Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic GX85

Below is a complete review of the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Panasonic GX85, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and GX85 (16MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") and GX85 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-2 iHS was brought out 4 years before the GX85 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Olympus XZ-2 iHS being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX85 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the XZ-2 iHS scores against the GX85 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-2 iHS & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX85. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery & Panasonic GX85 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS features external dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX85 has sizing of 122mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs).

Examine the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Panasonic GX85 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the XZ-2 iHS compared to the GX85.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-2 iHS and GX85 is 85 and 83 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-2 iHS and GX85.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XZ-2 iHS due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh more difficult and the Panasonic GX85 will result in extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older XZ-2 iHS will be behind with regard to sensor technology.