Olympus 9000 vs Olympus TG-860

Let's look more closely at the Olympus 9000 versus Olympus TG-860, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are manufactured by Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the 9000 (12MP) and TG-860 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The 9000 was released 6 years earlier than the TG-860 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 9000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the 9000 matches up vs the TG-860 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus 9000 provides physical dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 31mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs) while the Olympus TG-860 has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") along with a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the 9000 vs the TG-860.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 9000 and TG-860 is 92 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 9000 and TG-860.

As you can see, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Olympus TG-860 to give extra detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older 9000 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.