HD Shooting Speed: 30 frames per second (fps)

6. Fast Shooting: Up to 5 frames per second

7. 3.0 Inch LCD Touchscreen

8. Full Automatic Shooting

9. Built-in pop-up Flash

10. ISO 100-6400

11. Maximum Aperture: 1.8-2.7

12. Focal Length: 4.7-23.5mm

13. RAW Format Support

14. Contrast Detection AF System

15. Shadow Adjustment Technology

16. Number of Scene Modes: 14

17. Built-in Microphone: Stereo

18. Panorama Function

19. Weight: 221g

20. Height: 61.1mm

21. Width: 102.4mm

22. Depth: 34.3mm

23. USB 2.0 Compatibility

 

Pros

Olympus XZ-10 has a highly responsive touchscreen. This has proved to be an important attracting factor especially today where most people would like to have a touch senstive digital camera. Secondly, the camera has a built-in pop-up flash which comes in handy when shooting low light subjects as it can easily provided the needed illumination.

 

The Olympus XZ-10 also provides users with the option of adding special effects to their videos and pictures thanks to its incredible Art filters. Moreover, with a 5 × Optical zoom, users can enjoy a longer focal range meaning that you don’t necessarily have to get closer to events or your subjects to take a clear shot.

Other advantages of this camera include fast AF performance and RAW format support.

 

Cons

The Olympus XZ-10 does come with a number of downsides. One of them is the fact that you may occasionally experience slow processing times when shooting. As a result fast shooting may sometimes be a challenge when using this camera.

The screen is additionally too reflective and may cause irritation to the eyes of the user especially when using the camera over long durations. Lastly, some of is competitors may provide a greater video quality than it can.

 

Conclusion

Olympus XZ-10 is a good camera to go for if you are looking for a point and shoot camera which can give you manual controls too. It has great features in an exquisite compact body as well.