Olympus SZ-15 vs Olympus TG-5

Lets look a bit more closely at the Olympus SZ-15 versus Olympus TG-5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof and they are both designed by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SZ-15 (16MP) and TG-5 (12MP) but they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SZ-15 was launched 4 years earlier than the TG-5 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the SZ-15 scores against the TG-5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus SZ-15 & Olympus Tough TG-5. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus SZ-15 Gallery & Olympus TG-5 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus SZ-15 comes with external measurements of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") and a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Olympus TG-5 has proportions of 113mm x 66mm x 32mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus SZ-15 versus Olympus TG-5 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the SZ-15 against the TG-5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SZ-15 and TG-5 is 88 and 90 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The graphic below may give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the SZ-15 and TG-5.

Plainly, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Olympus SZ-15 to offer you more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older SZ-15 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.