Olympus XZ-1 vs Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Olympus XZ-1 versus Olympus XZ-2 iHS, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are designed by Olympus. The sensor resolution of the XZ-1 (10MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) is pretty similar but the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") use totally different sensor size.

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The XZ-1 was introduced 23 months prior to the XZ-2 iHS which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the XZ-1 grades against the XZ-2 iHS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-1 & Olympus XZ-2 iHS. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery & Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-1 comes with outer measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) and the Olympus XZ-2 iHS has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the XZ-1 vs the XZ-2 iHS.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-1 and XZ-2 iHS is 88 and 85 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing just by reviewing a spec sheet. The graphic here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-1 and XZ-2 iHS.

As you can see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The XZ-1 having a bigger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the Olympus XZ-2 iHS will deliver greater detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older XZ-1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.