Specs of Olympus XZ-2

Photo rumors published specs for upcoming Olympus XZ-2. So, the camera has back-illuminated 1/1.7" 12MP sensor, probably the same as the latest top models from Panasonic and Samsung. [Correction: LX7 from Panasonic has different sensor] The monitor is hi-res swivel touch screen. It probably will be able to take better pictures than XZ-1 but I doubt that the difference will be dramatic. Personally I prefer Nikon P7700: it probably uses the same sensor but the lens goes to 200mm (eqv) / F4.0 compared to 112mm / F2.8 on Olympus.

Considering my current hobby, identification of local plants, a compact camera with 1" sensor and good lens would be the best choice because it still has very big depth of field, very useful feature for taking macro shots of flowers. Sony RX100 is very interesting camera but I like buttons for control. Also lens are somewhat slow at long end plus significant distortion (corrected by camera, so invisible in photos).

Wild Yellow Jasmine, Pittosporum revolutum | September 10, 2012 | Olympus E-30