Canon G11 vs Olympus TG-610

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon G11 versus Olympus TG-610, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Canon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the G11 (10MP) and TG-610 (14MP) and the G11 (1/1.7") and TG-610 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The G11 was released 12 months prior to the TG-610 so they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the G11 scores against the TG-610 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot G11 & Olympus TG-610. The complete galleries are provided at Canon G11 Gallery & Olympus TG-610 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon G11 has got outside dimensions of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") having a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-610 has measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") along with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the G11 versus the TG-610.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G11 and TG-610 is 83 and 93 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by going over specs. The image below will help give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G11 and TG-610.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The G11 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus TG-610 will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged G11 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.