Olympus Tough-3000 vs Panasonic LX7

The following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus Tough-3000 and Panasonic LX7, former is a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and the LX7 (10MP) is fairly similar but the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and LX7 (1/1.7") use totally different sensor size.

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The Tough-3000 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the LX7 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the Tough-3000 scores vs the LX7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7. The entire galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Panasonic LX7 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and size. The Olympus Tough-3000 provides external 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 LX7 has specifications of 111mm x 68mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the Tough-3000 against the LX7.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and LX7 is 94 and 86 respectively.

Generally, it's difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading specs. The image underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and LX7.

All in all, both of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Tough-3000 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Olympus Tough-3000 will offer greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.