Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX1

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX1, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and the TX1 (10MP) is very well matched but the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and TX1 (1/2.4") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The Tough-3000 was introduced 6 months after the TX1 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the Tough-3000 scores versus the TX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery and Sony TX1 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and proportions. The Olympus Tough-3000 has outside dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony TX1 has measurements of 94mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

See the Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX1 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the Tough-3000 versus the TX1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and TX1 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes simply by checking technical specs. The image below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Tough-3000 and TX1.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The Tough-3000 having a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Olympus Tough-3000 will give you extra detail using its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively.