Olympus Stylus XZ-10

Olympus Stylus XZ-10

Olympus Stylus XZ-10
Announced: 30 Jan 2013
Sensor Resolution: 12Mp
Sensor Type: 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS
ISO: 100-6400
Weight: 221g
Physical Dimensions: 102 x 61 x 34 mm
Viewfinder: None
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
46
Overall Score
35
Image Quality
25
Speed Performance
67
Versatility
70
Comfort
Portrait

35

Portrait
Landscape

33

Landscape
Sport

41

Sport
Street

57

Street
Everyday

57

Everyday
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propro

  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • This is one of the brightest cameras in its category, even at the longest zoom settings - a huge plus in sports and nature photography
  • This camera has excellent brightness when used at short zoom settings. You will be able to shoot freehand even in low light conditions
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Warning - Olympus Stylus XZ-10 battery has only 240.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.
  • Unfortunately, Olympus Stylus XZ-10 does not support wireless connection
  • The small size of the sensor could lower the quality of the photos

Olympus Stylus XZ-10 and its rivals

Review compare Olympus Stylus XZ-10 con overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Olympus Stylus XZ-10 Olympus
Stylus XZ-10
46 35 33 41 57 57 buy on
Sony ZV-1 Sony
ZV-1
59 41 39 61 69 70 $998.00
Sony ZV-1F Sony
ZV-1F
41 21 16 37 59 61 $579.99

Olympus Stylus XZ-10: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is a compact camera launched on 01/30/2013.

Technically speaking, the Olympus Stylus XZ-10 ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 63 of all cameras in our database) scoring 46 overall. The Olympus Stylus XZ-10 weights 221 gr and spans 102 x 61 x 34 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus Stylus XZ-10 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 35, ranks in the category best 22%.
  • Speed Performance - Score 25, ranks in the category best 27%.
  • Versatility - Score 67, ranks in the category best 9%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is below the category average in:

  • Comfort - Score 70, ranks among the worst 12% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Great, score 35, ranks in the best 19% of its category. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 33, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Great, score 41, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Street - Great, score 57, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Everyday - Great, score 57, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Olympus Stylus XZ-10 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

BSI-CMOS

Sensor Size

1/2.3"

Sensor Dimensions

6.17 x 4.55 mm

Sensor Area

28.07 mm2

Sensor Resolution

12 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3968 x 2976

Max Native ISO

6400

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

26-130mm

Max Aperture

F1.8-2.7

Macro Focus Range

1 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

920Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

yes

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

None

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/2000s

Continuous Shooting

5fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-Eye
Fill-in
Wireless

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

DxO Low Light ISO

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

no

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

35

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (30 fps 18Mbps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps 9Mbps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4 H.264

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Eye-Fi Connected

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

221g

Physical Dimensions

102 x 61 x 34 mm

Battery Life

240

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

Li-50B

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 12 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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