The Olympus Stylus 1 is a stylish looking digital camera that features a good 10.7x optical zoom lens, yet is still pocketable, even though the lens is a constant f/2.8. This should give better low light performance, and mean you can take it with you where you wouldn't normally be allowed more serious cameras. It's also noticeably smaller and lighter than the Sony Cyber-shot RX10, yet still features a built in electronic viewfinder with a good viewing size and high resolution of 1.44m dots.

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/olympus-stylus-1-hands-on-preview-23347

Another studio tests - http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/olympus-stylus-1/olympus-stylus-1A7.HTM

The Olympus Stylus 1 super-zoom is a successful marriage of the company's high-end XZ-2 compact and the flagship OM-D E-M1 compact system camera. A fast lens, raw file support, a reliable 35 multi-point AF system and a well implemented manual exposure mode complete with an optional live histogram.

JPEGs had very pleasing colours, excellent sharpness and good overall tonality. High ISO is also quite good for what is after all a compact camera, and with the f/2.8 lens and effective VCM image stabilisation on board, the Stylus 1 can certainly cope with most lighting environments.

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/olympus_stylus_1_review/

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/newproduct/20131218_628058.html?ref=rss

Built to be one of the best performing compacts available in low light situations, the Stylus 1 has to contribute its success to its sensor, lens and I.S. system. The 12-Megapixel BSI CMOS imaging sensor provides the best performance possible out of a sensor this size (1/1.7-inch). Olympus's 10.7x optical zoom lens with the constant f/2.8 aperture lens captures an amazing amount of light throughout the entire 28mm-300mm equivalent focal range, which makes it easy to shoot indoors or at night; in situations that most compact cameras normally could not handle. Helping to support this large zoom lens is a mechanical lens-shift image stabilization system.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/olympus/stylus-1/olympus-stylus-1-review.html

Given the relatively small size of the camera's sensor, the review cameras turned in a good enough performance to satisfy most potential purchasers and handled most types of lighting competently. For everyday photography, the Stylus 1 provides all of the functions most photographers will want – as well as a number of 'nice to have' shooting modes like the Super-macro and 2x digital zoom options and 'fun' features like the Art Filters and Photo Story modes.

http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/advanced-compact-cameras/fixed-lens/olympus-stylus-1

The Stylus 1 is a very interesting camera to us at Imaging Resource. What led to its development? Who do you see as its target customer, and where does it fit into the market?

Olympus: We had a lot of demand from users for a bright lens combined with long tele focal lengths, not having to compromise aperture at the tele end.

Responding to your second question, there are three targets. First, a second camera for people who are already SLR users. Second, those people who had been using an SLR, back when we first launched the DSLR -- people who kind of gave up because it's heavy and they got tired of carrying those bodies and lenses. They want a lighter option, but don't want to compromise having a bright lens. Third, for people who want to travel, pack light and have an all in one camera -- they want to go with one body. Those are the three main customers.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2014/02/03/olympus-qa-the-story-of-the-stylus-1-the-relationship-with-sony-and-where-i

I own this camera and have had a basic play with it (albeit a couple of hours).

It does zebra (both highlight and blacks), histogram has a ND 4 built in, and it can take a lens filter (via attachment CL-13). Physically, it is very customisable - fair few buttons that can be reprogrammed, and has a 28-300mm constant f2.8 lens. You'd be paying through the nose to get that on m43rds!

I was hoping it would make a nice upgrade from my Lumix LX7, which it certainly is for stills (cleaner sensor, better lens). Not so much in video though. The big issues with it for video are:

1. there is no manual control during video. You have to be in P mode to shoot video (if you are not it drops you into P mode), and that doesn't allow you to even lock shutter (AEL isn't maintained).

2. you get no UI when you are in movie record. histogram, zebra, and even aperture/shutter and crosshairs/focus points go... so you basically have the square of the viewfinder and nothing else.

3. No 24/25p

That's with firmware 1.0, but it looks like this is a stills camera with no ability to shoot 'DSLR film' due to the inability to lock shutter during movie recording. Its rather unfortunate, because it has a ton of video friendly features, except they only work in stills mode :(

I'll be putting in a request for movie mode to at least respect the AEL so we can get the absolute minimum (constant shutter), more chance of getting it if other owners ask for it.... not that hopeful though as this camera doesn't seem to have raised a lot of interest here!

http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=5531&review=olympus+stylus+1+compact+camera

http://betterfamilyphotos.blogspot.ru/2014/03/olympus-stylus-1-review-part-1.html

http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2014/05/10/olympus-stylus-1-meets-tcon-17-transformation