kazu11 said:I think the benchmark should be Panasonic LX5 and Canon S95, as long as can match these 2 then ok liao..
Actually according to olympus rep, the xz1 is a class above the lx5 n s95. The reason is bec its a f1.8 to 2.2 lens. The f2.5 only occurs at the last 1-2 mm of the zoom range. A f1.8 lens req manual polishing.