Nikon S570 vs Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Lets look closer at the Nikon S570 versus Olympus XZ-2 iHS, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by rivals Nikon and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the S570 (12MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) is fairly close but the S570 (1/2.3") and XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") use different sensor dimensions.

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The S570 was launched 4 years prior to the XZ-2 iHS which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the S570 grades against the XZ-2 iHS with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S570 & Olympus XZ-2 iHS. The complete galleries are available at Nikon S570 Gallery & Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon S570 comes with physical measurements of 92mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Olympus XZ-2 iHS has sizing of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the S570 vs the XZ-2 iHS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S570 and XZ-2 iHS is 95 and 85 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes just by researching a spec sheet. The pic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the S570 and XZ-2 iHS.

As you can see, both cameras have got the exact same megapixels but different sensor sizes. The S570 includes the smaller sensor which is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult. The more aged S570 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.