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Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

Portability
91
Imaging
36
Features
57
Overall
44
Olympus Stylus XZ-10 front
 
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 front
Portability
90
Imaging
40
Features
60
Overall
48

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Key Specs

Olympus XZ-10
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F1.8-2.7) lens
  • 221g - 102 x 61 x 34mm
  • Launched January 2013
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 4.8" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 23-483mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 283g - 133 x 71 x 19mm
  • Announced January 2014
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Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus XZ-10 versus Samsung Galaxy Camera 2, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Samsung. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The XZ-10 was brought out 11 months before the Galaxy Camera 2 so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the XZ-10 matches up vs the Galaxy Camera 2 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Olympus XZ-10 over the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

 XZ-10 Galaxy Camera 2 

Reasons to pick Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 over the Olympus XZ-10

 Galaxy Camera 2 XZ-10 
AnnouncedJanuary 2014January 2013More recent by 11 months
Display dimension4.8"3"Larger display (+1.8")
Display resolution1037k920kCrisper display (+117k dot)

Common features in the Olympus XZ-10 and Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

 XZ-10 Galaxy Camera 2 
Manually focus Very precise focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Physical Comparison

If you're going to lug around your camera, you should factor its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-10 provides outside dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 has sizing of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") along with a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the XZ-10 compared to the Galaxy Camera 2.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-10 and Galaxy Camera 2 is 91 and 90 respectively.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 top view buttons comparison

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Sensor Comparison

Often, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by going over specs. The photograph below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-10 and Galaxy Camera 2.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 to offer extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older XZ-10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 sensor size comparison

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 as a Portrait photography camera
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 as a Portrait photography camera
45
you can focus manually
includes face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
low MP (12MP)
small sensor (1/2.3")
44
manual focus
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
has face detection focus
cannot use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Street photography features
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Street photography features
61
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW files
fixed screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
more heavy than competition (221 grams)
65
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports touch to focus
lighter than competition in class (283g)
screen does not articulate
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Sports photography advice
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Sports photography advice
34
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes tracking autofocus
low fps (5.0 fps)
low MP (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
48
amazing zoom range (23-483mm 21.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
great battery (400 shots)
low frames per second (5.0 frames per second)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Travel photography details
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Travel photography details
60
has built in flash
relatively wide (26mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
does not have Timelapse function
more heavy than competition (221 grams)
low MP (12MP)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
73
great battery (400 shots)
lighter than competition in class (283g)
supports bluetooth
supports touch to focus
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (23mm)
very long zoom (483mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 as a Landscape photography camera
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 as a Landscape photography camera
53
you can focus manually
relatively wide (26mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
screen is a good size (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW files
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
low MP (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have Timelapse function
52
manual focus
relatively wide (23mm)
bigger than average screen (4.8 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16MP)
great battery (400 per charge)
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus XZ-10 Vlogging information
Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Vlogging information
35
relatively wide (26mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
touchscreen capability
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes face detection autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
does not have external microphone support
more heavy than competition (221g)
37
relatively wide (23mm)
built-in touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detection focus
great video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
comes with external microphone support
lighter than competition in class (283g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus XZ-10 and Samsung Galaxy Camera 2
 Olympus Stylus XZ-10Samsung Galaxy Camera 2
General Information
Brand Olympus Samsung
Model Olympus Stylus XZ-10 Samsung Galaxy Camera 2
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2013-01-30 2014-01-02
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - 1.6GHz Quad-Core Exynos
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 6400 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 35 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-130mm (5.0x) 23-483mm (21.0x)
Largest aperture f/1.8-2.7 f/2.8-5.9
Macro focus range 1cm 10cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inch 4.8 inch
Resolution of display 920 thousand dots 1,037 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display tech - HD Super Clear Touch Display
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 16s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting rate 5.0fps 5.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range - 3.80 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Wireless Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, fill-in, slow sync, flash off, redeye fix
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps, 18Mbps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps, 9Mbps) 1920 x 1080
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 221g (0.49 lb) 283g (0.62 lb)
Dimensions 102 x 61 x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") 133 x 71 x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 240 photographs 400 photographs
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model Li-50B Built-in
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2, 5, or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC
Card slots 1 1
Retail price $428 $400