HELLO · pact camera means designing it around usability – and a truly outstanding lens. Your...
Transcript of HELLO · pact camera means designing it around usability – and a truly outstanding lens. Your...
OLYMPUS COMPACT CAMERA
HELLOCREATIVITY
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Creating pictures instead of just taking them needs two things: an easy way to control the settings, and brilliant picture quality. So building a great com-pact camera means designing it around usability – and a truly outstanding lens. Your Olympus XZ-1 was built this way: its 1:1.8-2.5 iZUIKO DIGITAL lens is not only incredibly bright for a lens in a truly compact camera, it matches standards you normally only find in SLRs. Simply speaking, it takes great pictures easily, even when the light is low. The large high-sensitivity sensor and the speedy processor do the rest to make the XZ-1 a super- light and compact camera with performance that right up there with the big guys. And since the XZ-1 is all about creating beautiful pictures, we thought we should put it in a stunning body, too. So there you have it: in addition to being un-believably bright and easy-going, your new Olympus is a sleek and sexy super -model. Sometimes you really can have everything ... oh, and did we mention there is HD movie functionality as well? LET’S CREATE!
WELCOMETO YOUR WORLD.
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DESIGN
The vast range of programs and settings is easily accessible by turning the wheel.
The ultra-bright lens can focus even when it’s almost dark – with the help of this auto focus light.
The accessory port opens up another world of possibilities, from electronic viewfinder to microphones.
The designated video button lets you shoot HD videos whenever you want to.
With LIVE WHEEL you can change parameters easier than ever – while checking the effect in real time.
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The colour in every pixel, the sharpness of every line in focus, from the middle of the picture right to the far edges – in short: truly outstanding picture quality in a digital camera is achieved through a perfectly balanced trinity of lens, sensor and processor. This is relatively easy to do in a big, chunky body with interchangeable lenses at a premium price, but is more of a challenge in a super -compact camera at an affordable price point. But it was something we did not compromise on. At no point. It is the core of what your XZ-1 is about. As you will see!
The world -class 4x zoom from iZUIKO on your new XZ-1 is not only sharp as a sushi knife, it also takes in more light. Simply put, the 1:1.8 spec means it has a bigger opening than anything you normally find in a super - compact camera. So you can take pictures with very little available light without using the flash – and therefore capture the atmosphere in low-light situations. The XZ-1 really fills a gap here, making it not only the camera of choice for aspiring photography lovers who do not want to carry heavy stuff around, but a second camera for professionals as well.
PICTURE QUALITY: THE HEART AND SOUL.
THE LENS: TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW.
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Artists take reality and uses it irreverently as their canvas. XZ-1 makes it easier than ever to express your photographic vision: simply apply one of the six art filters to create pop art, grainy black and white images or dramatic landscapes worthy of Hollywood. The only limit is your imagination.
ART FILTERS: EXPRESS YOURSELF.
POP ARTEnhanced colours and
contrasts turn every picture into artworks.
SOFT FOCUSTechnically it’s just a slight
blur, optically it’s nothing but romantic …
DRAMATIC TONEExtreme contrasts make for movie - like tension.
PIN HOLEThe “vignette”, a darkened frame, concentrates attention on the centre of the frame.
DIORAMAA complex distortion of light and depth of field makes reality look like a scale model.
GRAINY FILMThe effect of hyper-sensitive film – remade digitally.
Just imagine you had a professional photographer by your side to give you advice on how to take the best pictures in a certain situation. Wouldn’t that come in handy sometimes? Yeah, we thought so too. That’s why we build a pro into your camera: a guide that helps you out with tricky picture settings, whether you are shooting pictures or HD video (and the pros love how much time LIVE GUIDE saves them). But unlike other pros, he won’t ask you to thank him endlessly or brag about it.
THE LIVE GUIDE: AT YOUR SERVICE.
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FUNCTION
Technology right where you need it: we designed your XZ-1 to be operated by intuition. But photography has more possibilities than most people know. So the XZ-1 shows them: on the incredible 3-inch OLED monitor you see every little change in the picture settings live – meaning you know beforehand what your picture will look like afterwards. So instead of fiddling with technology, your XZ-1 lets you think about the ideas for your picture. Which is, in our opinion, the way it should be.
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Making a camera intuitive to handle means putting controls where you expect them. Many parameters of the XZ-1 can be set by a ring around the lens, which is how we all controlled the aperture of our analogue SLRs for ages, and, we may add, a very convenient place. But this got lost when digital compacts took over. So now you can set parameters like shutter speed and aperture value (that’s the f-number) the easiest way. And, yes, there is a statement in this one: we made a camera that behaves like a camera – so even though this is the camera of the future, you will feel right at home.
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THE LENS RING: FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION.
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ACCESSORIES
Out of the box, the XZ-1 comes with an endless list of features and possibilities, but true to its aspiration, it behaves like a system camera in many respects. The accessory port on top means you can add more functionality by using most of our popular PEN accessories: from an electronic viewfinder to a macro lighting system or a stereo microphone to record the soundtrack of your HD videos. And one secret favourite of ours: with the optional underwater housing, your XZ-1 is pretty much as versatile as ever when you are wearing scuba gear 40 metres below the oceans surface. Situation wise, it goes from circus horse to clown fish without missing a beat.
ACCESSORIES: ON TOP OF ALL THAT.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF XZ-1 ACCESSORIES
AND MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.OLYMPUS-EUROPA.COM
EXTERNAL FLASH FL-14The stylish flash with a guide number of 14 lets you set the controls right on the monitor.
ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER VF-2For those who want the camera close:
the extremely bright, high-contrast electronic viewfinder with 1,440K dots
lets you focus easily.
MACRO ARM LIGHT MAL-1The Macro Arm Light has two
flexible LEDs to give you big light for the small things.
CAMERA CASELets you shoot easily, and protects your
XZ-1 in style when you’re not.
UNDERWATER HOUSING PT-050Since there is so much beauty 40 metres below the sea, you’d better bring your XZ-1 to capture it!
MICROPHONE ADAPTER SET SEMA-1A stereo microphone to make your HD movie soundtrack as stunning as the pictures.
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OLYMPUS EUROPA HOLDING GMBH
www.olympus-europa.com
TECH SPECSTYPE
Compact digital camera
IMAGE SENSOR
Type
1/1.63" CCD sensorEffective pixels
10 Megapixels
LENS
Focal length
6.0 – 24.0 mmFocal length (equiv. 35 mm)
28 – 112 mmMaximum aperture
1.8 – 2.5Optical zoom
4x
IMAGE STABILISER
Type
Sensor shiftModes
Two-dimensionalEffective compensation range
Up to 2 EV steps
FOCUSING SYSTEM
Method
Contrast detection AF systemModes
Manual, Single AF, AF Tracking, Face Detection AF, Macro, SuperMacro
SHOOTING MODES
Modes
Programme automatic, Shutter priority, Aperture priority, Manual, i-Auto, Scene Modes, Movie, Art Filter, Custom shooting, Low-light
LIGHT METERING
Method
TTL open aperture light meteringZones
324 zones, Multi-pattern Sensing System Modes
Spot
MULTI-EXPOSURE
Max. number of frames
2 frames (shooting)
SENSITIVITY
Auto
ISO 100 – 800Manual
ISO 100 – 6400 (adjustable in 1/3 EV step)
ART FILTERS
Pop ArtSoft FocusGrainy FilmPin HoleDioramaDramatic Tone
SHUTTER SPEEDS
Shutter speed range
1/2000 – 60 secBulb mode
Up to 16 minutes
ENGINE
TruePic V
INTERNAL FLASH
Wireless flash control
1 flash unit
INTERFACE
Media
SD memory card (SDHC, SDXC - compatible) Class 6 is recommended for Movie shootingHDMI™
Yes, mini connector (type C)*USB 2.0 High Speed
YesCombined V & USB output
Yes, NTSC or PAL selectable
MONITOR
Monitor type
OLEDMonitor size
7.6 cm / 3.0" (3:2)Resolution
610,000 dots
MOVIE RECORDING SYSTEM
Recording format
AVI Motion JPEG (30 fps)Maximum recording time
HD: 7min SD: 14 min
RECORDING FORMATS
RAW
12 bitRAW & JPEG
Yes, parallel recordingJPEG
YesAspect ratio
4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6
SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM
Maximum recording time
Picture with sound: 30 secMovie: depend on movie recording time
SIZE
Dimensions (W x H x D)
110.6 x 64.8 x 42.3 mmWeight
275 g (without battery and card)
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT
www.olympus-europa.com/cameras
Specifications and appearances are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer. (01/2011)* “HDMI”, the HDMI logo and “High-Definition Multimedia Interface” are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
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