Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony HX80

On this page, we will be reviewing the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony HX80, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and HX80 (18MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was introduced 7 years before the HX80 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the Tough-3000 grades against the HX80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus Tough-3000 offers outer dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the Tough-3000 versus the HX80.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and HX80 is 94 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The graphic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Tough-3000 and HX80.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony HX80 to offer you more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 is going to be behind in sensor technology.