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Is the Olympus XZ-1 good for Portrait Photography?

Olympus XZ-1
$99.50

Olympus XZ-1 Portrait Photography Score

AVERAGE
Olympus XZ-1 has a score of 56 for Portrait Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Olympus XZ-1 Review

Olympus XZ-1 Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis
Image Stabilization
Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits
RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains more color information compared to JPEGs, so it is easier to get a natural skin tone and colours during post processing, which is very important for portraits.
External Flash Shoe
Use of External flash creates many creative lighting opportunities for portrait photography. Techniques like bounce and fill-in flash will make your portraits stand-out from the crowd.
Manual Focus Mode
You have to nail the focus perfectly for a good portrait shot. Compact cameras are not great at focusing at low light and complex lighting conditions, so manual focus mode is very useful at these times.
Manual Exposure Mode
A correct exposure of portrait model is crucial. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct exposure.
Small 1/1.63" (8.07 x 5.56 mm) sensor
It is difficult to achieve that shallow depth of field and blurry background for your portrait shots with a small sensor.
Very Low Resolution Sensor: 10.0MP
Olympus XZ-1's 10.0MP sensor will not provide much room for cropping or large printing your portrait shots.
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

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Olympus XZ-1 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Portrait Photography

Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Compare XZ-1 vs XZ-2 iHS

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor
28-112 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #288
Rank in Compact Cameras: #8

Olympus XZ-2 iHS
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 91
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus XZ-10

Compare XZ-1 vs XZ-10

12 MP | 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
26-130 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #402
Rank in Compact Cameras: #27

Olympus Stylus XZ-10
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G16

Compare XZ-1 vs G16

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #274
Rank in Compact Cameras: #7

Canon PowerShot G16
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G15

Compare XZ-1 vs G15

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #384
Rank in Compact Cameras: #23

Canon PowerShot G15
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 91
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon P7800

Compare XZ-1 vs P7800

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #222
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

Nikon Coolpix P7800
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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