Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Sony WX300

The following is a detailed overview of the Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Sony WX300, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") and WX300 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The XZ-2 iHS was announced 2 months before the WX300 which means that they are of a similar generation. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the XZ-2 iHS matches up against the WX300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

When you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS enjoys exterior measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus XZ-2 iHS vs Sony WX300 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the XZ-2 iHS against the WX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XZ-2 iHS and WX300 is 85 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking specifications. The pic underneath will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-2 iHS and WX300.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-2 iHS having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX300 will give more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.