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Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870

Portability
92
Imaging
39
Features
55
Overall
45
Fujifilm XQ1 front
 
Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 front
Portability
91
Imaging
41
Features
46
Overall
43

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 Key Specs

Fujifilm XQ1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 2/3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 206g - 100 x 59 x 33mm
  • Announced November 2013
  • Updated by Fujifilm XQ2
Olympus TG-870
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 6400 (Increase to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 21-105mm (F3.5-5.7) lens
  • 221g - 113 x 64 x 28mm
  • Launched January 2016
  • Succeeded the Olympus TG-860
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Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 Overview

Here, we are looking at the Fujifilm XQ1 and Olympus TG-870, both Ultracompact digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm XQ1 (12MP) and TG-870 (16MP) and the Fujifilm XQ1 (2/3") and TG-870 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm XQ1 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the TG-870 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the Fujifilm XQ1 scores against the TG-870 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm XQ1 over the Olympus TG-870

 Fujifilm XQ1 TG-870 
Manually focus Dial exact focusing

Reasons to pick Olympus TG-870 over the Fujifilm XQ1

 TG-870 Fujifilm XQ1 
LaunchedJanuary 2016November 2013Fresher by 25 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution921k920kCrisper display (+1k dot)

Common features in the Fujifilm XQ1 and Olympus TG-870

 Fujifilm XQ1 TG-870 
Display size3"3"Same display size
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither comes with Touch friendly display

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 Physical Comparison

If you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm XQ1 comes with external measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 33mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Olympus TG-870 has measurements of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm XQ1 and Olympus TG-870 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the Fujifilm XQ1 against the TG-870.

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm XQ1 and TG-870 is 92 and 91 respectively.

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing merely by going over a spec sheet. The visual underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm XQ1 and TG-870.

Clearly, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm XQ1 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus TG-870 will deliver more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images way more aggressively. The older Fujifilm XQ1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 Portrait photography highlights
Olympus TG-870 Portrait photography highlights
43
has manual focus
includes face detection focus
saves RAW files
can't use external flash
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (2/3")
36
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 Street photography advice
Olympus TG-870 Street photography advice
62
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW files
fixed screen
sensor size is small (2/3")
more heavy than competition in class (206g)
65
tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
weather proofing
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
more heavy than average in class (221 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 Sports photography features
Olympus TG-870 Sports photography features
49
image stabilization (Optical)
great battery (240 per charge)
supports phase detect auto focus
megapixel count low (12 megapixels)
sensor size is small (2/3")
51
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
has tracking focus
weather proofing
great battery (300 shots)
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 Travel photography highlights
Olympus TG-870 Travel photography highlights
64
great battery (240 CIPA)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
missing Timelapse mode
more heavy than competition in class (206 grams)
megapixel count low (12MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
69
great battery (300 shots)
weather proofing
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
really wide (21mm)
more heavy than average in class (221g)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 as a Landscape photography camera
Olympus TG-870 as a Landscape photography camera
56
has manual focus
reasonably wide (25mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW files
great battery (240 CIPA)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
megapixel count low (12MP)
sensor size is small (2/3")
missing Timelapse mode
50
really wide (21mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
weather proofing
great battery (300 shots)
lack of manual focus
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual exposure
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm XQ1 Vlogging details
Olympus TG-870 Vlogging details
34
reasonably wide (25mm)
very good max aperture (f1.8)
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
missing external microphone port
more heavy than competition in class (206g)
32
really wide (21mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
lack of microphone port
more heavy than average in class (221 grams)
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Fujifilm XQ1 vs Olympus TG-870 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm XQ1 and Olympus TG-870
 Fujifilm XQ1Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870
General Information
Brand FujiFilm Olympus
Model Fujifilm XQ1 Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870
Class Ultracompact Ultracompact
Announced 2013-11-26 2016-01-06
Body design Ultracompact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - TruePic VII
Sensor type CMOS X-TRANS II BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 2/3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 8.8 x 6.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 58.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 12800 6400
Max boosted ISO - 12800
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-100mm (4.0x) 21-105mm (5.0x)
Maximum aperture f/1.8-4.9 f/3.5-5.7
Macro focus distance 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 4.1 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech TFT color LCD monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 4 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 12.0 frames/s 7.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 7.40 m (at Auto ISO) 4.00 m (at ISO 1600)
Flash options Auto, on, off, slow syncho Auto, redeye reduction, fill flash, off, LED illuminator
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60p), 1280 x 720 (60p), 640 x 480 (60p)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 206 gr (0.45 lb) 221 gr (0.49 lb)
Physical dimensions 100 x 59 x 33mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.3") 113 x 64 x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 240 pictures 300 pictures
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NP-48 Li-50B
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Launch price $500 $280