I remember buying this for $50 from someone an hour away on fb marketplace a year ago. The lens is very good compared to a bunch of digicams I've used and the raw files are excellent to work with. The screen on the camera is the only downside with the preview showing images looking more contrast like, muddy, and a little washed but when I open them on my computer they look so much better. Macro also is sick on this. I love the photos you shot
Glad you've gotten yours at a good price. They tend to get a little pricey nowadays. I do agree with the raw files and the screen. Honestly, I find that it's a capable photo-taking camera till today.
Just to note that the screen on the XZ-1 is a rarity in a camera in that it is an OLED not a LCD. Also the Olympus EVF-2 will be cheaper than a Leica EVF. Even though prices for the XZ-1 have escalated enormously, value for money remains high due to the camera's specification such as an inbuilt ND filter, and versatility in operation.
Thanks for highlighting that point on the XZ1's screen and its in-built ND filter. Really a keeper compact camera despite its age. As for the Olympus EVF-2, I used to have it before acquiring the Leica EVF. It's practically the same time thing just that the copy I had had slightly loose screws compared to its Leica counterpart. Not of a big deal that time but I thought it's a bit of a waste to have 2 of the same thing :/
Nice! Ive owned and shot with dozens of digicams over the years. This and the Canon G3 are the two that come closest to a point and shoot film look IMO and I will never sell either one. They are also two of the least expensive as well.
Did you shoot in RAW? Did you apply a filter/edit to the photos? The color red seems to be oversaturated and I was wondering if that was the natural look from the camera.
It depends on which of the camera's colour profiles he used, There is Vivid, Natural, and Muted, Also available is Portrait, and Monotone for B & W images. In general, colours will have the richer look which is associated with a CCD sensor.
Hi!! I clicked on you video as I was pulled in by the IKEA logo on a cardboard camera, which highly resembles the PaperShoot Camera that I own! Have read through some comments and one of them shared that Papershoot was the one that made this for IKEA, am not surprised at all!! I have not checked your videos but just wonder and hope if you would be testing out the papershoot camera? Thus far I am liking it as it is always a surprise (sometimes pleasant sometimes kinda disappointed but helps keep me contented) to check the photos taken using the Papershoot.
Yes I was quite surprised because the Ikea cardboard camera was designed by Jesper Kouthoofd and the papershoot camera was by George Lin from Taiwan. I have yet to see the actual statement that says the link. Would be great if someone can send it to my via the comments section! As for the papershoot camera, I would love to test it but I haven't had one myself. There were plenty of times I contemplated of getting one but the price of the design (vintage with brass and wood) I want sort of steers me away all the time. Will definitely make one once I finally get hold of it!
not a bad camera I wish they sold it, it looks like you suffered from shakt hand while taking the pictures or the shutter speed was particularly slow. they should do one mimicking a 110 or even a 16mm camera that would be cute. Edit 5 seconds wow it should have come with a stand, whats the memory for it to take so long.
Too bad they don't make them anymore. The picture and video quality is great for a pcb sandwiched between a piece of cardboard and powered by 2 AA batteries
@@MaverickAsio you probably did. But I think in general most people didn't have flagship phones and Samsung had t really started their budget lines and so the average new smartphone user had something cheap, like I did, and 2MP was pretty common
With the increase in demand, it's not surprising that these old digicams are being sold for higher prices (which is crazy). Also, I got mine locally. Not from ebay.
So, this was actually created by Papershoot. Papershoot DOES make these cameras, just upgraded and cuter. And not cheap to purchase lol. I have one, and I absolutely love it.
I want a simple thin camera like that so much... But PaperShoot is expensive specially to deliver in my country... If anyone knows any alternative please lmk!
You can try sourcing online for old compact digicams. Some simple and compact ones have gotten really thin especially those from the 2005-2010 era (rough estimate).
video concept and editing is pretty good but lack of stabilization when taking photos and walking past everything interesting to take photos of was a bummer wish you'd have given the camera a chance to shine instead of filming ikea interiors on your dji for 8 minutes
this camera was most likely not made to take good looking photos, but for being just a fun little thing you just have around and for that, i think it does its job quite well
Might have been a viable product before the time of smart phones, kind of a more modern version of a disposable camera, but now that everyone has a better camera in their phone it's kind of pointless.
That’s true. Although today, I feel it’s more relevant to people embracing the “vintage tech” especially for old point and shoot cameras because of how their jpegs’ “filmic look” or so they say. Same reason for the surge in prices of old digicams.
Yes, they should have! But if I did, I can almost imagine the sheer volume of hate and negative comments about it. Especially during those times when lower tech gears were frowned upon unlike today
