Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Sony HX350

In this article, we will be analyzing the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Sony HX350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") and HX350 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-2 iHS was brought out 5 years earlier than the HX350 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus XZ-2 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the XZ-2 iHS matches up vs the HX350 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus XZ-2 iHS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS provides external dimensions of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony HX350 has sizing of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") having a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

See the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Sony HX350 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the XZ-2 iHS and the HX350.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the XZ-2 iHS and HX350 is 85 and 62 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the XZ-2 iHS and HX350.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XZ-2 iHS featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony HX350 will render extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older XZ-2 iHS will be behind with regard to sensor tech.