![]() AF is not in the same class as some of the competition or it’s Micro Four Thirds cousins and shutter lag is very noticeable.This may not bother some, but it makes charging spare batteries a pain when traveling. The XZ-2 kit comes with a charger that requires you to charge the batter in camera. ![]() The XZ-2 uses an Olympus OM-D styled menu which is extremely clunky and frustrating to navigate.Yes, I hate it enough to dedicate a line in the cons section to the lens cap. The Olympus XZ-2 is a rather large camera, it’s even larger than some of the Micro Four Thirds cameras like the Olympus E-PL5 ( reviewed here).Wonderful flip-out touch screen with touch to focus and touch to focus/fire the shutter.Decent zoom range (28-108mm equivalent range).Fast/bright lens that stays fast throughout the zoom range.So, can the XZ-2 stave off the competition and remain a solid option for advanced compact users? Continue reading to find out. Olympus recently released the successor to the XZ-1, the XZ-2 (I’m starting to see a pattern here) but the competition has grown since the release of the XZ-1. The XZ-1 is the perfect travel companion for anyone that wanted to leave their interchangeable lens kit at home. Olympus had an instant hit when they released the XZ-1 as it was a small camera with lots of features and fast/bright zoom lens. With today’s tech, manufactures can cram quite a bit of functionality into a relatively compact package. ![]() Advanced compact cameras have really become one of the “key products” for camera manufactures over the past few years. ![]()
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