Nikon Z5 vs Olympus TG-850 iHS

Lets take a closer look at the Nikon Z5 vs Olympus TG-850 iHS, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Waterproof by manufacturers Nikon and Olympus. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and TG-850 iHS (16MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and TG-850 iHS (1/2.3") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The Z5 was manufactured 6 years after the TG-850 iHS which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus TG-850 iHS being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the Z5 grades vs the TG-850 iHS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Z5 & Olympus Stylus Tough TG-850 iHS. The entire galleries are available at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Olympus TG-850 iHS Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and size. The Nikon Z5 provides outer measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Olympus TG-850 iHS has specifications of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the Z5 against the TG-850 iHS.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and TG-850 iHS is 62 and 91 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by going over technical specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z5 and TG-850 iHS.

As you can tell, both of those cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Z5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon Z5 will deliver more detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The younger Z5 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.