{"id":36606,"date":"2025-03-03T12:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=36606"},"modified":"2025-03-03T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T16:13:27","slug":"skyscrapers-windows-and-lights-a-central-london-photo-walk-with-the-olympus-stylus-1-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/skyscrapers-windows-and-lights-a-central-london-photo-walk-with-the-olympus-stylus-1-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-01.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Released 12 years ago, the Olympus Stylus 1 is a <span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">feature-packed superzoom\u00a0 camera which can still produce some stunning shots, despite its diminutive 1\/1.7&#8243; sensor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Styled on the company&#8217;s hugely successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wirefresh.com\/our-camera-of-the-year-olympus-om-d-e-m5-micro-four-thirds-compact-system-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OM-D E-M5 mirrorless compact system camera<\/a>, the Stylus 1 employs a 12MP BSI CMOS sensor coupled with a 28-300mm equivalent lens with a constant F2.8 maximum aperture.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a bright electronic viewfinder and flip out rear screen.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some JPEG images straight out of the camera from a walk around Vauxhall and central London.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-02.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Stylus 1 takes about two seconds to start up and is ready to take a shot immediately thanks to its nifty flip-open lens cap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-03.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The zoom length really adds versatility to a day&#8217;s shooting,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-04.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The camera is super light with great ergonomics.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-05.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-06.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-07.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-08.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-09.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-10.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-11.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The maximum 300mm zoom range &#8211; which is backed\u00a0 by optical stabilisation &#8211; lets you pick up loads of detail from afar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-12.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-13.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-14.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-15.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-16.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-17.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-18.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-19.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At night, the small sensor begins to struggle but can still produce useable images. This is at ISO 2000.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/olympus-stylus1-mar25-20.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>More about the camera<\/h4>\n<p>I had a heap of fun with this camera. It&#8217;s super light, starts up quickly, packs an almighty zoom, has plenty of manual and creative options and can take high quality images if the light is good.<\/p>\n<p>It definitely shows its age when the sun goes down (although there is a built in flash) but as a carry-everywhere point and shoot or travel camera, it&#8217;s a winner.<\/p>\n<p>Shop around and you can pick one up second-hand around \u00a3300-\u00a3350.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36608\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/skyscrapers-windows-and-lights-a-central-london-photo-walk-with-the-olympus-stylus-1-camera\/stylus1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,566\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stylus1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus1.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/skyscrapers-windows-and-lights-a-central-london-photo-walk-with-the-olympus-stylus-1-camera\/stylus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,527\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stylus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/stylus-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>More info<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cameralabs.com\/olympus_stylus_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comprehensive camera review on Camera Labs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Join the forum chat<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/forums\/london-and-the-south-east.48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London forum<\/a>\u00a0(over 190,000 posts)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/page-5#post-17082678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central London photos \u2013 parks, buildings, street scenes and London life<\/a>\u00a0(over 300 posts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Released 12 years ago, the Olympus Stylus 1 is a feature-packed superzoom\u00a0 camera which can still produce some stunning shots, despite its diminutive 1\/1.7&#8243; sensor. 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