<p>At 14mm deep, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1 has the thinnest body profile of any camera of its type. Incredibly, given its size, it features a 5x optical zoom lens, which is impressive as it is not much thicker than a mobile phone. Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1 - Features</p><p>Inside its ultra-compact body the Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1 carries a 16.1-million-pixel CCD sensor. This is a 1/2.33in-type (7.66x6.17mm), which is a fraction smaller than the sensors found in most other consumer-level compacts, but bigger than the average smartphone sensor.</p><p>As a consequence of its small size, the sensor's sensitivity range is limited to ISO 100-1600, although a High-Sensitivity mode is selectable from the scene modes. In High Sensitivity (ISO 1600-6400), the resolution is scaled down to 3 million pixels or lower to aid noise reduction.</p><p>To allow the body to be so compact, Panasonic has opted to use Micro SD removable memory, yet despite all the space-saving the XS1 still sports a large 2.7in, 230,000-dot LCD screen.</p><p><a href="http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/reviews/compacts/129415/1/panasonic-lumix-dmc-xs1-review">Keep reading...</a></p>