Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic G95

In this write-up, we will be analyzing the Olympus XZ-2 iHS versus Panasonic G95, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and G95 (20.3MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") and G95 (Four Thirds) use different sensor size.

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The XZ-2 iHS was announced 7 years before the G95 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus XZ-2 iHS being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the XZ-2 iHS grades against the G95 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery and Panasonic G95 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS comes with outside dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Panasonic G95 has dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") along with a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the XZ-2 iHS against the G95.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-2 iHS and G95 is 85 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The visual underneath should offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-2 iHS and G95.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The XZ-2 iHS using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Panasonic G95 will give greater detail with its extra 8.3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots far more aggressively. The older XZ-2 iHS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.