Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870
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Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 5MP - Four Thirds Sensor
- 1.8" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 3200
- No Video
- Micro Four Thirds Mount
- 735g - 141 x 104 x 81mm
- Revealed November 2003
- New Model is Olympus E-3
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 125 - 6400 (Push to 12800)
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 21-105mm (F3.5-5.7) lens
- 221g - 113 x 64 x 28mm
- Revealed January 2016
- Succeeded the Olympus TG-860
Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870 Overview
Let's look closer at the Olympus E-1 versus Olympus TG-870, one is a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both offered by Olympus. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the E-1 (5MP) and TG-870 (16MP) and the E-1 (Four Thirds) and TG-870 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.
Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a LandslideThe E-1 was announced 13 years earlier than the TG-870 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-1 being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus TG-870 being a Ultracompact camera.
Before getting into a full comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-1 matches up against the TG-870 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870 Gallery
This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-1 and Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus E-1 Gallery and Olympus TG-870 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus E-1 over the Olympus TG-870
E-1 | TG-870 | |||
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Focus manually | Dial precise focus |
Reasons to pick Olympus TG-870 over the Olympus E-1
TG-870 | E-1 | |||
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Revealed | January 2016 | November 2003 | More modern by 147 months | |
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting screen | |
Screen dimensions | 3" | 1.8" | Bigger screen (+1.2") | |
Screen resolution | 921k | 134k | Sharper screen (+787k dot) |
Common features in the Olympus E-1 and Olympus TG-870
E-1 | TG-870 | |||
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Selfie screen | Neither includes selfie screen | |||
Touch friendly screen | Missing Touch friendly screen |
Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870 Physical Comparison
When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus E-1 features physical dimensions of 141mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 735 grams (1.62 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-870 has dimensions of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).
Contrast the Olympus E-1 versus Olympus TG-870 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the E-1 against the TG-870.
Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-1 and TG-870 is 59 and 91 respectively.
Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870 Sensor Comparison
Normally, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The picture here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-1 and TG-870.
As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The E-1 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus TG-870 will show greater detail with its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged E-1 will be behind in sensor technology.
Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870 Screen and ViewFinder
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Olympus E-1 vs Olympus TG-870 Specifications
Olympus E-1 | Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand Name | Olympus | Olympus |
Model type | Olympus E-1 | Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 |
Category | Pro DSLR | Ultracompact |
Revealed | 2003-11-29 | 2016-01-06 |
Body design | Large SLR | Ultracompact |
Sensor Information | ||
Processor Chip | - | TruePic VII |
Sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | Four Thirds | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 17.3 x 13mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 224.9mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 5 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Max resolution | 2560 x 1920 | 4608 x 3456 |
Max native ISO | 3200 | 6400 |
Max enhanced ISO | - | 12800 |
Min native ISO | 100 | 125 |
RAW pictures | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Continuous autofocus | ||
Single autofocus | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Autofocus selectice | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Autofocus multi area | ||
Live view autofocus | ||
Face detect focus | ||
Contract detect focus | ||
Phase detect focus | ||
Total focus points | 3 | - |
Lens | ||
Lens support | Micro Four Thirds | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 21-105mm (5.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/3.5-5.7 |
Macro focusing range | - | 1cm |
Total lenses | 45 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Range of display | Fixed Type | Tilting |
Display diagonal | 1.8 inches | 3 inches |
Display resolution | 134k dot | 921k dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch operation | ||
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Optical (pentaprism) | None |
Viewfinder coverage | 100 percent | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.48x | - |
Features | ||
Minimum shutter speed | 60 seconds | 4 seconds |
Fastest shutter speed | 1/4000 seconds | 1/2000 seconds |
Continuous shutter speed | 3.0fps | 7.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manually set exposure | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Set white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash distance | no built-in flash | 4.00 m (at ISO 1600) |
Flash options | Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye | Auto, redeye reduction, fill flash, off, LED illuminator |
Hot shoe | ||
AE bracketing | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Fastest flash sync | 1/180 seconds | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | - | 1920 x 1080 (60p), 1280 x 720 (60p), 640 x 480 (60p) |
Max video resolution | None | 1920x1080 |
Video file format | - | MPEG-4, H.264 |
Mic jack | ||
Headphone jack | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | None | Built-In |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | BuiltIn |
Physical | ||
Environmental seal | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 735 grams (1.62 pounds) | 221 grams (0.49 pounds) |
Physical dimensions | 141 x 104 x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") | 113 x 64 x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | - | 300 pictures |
Battery form | - | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | - | Li-50B |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Type of storage | Compact Flash (Type I or II) | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal |
Storage slots | One | One |
Retail price | $1,700 | $280 |