Olympus's 2013 premium bridge compact — 28-300mm equivalent constant f/2.8 zoom, 12MP 1/1.7in sensor, built-in EVF.
The Stylus 1, announced in October 2013, was Olympus's premium enthusiast bridge camera, borrowing the OM-D's SLR-like styling and electronic viewfinder in a slim, compact body. Its selling point was a constant-aperture f/2.8 zoom covering 28-300mm equivalent, a specification no pocketable rival matched at the time; it was refreshed in 2014 as the closely related Stylus 1s.
It pairs a 12-megapixel 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS sensor with the 10.7x, 28-300mm-equivalent i.Zuiko lens that holds f/2.8 across the range, stabilised by voice-coil-motor optical IS and fitted with a built-in, switchable 3-stop neutral density filter. A 1.44-million-dot electronic viewfinder with 0.58x magnification sits above a tilting touchscreen LCD, and the lens carries a hybrid control ring switchable between analogue and digital operation. Built-in Wi-Fi, a hot shoe, a pop-up flash, variable-speed zoom lever and 1080p video round out the feature set.
The Stylus 1 remains sought after by travel and street photographers who want real reach with a bright aperture in a jacket-pocket body, and the EVF plus twin control dials make it feel like a serious camera rather than a point-and-shoot. The 1/1.7-inch sensor cannot match large-sensor compacts for noise or depth-of-field control, which is the main trade-off for the lens specification.
Because demand has stayed strong, clean examples hold their price; check for the common bridge-camera issues of dust inside the lens and a sticky zoom lever. Confirm the EVF and tilting touchscreen both work, that the ND filter toggles, and that a genuine battery and charger are present. It takes standard SD cards, so storage is no concern.