QUOTE(Areas Elysian @ Sep 10 2013, 11:19 AM)
It's blur because the guy most likely is moving.
Just look at the shutter settings of 1/25. That is very insanely slow. Not to mention there is no Optical Image Stabilizer.
The slowest I would dare go on my SLR with IS is 1/60, and that is with a very good IS. Without IS I won't go anywhere below 1/100 on the wide angle.
Actually most compact cameras do have OIS.
Most DSLR lenses with IS comes with 3 to 4 stops. 1/60 is quite comfy, with 3 stops IS, it is like shooting at 1/500
QUOTE(jloi @ Sep 10 2013, 11:35 AM)
NF = Noise Filter
Yes compact camera can't turn off but can lower it like my HX50V

and my Olympus can turn it off

Now you mentioned I can only conclude Z1 probably use high NR. My bad coz usually I turn it off. That's why I am not used to seeing it.
Depend what you're shooting and the equipment setup. If static object/subject I can shoot with 1/10-1/30 handheld. I have steady hand as long as the lens is not long and heavy.
The guy (Jason Smith) is static when I am shooting him. It is my hand shake from the long zoom.
I'm surprised your Oly M4/3 has that function

Like I said, most camera phones (and a lot of the conventional compact cameras) have heavy Noise Reduction applied on the JPEGs so that it is more
usable in higher ISOs. But of course, what you get is blotchy details all over