Olympus Tough-3000 vs Pentax X-5

Its time to look much closer at the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Pentax X-5, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and X-5 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was announced 3 years prior to the X-5 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Pentax X-5 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the Tough-3000 grades against the X-5 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Pentax X-5. The whole galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Pentax X-5 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus Tough-3000 provides outside measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Pentax X-5 has sizing of 119mm x 86mm x 107mm (4.7" x 3.4" x 4.2") and a weight of 595 grams (1.31 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Pentax X-5 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the Tough-3000 vs the X-5.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Tough-3000 and X-5 is 94 and 65 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Tough-3000 and X-5.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Pentax X-5 to give you more detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.