Read our detailed Olympus XZ-1 Review, complete with full-size JPEG, RAW and movie samples, to find out... The new Olympus XZ-1 is a 10-megapixel premium compact camera featuring an ultra-bright 28-112mm equivalent f/1.8-2.5 zoom lens, a high-resolution 3-inch OLED screen and a 1/1.63 inch CCD imager with sensor-shift image stabilisation.

Olympus LC-63A Lens Cap for XZ-1 Digital Camera- (ADDED) RAW version of the photo looks pretty dull comparing to JPEG.

The XZ-1's JPEG output doesn't contain quite the fine detail that can be seen in the converted Raw files.

Of course it's worth remembering that the XZ-1 has the brightest zoom lens on any current compact camera, meaning you can generally keep the ISOs down in many situations.

This is an excellent setup for most things, but occasionally I find I want a little telephoto or a wider angle and the xz-1 is an excellent backup.

The Olympus XZ-1 has a sensor-shift image stabilisation mechanism, which allows you to take sharp photos at shutter speeds that are critically slow for the focal length used.

Similar in both size and weight to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, the XZ-1 is a fairly slim yet substantial affair made of a combination of metal and plastics.

However, on the premise that the best camera is the one with you, and with the knowledge that I don't like lugging around a heavy body and a lot of lenses, but also want something that feels steady in my hands, I turned to the Olympus xz-1.

You can easily carry the P310 around in a trouser or shirt pocket, as it measures 103.0 x 58.3 x 32.0 mm and weighs less than 200g with the battery and memory card fitted.

these 2 camera's P510 & P310 should have eveything what the P7700 got inside of it the big sensor 1/1.8 size the top of the line processer all the good stuff u know.

1/2.3 is the size of it ok what i really dont understand why does nikon put the same processer and sensor in the P510&P310 as every outher coolpix this is the P series the top of the line in coolpix series you are charging us premium price for these cameras but not putting in premium stuff why nikon why?

Also note that because of the smaller 1/2.3" sensor, the size employed by the vast majority of compacts, the P310 doesn't blur the background as much as the Olympus XZ-1 at the same aperture of F/1.8, although it does deliver good results for a "regular" compact.

With the release of what is arguably its first 'high performance' pocket compact in the 10-megapixel, 4x optical zoom XZ-1, Olympus is trying to target - and moreover enthuse - two distinct groups of photographer.

video/audio. There are minor P310 "improvements" such as a "better" stability system (not needed or noticed), 16 megapixels up from 12 megapixels (a step backward - who needs large posters with noise)?

The P310 is almost as good but has too many megapixels (i.e., more megapixels and the same size sensor - a typically small P. &S 1/2.3 = more noise + the need to use a lower ISO) - 16 megapixels vs 12 megapixels.