Nikon Z50 vs Olympus TG-860

Let's look more closely at the Nikon Z50 vs Olympus TG-860, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof by brands Nikon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and TG-860 (16MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and TG-860 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The Z50 was announced 4 years later than the TG-860 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summary of how the Z50 grades against the TG-860 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z50 & Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon Z50 Gallery & Olympus TG-860 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z50 has got outer dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) and the Olympus TG-860 has dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") and a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the Z50 vs the TG-860.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z50 and TG-860 is 74 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The photograph below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z50 and TG-860.

As you can tell, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z50 using its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Nikon Z50 will resolve more detail with its extra 5MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The fresher Z50 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.