Olympus Tough-3000 vs Panasonic FH6

Below is a detailed review of the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Panasonic FH6, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and the FH6 (14MP) is fairly comparable and both cameras posses the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was revealed 24 months prior to the FH6 making them a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the Tough-3000 grades vs the FH6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6. The full galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Panasonic FH6 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus Tough-3000 provides outer measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Panasonic FH6 has proportions of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the Tough-3000 and the FH6.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the Tough-3000 and FH6 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the Tough-3000 and FH6.

As you have seen, both of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic FH6 to produce more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be behind in sensor tech.