Fujifilm X20 vs Olympus TG-850 iHS

Below is a detailed review of the Fujifilm X20 vs Olympus TG-850 iHS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm X20 (12MP) and TG-850 iHS (16MP) and the Fujifilm X20 (2/3") and TG-850 iHS (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm X20 was brought out 9 months prior to the TG-850 iHS which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the Fujifilm X20 scores vs the TG-850 iHS with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm X20 & Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850 iHS. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm X20 Gallery & Olympus TG-850 iHS Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm X20 comes with external dimensions of 117mm x 70mm x 57mm (4.6" x 2.8" x 2.2") having a weight of 353 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-850 iHS has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm X20 vs Olympus TG-850 iHS in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm X20 and the TG-850 iHS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm X20 and TG-850 iHS is 83 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm X20 and TG-850 iHS.

Clearly, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm X20 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Olympus TG-850 iHS will provide you with extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm X20 will be behind in sensor technology.