Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony H200

Lets look more in depth at the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony H200, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and H200 (20MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was announced 4 years prior to the H200 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the Tough-3000 matches up versus the H200 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sony H200 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus Tough-3000 comes with external dimensions 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 Sony H200 has measurements of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the Tough-3000 and the H200.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and H200 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing technical specs. The photograph underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the Tough-3000 and H200.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony H200 to provide you with extra detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots way more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.