GADGET GIZMO REVIEW ....Olympus Stylus
RS44,990/
The new Stylus 1 has an unmistakable air of sophistication.
It could have easily been made more compact, but Olympus chose to add an
electronic viewfinder and pop-up flash on top, giving it a mini DSLR feel. The
10.7x optical zoom lens hides away in the body. Up front is a lens ring that
controls various shooting functions. Around the back, the 3-inch touchscreen
LCD can be flipped up or down.
The camera has a fairly nice grip which makes one-handed use easy. While shooting, the camera automatically switches to viewfinder mode if you hold it up to your eye. You can control the optical zoom in two ways — by using the rocker switch near the lens barrel or the conventional zoom lever on the shutter button. The barn door style lens cover is interesting —it fixes to the camera body using a threaded mount but can also be completely removed. You also get various art filters, very intuitive operation, full manual control (with RAW shooting) and HDR/panorama modes.
The Stylus 1 seems to be built for everyone, effortless bridging the gap between different types of users, experience levels and shooting styles. It has a lot going for it: great design, fast autofocus, WiFi, a high-quality feel, excellent ergonomics, it’s fairly compact for the features it offers and it takes really great quality photographs and video. The only thing working against it is price.
We feel that a larger sensor size trumps the long zoom lens and constant f2.8 aperture. Sony’s RX100 II for 42,990 offers a larger, 1-inch backlit CMOS sensor in a compact and extremely well-built chassis. Although it does not have a viewfinder and only has a 3.6x optical zoom (the Stylus 1 is 10.7x), the RX100 II is the safer choice. Granted, someone who wants a compact superzoom is not looking at a DSLR, but you should also know that something like Canon’s EOS 60D is available for 49,999 (with the 18-55mm kit lens).
SPECIFICATIONS
The camera has a fairly nice grip which makes one-handed use easy. While shooting, the camera automatically switches to viewfinder mode if you hold it up to your eye. You can control the optical zoom in two ways — by using the rocker switch near the lens barrel or the conventional zoom lever on the shutter button. The barn door style lens cover is interesting —it fixes to the camera body using a threaded mount but can also be completely removed. You also get various art filters, very intuitive operation, full manual control (with RAW shooting) and HDR/panorama modes.
The Stylus 1 seems to be built for everyone, effortless bridging the gap between different types of users, experience levels and shooting styles. It has a lot going for it: great design, fast autofocus, WiFi, a high-quality feel, excellent ergonomics, it’s fairly compact for the features it offers and it takes really great quality photographs and video. The only thing working against it is price.
We feel that a larger sensor size trumps the long zoom lens and constant f2.8 aperture. Sony’s RX100 II for 42,990 offers a larger, 1-inch backlit CMOS sensor in a compact and extremely well-built chassis. Although it does not have a viewfinder and only has a 3.6x optical zoom (the Stylus 1 is 10.7x), the RX100 II is the safer choice. Granted, someone who wants a compact superzoom is not looking at a DSLR, but you should also know that something like Canon’s EOS 60D is available for 49,999 (with the 18-55mm kit lens).
SPECIFICATIONS
12MP CMOS, 10.7x optical zoom (28-300mm equivalent),
3-inch tilting LCD, electronic viewfinder, manual control, RAW, WiFi, 1080p
video, 7fps shooting, 402 grams
Constant f2.8 across zoom range, electronic viewfinder, great performance, excellent build quality & ergonomics
No way to attach lens filters, screen has limited range of movement, expensive for the sensor size it offers
Constant f2.8 across zoom range, electronic viewfinder, great performance, excellent build quality & ergonomics
No way to attach lens filters, screen has limited range of movement, expensive for the sensor size it offers
HITESH RAJ BHAGAT
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