Olympus XZ-2 iHS has a
12.0MP 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Canon 1200D has a
18.0MP APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 4 processor.
Canon 1200D's sensor provides 6MP more than Olympus XZ-2 iHS's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the XZ-2 iHS and 1200D sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon 1200D has a 8.0x Larger sensor area than Olympus XZ-2 iHS. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Canon 1200D sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that 1200D has a better overall score of 63, 14 points higher compared to XZ-2 iHS's score of 49.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Olympus XZ-2 iHS |
49 |
20.4 bits |
11.3 Evs |
216 ISO |
Canon 1200D |
63 |
21.9 bits |
11.3 Evs |
724 ISO |