Olympus XZ-1 vs Panasonic FH2

Let's look much closer at the Olympus XZ-1 vs Panasonic FH2, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the XZ-1 (10MP) and FH2 (14MP) and the XZ-1 (1/1.63") and FH2 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The XZ-1 was released within a month of the FH2 so they are both of a similar generation. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a full comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the XZ-1 scores against the FH2 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus XZ-1 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-1 Gallery and Panasonic FH2 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-1 offers outer measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs) and the Panasonic FH2 has measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Look at the Olympus XZ-1 vs Panasonic FH2 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the XZ-1 against the FH2.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-1 and FH2 is 88 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The graphic below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the XZ-1 and FH2.

All in all, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XZ-1 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FH2 will offer more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively.