Fujifilm Z1000EXR vs Olympus TG-2 iHS

Its time to look much closer at the Fujifilm Z1000EXR and Olympus TG-2 iHS, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Waterproof by rivals FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm Z1000EXR (16MP) and TG-2 iHS (12MP) and the Fujifilm Z1000EXR (1/2") and TG-2 iHS (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm Z1000EXR was brought out 18 months earlier than the TG-2 iHS which makes them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the Fujifilm Z1000EXR scores vs the TG-2 iHS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix Z1000EXR and Olympus Tough TG-2 iHS. The entire galleries are available at Fujifilm Z1000EXR Gallery and Olympus TG-2 iHS Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm Z1000EXR comes with outer dimensions of 102mm x 60mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Olympus TG-2 iHS has measurements of 111mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.1") along with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm Z1000EXR and Olympus TG-2 iHS in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm Z1000EXR and the TG-2 iHS.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm Z1000EXR and TG-2 iHS is 95 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm Z1000EXR and TG-2 iHS.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm Z1000EXR because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Fujifilm Z1000EXR will give you greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm Z1000EXR is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.