Olympus Tough-3000 vs Olympus TG-860

Lets look a little more closely at the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Olympus TG-860, both Waterproof digital cameras and they are both offered by Olympus. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and TG-860 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was unveiled 6 years before the TG-860 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the Tough-3000 matches up against the TG-860 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860. The full galleries are provided at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Olympus TG-860 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus Tough-3000 enjoys external measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Olympus TG-860 has proportions 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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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the Tough-3000 against the TG-860.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the Tough-3000 and TG-860 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizes only by checking specs. The image underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Tough-3000 and TG-860.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Olympus TG-860 to give more detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.