Compact Body Compact body of Olympus XZ-1 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
275g This camera is so light that you can comfortably carry it around all day.
RAW shooting capability RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.
4.0X Optical Zoom A Lens with a higher zoom ratio would make it more practical as a carry everywhere camera.
Body Thickness 42mm With a thickness of 42mm,Olympus XZ-1 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/1.63" (8.07 x 5.56 mm) sensor Olympus XZ-1's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.