Nikon S31 vs Olympus TG-810

Lets look closer at the Nikon S31 and Olympus TG-810, both Waterproof digital cameras by competitors Nikon and Olympus. There is a significant difference between the resolutions of the S31 (10MP) and TG-810 (14MP) and the S31 (1/2.9") and TG-810 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The S31 was revealed 23 months later than the TG-810 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the S31 scores versus the TG-810 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix S31 and Olympus TG-810. The full galleries are available at Nikon S31 Gallery and Olympus TG-810 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and size. The Nikon S31 features outside dimensions of 105mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.1" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Olympus TG-810 has specifications of 100mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.6" x 1.0") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the S31 against the TG-810.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the S31 and TG-810 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to see the gap between sensor sizing merely by reading through specifications. The visual below will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the S31 and TG-810.

To sum up, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The S31 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus TG-810 will give greater detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more modern S31 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.