Olympus XZ-2 review

The heavyweight compact Olympus Stylus XZ-2 is more than just a point-and-shoot

Olympus XZ-2 review
The 12MP Olympus XZ-2 updates the XZ-1

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As part of our image quality testing for the Olympus XZ-2, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Olympus XZ-2 is capable of resolving up to around 20 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

JPEG images

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Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 100, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 200, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 400, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 800, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 1600, score: 16 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 3200, score: 14 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 6400, score: 12 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

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ISO 12800, score: n/a (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Raw images

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 100, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 200, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 400, score: 20 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 800, score: 18 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 1600, score: 16 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 3200, score: 14 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 6400, score: 12 (Click here to see the full resolution image)

Olympus XZ-2 review

ISO 12800, score: n/a (Click here to see the full resolution image)