Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony QX10

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony QX10, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and QX10 (18MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was revealed 4 years earlier than the QX10 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go into a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the Tough-3000 scores versus the QX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The full galleries are available at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Olympus Tough-3000 provides 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) while the Sony QX10 has measurements of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the Tough-3000 versus the QX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and QX10 is 94 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions simply by going through a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and QX10.

As you can see, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Sony QX10 to show greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged Tough-3000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.