It's really ticking the boxes in alot of ways....that 1:1 macro yo....that's probably the biggest deal about the Camera. I mean there's plenty of 24-70/100 cameras. This is the only one to do 1:1...
I dunno....the XZ-1 has one of the last CCD's in the high end segments. Sure the video sucks. But at base iso,the per pixel detail is extremely high with the very sharp lens it has.