Last Fall, Olympus Europa Holding GmbH previewed an upcoming digital camera model at the Photokina tradeshow in Cologne, Germany. Today, the fruits of the company's development work are nearing public availability, as the company announces the XZ-1 fixed-lens point and shoot camera. The Olympus XZ-1 bears an impressive i.Zuiko Digital 6.0 - 24.0mm, with maximum apertures of a bright f/1.8 to f/2.5 across the zoom range. The Olympus XZ-1's lens has 35mm-equivalent focal lengths from a useful 28mm wide angle to a moderate 112mm...
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