Olympus XZ-2 iHS

The Olympus XZ-2 iHS is a compacta camera launched on 18/12/2012.

Technically speaking, the Olympus XZ-2 iHS ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 64 of all cameras in our database) scoring 47 overall. The Olympus XZ-2 iHS weights 346 gr and spans 113 x 65 x 48 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Olympus XZ-2 iHS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 35, ranks in the category best 16%.
• Versatility - Score 82, ranks in the category best 2%.

On the contrary, the performance of Olympus XZ-2 iHS is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 16, ranks among the worst 30% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 68, ranks among the worst 8% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Great, score 36, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Olympus XZ-2 iHS is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 34, ranks in the best 17% of its category. Olympus XZ-2 iHS is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 40, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Olympus XZ-2 iHS is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Great, score 57, ranks in the best 20% of its category. Olympus XZ-2 iHS is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 59, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Olympus XZ-2 iHS is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.