Compact Body Compact body of Olympus XZ-2 iHS makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.
RAW shooting capability RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.
4.0X Optical Zoom A Lens with a higher zoom ratio would make it more practical as a carry everywhere camera.
346g Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 48mm With a thickness of 48mm,Olympus XZ-2 iHS is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/1.7" (7.44 x 5.58 mm) sensor Olympus XZ-2 iHS's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.