Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9

Following is a detailed assessment of the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony TX9, one is a Waterproof and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and the TX9 (12MP) is fairly close and both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was introduced 6 months before the TX9 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus Tough-3000 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a simple overview of how the Tough-3000 matches up vs the TX9 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery and Sony TX9 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Olympus Tough-3000 provides outside measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony TX9 has sizing of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") with a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

Analyze the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony TX9 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the Tough-3000 and the TX9.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Tough-3000 and TX9 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor sizes only by researching specifications. The pic below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Tough-3000 and TX9.

To sum up, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size and the same exact resolution therefore you should expect comparable quality of photographs but you will need to factor the production date of the cameras into account.