Olympus XZ-10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

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.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2. The entire galleries are available at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery.

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.

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

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.