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Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60

Portability
85
Imaging
37
Features
67
Overall
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Olympus XZ-2 iHS front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60 front
Portability
88
Imaging
44
Features
63
Overall
51

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 Key Specs

Olympus XZ-2 iHS
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-112mm (F1.8-2.5) lens
  • 346g - 113 x 65 x 48mm
  • Launched December 2012
Panasonic ZS60
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Expand to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 282g - 112 x 64 x 38mm
  • Announced January 2016
  • Alternate Name is Lumix DMC-TZ80
  • Older Model is Panasonic ZS50
  • Renewed by Panasonic ZS70
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Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 Overview

Here is a extensive review of the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Panasonic ZS60, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") and ZS60 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The XZ-2 iHS was released 4 years earlier than the ZS60 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the XZ-2 iHS scores vs the ZS60 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus XZ-2 iHS over the Panasonic ZS60

 XZ-2 iHS ZS60 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS60 over the Olympus XZ-2 iHS

 ZS60 XZ-2 iHS 
AnnouncedJanuary 2016December 2012Fresher by 37 months
Screen resolution1040k920kSharper screen (+120k dot)

Common features in the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Panasonic ZS60

 XZ-2 iHS ZS60 
Manually focus Dial exact focusing
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS enjoys physical dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS60 has measurements of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the XZ-2 iHS compared to the ZS60.

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-2 iHS and ZS60 is 85 and 88 respectively.

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 top view buttons comparison

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing purely by reading through specifications. The photograph here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the XZ-2 iHS and ZS60.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The XZ-2 iHS because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic ZS60 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older XZ-2 iHS is going to be behind in sensor innovation.

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 sensor size comparison

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus XZ-2 iHS Portrait photography features
Panasonic ZS60 Portrait photography features
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focusing manually
offers face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
53
focusing manually
MP count good (18 megapixels)
features face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
no external flash support
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Olympus XZ-2 iHS Street photography features
Panasonic ZS60 Street photography features
66
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW files
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
heavier than average (346 grams)
71
has image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW formats
has focus via touch
lighter than competition in class (282 grams)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Olympus XZ-2 iHS as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic ZS60 as a Sports photography camera
43
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers tracking autofocus
great battery (340 CIPA)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
57
great zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
quiet shooting (1/16,000s)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (18 megapixels)
features tracking autofocus
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus XZ-2 iHS Travel photography features
Panasonic ZS60 Travel photography features
61
great battery (340 CIPA)
built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
heavier than average (346g)
low megapixels (12MP)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
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lighter than competition in class (282g)
has focus via touch
MP count good (18MP)
built-in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
great reach (720mm)
does not have selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus XZ-2 iHS as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic ZS60 as a Landscape photography camera
55
focusing manually
quite wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW files
great battery (340 CIPA)
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
low megapixels (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/1.7")
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
59
focusing manually
relatively wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (18 megapixels)
delivers RAW formats
can't swap lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Olympus XZ-2 iHS
Vlogging with Panasonic ZS60
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quite wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f1.8)
touchscreen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
includes external mic jack
doesn't have selfie friendly display
heavier than average (346 grams)
35
relatively wide (24mm)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
features face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
lighter than competition in class (282 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not have selfie friendly display
does not have external microphone port
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Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Panasonic ZS60
 Olympus XZ-2 iHSPanasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60
General Information
Brand Olympus Panasonic
Model type Olympus XZ-2 iHS Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60
Also called - Lumix DMC-TZ80
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2012-12-18 2016-01-05
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 18 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3968 x 2976 4896 x 3672
Highest native ISO 12800 3200
Highest enhanced ISO - 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points 35 49
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-112mm (4.0x) 24-720mm (30.0x)
Max aperture f/1.8-2.5 f/3.3-6.4
Macro focusing distance 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 4.8 5.8
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display sizing 3" 3"
Display resolution 920k dot 1,040k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic (optional) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,166k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.46x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/16000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed - 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 8.60 m (ISO 800) 5.60 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in, Wireless Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 346 grams (0.76 lb) 282 grams (0.62 lb)
Dimensions 113 x 65 x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") 112 x 64 x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 49 37
DXO Color Depth rating 20.4 19.3
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.3 10.6
DXO Low light rating 216 109
Other
Battery life 340 photographs 320 photographs
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID Li-90B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 3 shots / 10 secs)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Price at release $450 $248