Olympus XZ-1 vs Olympus Stylus XZ-10

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Olympus XZ-1 and the Olympus Stylus XZ-10, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Olympus XZ-1 was introduced in January 2011 and Olympus Stylus XZ-10 was introduced in January 2013. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus XZ-1 over Olympus Stylus XZ-10.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Olympus Stylus XZ-10 over Olympus XZ-1.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Olympus XZ-1 and Olympus Stylus XZ-10 have 3.0" Fixed screens with 614k dot and 920k dot resolutions respectively. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment

Camera does not have a built-in viewfinder but an optional electronic viewfinder can be attached on Olympus XZ-1.

Olympus XZ-1 features a 10 megapixel 1/1.63-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 8.07 x 5.56 mm and a total area of 44.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 features a 12 megapixel 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400.

Olympus Stylus XZ-10 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Olympus XZ-1 is equipped with TruePic V processor and can take pictures up to 3664 x 2752 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3648 x 2736, 3648 x 2056, 3648 x 2432, 3200 x 2400, 3200 x 1800, 3216 x 2144, 2736 x 2736, 2400 x 2400, 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1440, 2544 x 1696, 1920 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1536 x 864, 1584 x 1056, 1296 x 864, 1280 x 960, 1280 x 720, 1216 x 1216, 1024 x 768, 1024 x 576, 1008 x 672, 960 x 960, 768 x 768, 640 x 480, 640 x 360, 624 x 416, 480 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 can take pictures up to 3968 x 2976 resolution.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in [y] image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Olympus XZ-1 has a Type D Mini HDMI and Olympus Stylus XZ-10 has a Type D Mini HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Olympus XZ-1 and Olympus Stylus XZ-10 come with Li-50B battery pack with battery life of 320 shots on Olympus XZ-1 and with battery life of 240 shots on Olympus Stylus XZ-10.

External Storage Slots

Cameras have a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/2000 sec on Olympus XZ-1, and up to 1/2000 sec on Olympus Stylus XZ-10. Olympus XZ-1 can shoot continuously up to 2.0 fps. Olympus Stylus XZ-10 can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 8.60 m ISO 800 on Olympus XZ-1. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Wireless connection..

Olympus XZ-1 body has dimensions of 111 x 65 x 42 mm (4.37 x 2.56 x 1.65") and Olympus Stylus XZ-10 body has dimensions of 102 x 61 x 34 mm (4.02 x 2.4 x 1.34"). Olympus XZ-1 weighs 275 g (0.61 lb / 9.70 oz) and Olympus Stylus XZ-10 weighs 221 g (0.49 lb / 7.80 oz).

Olympus XZ-1

Olympus Stylus XZ-10

111 mm

65 mm

102 mm

61 mm