Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Panasonic ZS60

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.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery and Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

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.

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

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.