Olympus Tough-3000 vs Panasonic G100

The following is a detailed review of the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Panasonic G100, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by brands Olympus and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and G100 (20MP) and the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and G100 (Four Thirds) use different sensor sizes.

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The Tough-3000 was launched 11 years earlier than the G100 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a short introduction of how the Tough-3000 grades vs the G100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Panasonic Lumix DC-G100. The complete galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Panasonic G100 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera often, you should factor its weight and volume. The Olympus Tough-3000 provides outer dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G100 has sizing of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") having a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the Tough-3000 versus the G100.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the Tough-3000 and G100 is 94 and 81 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions simply by going through a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Tough-3000 and G100.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Tough-3000 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh tougher and the Panasonic G100 will provide greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.