Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX5

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus Tough-3000 versus Sony TX5, one is a Waterproof and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and the TX5 (10MP) is relatively well matched but the Tough-3000 (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") feature different sensor measurements.

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The Tough-3000 was announced about the same time to the TX5 and they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the Tough-3000 scores against the TX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery and Sony TX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus Tough-3000 enjoys outer dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony TX5 has sizing of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the Tough-3000 vs the TX5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Tough-3000 and TX5 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizes only by looking at specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and TX5.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The Tough-3000 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus Tough-3000 will resolve more detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively.