Large sensor compacts from Olympus and Panasonic

Rumors on the web sometimes behave as positive loops, especially when rumors coincide with expectations. There are quite a few threads and posts about the expected replacements for Olympus XZ-1 and Panasonic LX5 with large sensors inside. The 1' sensors are now available from two companies, Aptina (used in Nikon 1 cameras) and Sony (used in Sony RX100). The 1' sensors are twice bigger than 2/3' sensor used in Fuji X10. Olympus XZ-1, Panasonic LX5, Nikon Coolpix P7100, Canon PowerShot G12, Samsung TL500 aka EX1 all have slightly smaller sensors. All these advanced models were available for couple years, so the replacements are expected soon. Canon already has Canon PowerShot G1X with big sensor (slightly bigger than 4/3 sensors) but it is the camera in its own class. But the Sony RX100 indeed might be a game changer that would force the camera makers to take the same route.