Canon A2500 vs Olympus TG-5

Let's look more closely at the Canon A2500 and Olympus TG-5, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by companies Canon and Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the A2500 (16MP) and TG-5 (12MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music video

The A2500 was launched 5 years before the TG-5 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the A2500 grades versus the TG-5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A2500 & Olympus Tough TG-5. The complete galleries are available at Canon A2500 Gallery & Olympus TG-5 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon A2500 has external dimensions of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs) while the Olympus TG-5 has dimensions of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Check the Canon A2500 and Olympus TG-5 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the A2500 and the TG-5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the A2500 and TG-5 is 96 and 90 respectively.

Generally, it is tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the A2500 and TG-5.

As you can tell, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can anticipate the Canon A2500 to resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older A2500 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.