Here we are comparing XZ-2 iHS and TG-870, two Compact cameras by Olympus. Olympus XZ-2 iHS is a Small Sensor Compact class camera and Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 is a Ultracompact class camera.
Olympus XZ-2 iHS was introduced to the market in December 2012 and Olympus TG-870 was launched in January 2016. As you can see, XZ-2 iHS is 4 years older than TG-870. Let's see if this age difference between two cameras makes a big difference.
This will be an interesting match up as even though these two cameras doesn't have the exact same body type, they are both ranked amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Olympus XZ-2 iHS is ranked
#3 out of 263 Small Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 55 whereas Olympus TG-870 is ranked
#4 out of 155 Ultracompact cameras with an overall score of 38.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Olympus TG-870 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Olympus XZ-2 iHS and Olympus TG-870 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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