Olympus XZ-2 Review

The Olympus XZ-2 has a bright lens and captures sharp photos, but it's too expensive and photos start to show some noise as you notch up the ISO.

Olympus XZ-2 : Angle

The Olympus XZ-2 is one of the more expensive point-and-shoot cameras on the market.

Olympus XZ-2 : Top

The control layout is designed to meet the needs of demanding photographers. There's a Mode dial on the top of the camera, as well as a Record button for movies.

Olympus XZ-2 : Rear

The rear LCD tilts so you can shoot with the camera above your head or at your waist. The 920k-dot display is 3 inches in size.

Olympus XZ-2 : Test Scene

We shot our standard test scene using the XZ-2.

Olympus XZ-2 : Crop

This 100 percent crop shows you the level of detail that the camera is capable of at its base ISO.

Olympus XZ-2 : ISO 400

Noise is just under 2 percent at ISO 400, but image detail is crisp as you can see from this 100 percent crop.

Olympus XZ-2 : ISO 3200

Even though the camera's noise levels are a bit on the high side, it doesn't really become a problem until ISO 3200, as shown here.