[Imaging Resource] Is smaller better? Olympus XZ-10 has premium compact features, but

What, precisely, defines a premium compact camera? For many photographers, it's the presence of a larger image sensor than is typical of most compacts, the better with which to grab as much light as possible. It's an understandable point of view -- photography is all about capturing light, after all -- but it's perhaps a rather narrow definition. There are quite a few other features present on most premium compacts, besides the sensor size -- and with the Olympus XZ-10, more than a few of these are present. Experienced photographers look for things like...
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