![]() ![]() In this market the camera is a little pricey, when compared to models with maxi zooms … but I guess you have to pay for upper level lens quality.Įxtra note: external accessories, developed for PEN cameras, such as the digital eye-level viewfinder (VF-2 or VF-3) can be attached to the XZ-2 for ADDED functionality. Why you wouldn’t buy the Olympus Stylus XZ-2: complex, cascading viewfinder menu array. Whilst the auto focus appears to monitor the shot throughout recording, you cannot take stills mid-video. Movies can be shot in Full HD at 1920×1080 pixels resolution, saved in the MPEG4 format and accompanied by stereo sound. The 12.0 million pixel CMOS can account for a maximum image size of 3986×2976 pixels, so expect to make a 34x25cm print. In the distortion department the wide and tele ends of the zoom show little or no aberrations. All of which sets the XZ-2 above much of the pack in compact digicams. The good news is that the lens is a Zuiko with a maximum aperture of f1.8 … that’s fast! And, when fully zoomed in to its 4x tele end the aperture is still a rapid f2.5. From power up to first shot took only a second, with follow on shots coming in as fast as I could tap the shutter.Ī nice touch is the switchable speed grip which can be moved to either side of the camera: southpaws please apply! Overall, the XZ-2 is a delight to use, compact and easily controlled. Some may find the menu system endless, with multiple sub menus to be honest, the setting out of camera menus has never been an Olympus strong point.Īdded to all of this is the easy to use tilting LCD screen which can be tilted 80 upwards and 50 degrees downwards … but it does not unfortunately swing sideways. This front of camera control is fully programmable and can be used as focus ring, aperture control, shutter speed control and shooting mode selector, amongst other custom functions. It is possibly the best manual focus arrangement I’ve seen on a compact digicam. Then the big surprise, at last for me: at front, just beneath and to one side of the lens is a lever which takes you into manual control, the setting displayed on screen. ![]()
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