I hesitated between the Canon S95 and G12, Panasonic LX5, Samsung EX1, Nikon P7000 ... But different tests, its small size and convenient as well as his abilities attracted me.
Certainly, the video is in 720p, he has not much frills than others, but it is dedicated to the photo and it does it very well: the pictures are beautiful.
I'm not a professional, but 30 years of modest amateur pictures like give me some perspective on the quality of an image, especially at a time when we no longer try to take a picture but to a cliché, often in a hurry with his phone.
With the XZ-1, the pleasure is kept to take a picture and especially to appreciate a true result: clarity, sharpness, brightness, color rendition ...
It is rated "expert compact" but it is also easy and automatic in manual offers many features "disengaged" at will, mode A, S and M modes galore colors (vivid, neutral, soft, flesh tone , filters B & W), scene modes, Fashion Art options ...
One can choose the RAW format and the device comes with 2 management software and dedicated editing (including proprietary RAW format).
It features an OLED 3 "610.000p screen, 10MP CCD sensor, combined with the optical diaph opening. Brightest (f / 1.8 'f / 2.5) ... It easily handles the image processing in low light. Difficult to take it by surprise.
I tried everything: landscapes, super macro (very impressive), portrait, night ...
It blew me away with its compact overall results (sharpness, management depth of field, macro, sensitivity). He takes over successfully to another Olympus brand to which I therefore stands. At Olympus, there are opticians qu'électroniciens advantage.
Well, I shall have some negatives such as quickly discharged battery (providing a more and charger) but what ...
Only pleasure.
