The Olympus XZ-1 is a compact camera that sells for $500. Is that completely insane? Maybe not, if you value the ability to take indoor photos without firing off a harsh, intrusive, skin-tone ...

The XZ-1 was one of two feature-rich cameras announced by Olympus on 6 January, as the C.E.S Show opened in Las Vegas. Introduced as the flagship of the company’s digicam line-up, the XZ-1 combines a ...

Lens details of Olympus’s new high-end compact camera, the Olympus XZ-1, have been released ahead of its launch at CES 2011 next week. The XZ-1 will be equipped with a 10-megapixel sensor and ...

Then Micro Four Thirds cameras came along and blurred the lines. The Olympus Pen E-PL2 and XZ-1 make things blurrier than ever—a good thing—and bring some innovative accessories.

And Olympus is no exception, this morning officially unveiling the Stylus XZ-2 iHS, the PEN E-PL5, and the PEN E-PM2. The XZ-2 (pictured at top) picks up where the XZ-1 left off, but will now fall ...

Its predecessor, the 10-megapixel Olympus XZ-1, had a smaller CCD sensor and the the same F1.8 lens, but Olympus says the new camera has a newly developed wider aperture of F2.5 at the telephoto ...

Then, on 6 January 2011, Olympus announced the name and full specifications of the new product. The Olympus XZ-1 was born. While the name evokes memories of the Olympus XA, a groundbreaking but highly ...

Find out more about how we test. Olympus has opted for understated elegance with the XZ-1 body. It feels well made and comfortable to hold. The XZ-1's body isn't littered with control buttons and ...

The feature set and performance of the 10-megapixel Olympus XZ-1 ($499.99, direct) is far beyond that of most compact digital cameras. Its standout feature, an extremely bright (f/1.8) lens ...

Find out more about how we test. The 10-million-pixel Olympus XZ-1 enters a market in which compact and compact system cameras are becoming increasingly popular. So if the XZ-1 is to prove a ...

The Olympus XZ-1 dazzles when you compare it with other compact cameras, but its price and size pit it squarely against a class of cameras that can best its performance and quality.