Nikon D800E vs Olympus TG-3

Below is a extensive review of the Nikon D800E versus Olympus TG-3, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Waterproof by companies Nikon and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the D800E (36MP) and TG-3 (16MP) and the D800E (Full frame) and TG-3 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The D800E was manufactured 21 months earlier than the TG-3 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon D800E being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Olympus TG-3 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the D800E matches up vs the TG-3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon D800E & Olympus Tough TG-3. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon D800E Gallery & Olympus TG-3 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon D800E has outside measurements of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 900 grams (1.98 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-3 has measurements of 112mm x 66mm x 31mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.2") along with a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the D800E versus the TG-3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D800E and TG-3 is 54 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The photograph here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the D800E and TG-3.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D800E featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon D800E will render more detail due to its extra 20 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older D800E will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.