Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Sony TX20

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus XZ-2 iHS versus Sony TX20, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and TX20 (16MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") and TX20 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The XZ-2 iHS was introduced 10 months after the TX20 so they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-2 iHS being a Compact camera and the Sony TX20 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the XZ-2 iHS grades against the TX20 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX20. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery and Sony TX20 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS enjoys outer measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") along with a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs) whilst the Sony TX20 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus XZ-2 iHS versus Sony TX20 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the XZ-2 iHS against the TX20.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-2 iHS and TX20 is 85 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The image below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-2 iHS and TX20.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The XZ-2 iHS having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Sony TX20 will resolve greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more modern XZ-2 iHS should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.