Kodak Touch vs Olympus TG-860

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Kodak Touch and Olympus TG-860, one being a Ultracompact and the other is a Waterproof by brands Kodak and Olympus. The resolution of the Touch (14MP) and the TG-860 (16MP) is very close but the Touch (1/3") and TG-860 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The Touch was announced 5 years prior to the TG-860 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a short summary of how the Touch scores vs the TG-860 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Kodak EasyShare Touch and Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860. The whole galleries are provided at Kodak Touch Gallery and Olympus TG-860 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Kodak Touch enjoys external measurements of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-860 has proportions of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs).

Analyze the Kodak Touch and Olympus TG-860 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the Touch and the TG-860.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Touch and TG-860 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Touch and TG-860.

As you have seen, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Touch having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus TG-860 will provide you with extra detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older Touch will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.