Need Opinions/Thoughts - Fuji X20 vs Olympus XZ-2

[dougp]

I've decided that I'm going to get one of these cameras, but I can't make up my mind.

X20 Benefits:
OVF
Faster AF
Larger Sensor

XZ-2 Benefits:
Tilting/Touchscreen Screen
No lens cap
Little longer zoom

Does anyone have one of these and can comment? Any opinions?

Here's the snapsort: http://snapsort.com/compare/Fujifilm-FinePix-x20-vs-Olympus-XZ-2-iHS

 

[Syborg1211]

I haven't used either, but based on the benefits you list for the X20, I would choose that any day. OVF is my personal preference. Faster/more accurate AF is going to maximize the keeper to blurry ratio in your pictures. The larger sensor is going to help you get that shallow depth of field with those great blurred backgrounds.

Lens cap and longer zoom are both afterthoughts to me. The tilting touchscreen is only useful in a couple scenarios - is it worth giving up everything else above for that? (Especially considering if you list OVF as a benefit you probably prefer OVF anyways)

 

[CuriousMike]

XZ-2 Benefits:
Little longer zoom

According to the url you gave, they have the same 28-112mm focal range.

Perhaps the smaller sensor gives you more "zoom" ?

 

[dougp]

According to the url you gave, they have the same 28-112mm focal range.

Perhaps the smaller sensor gives you more "zoom" ?

Sorry, I was comparing this to another camera and had that stuck in my head when I typed this up. Thanks for being so "helpful."

No wait, you were just being a dick.

 

[CuriousMike]

Sorry, I was comparing this to another camera and had that stuck in my head when I typed this up. Thanks for being so "helpful."

No wait, you were just being a dick.

Wow dude. Not sure what triggered that.

 

[dougp]

Wow dude. Not sure what triggered that.

Yeah, sorry. I totally misread you and let crop factoring slip my mind. I don't believe that is the case, though. It's a bad bullet point.