Here we are comparing ZS80 and XZ-2 iHS, two Compact cameras from Panasonic and Olympus. Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 is a Small Sensor Superzoom class camera and Olympus XZ-2 iHS is a Small Sensor Compact class camera.
Panasonic ZS80 was introduced to the market in February 2018 and Olympus XZ-2 iHS was launched in December 2012. As you can see, XZ-2 iHS is 6 years older than ZS80. 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. Panasonic ZS80 is ranked
#8 out of 245 Small Sensor Superzoom cameras with an overall score of 59 whereas Olympus XZ-2 iHS is ranked
#4 out of 262 Small Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 59.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Panasonic ZS80 and Olympus XZ-2 iHS before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Panasonic ZS80 and Olympus XZ-2 iHS compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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