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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9

Portability
94
Imaging
35
Features
26
Overall
31
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
40
Overall
37

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 Key Specs

Olympus Tough-3000
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-102mm (F3.5-5.1) lens
  • 159g - 96 x 65 x 23mm
  • Introduced January 2010
  • Also Known as mju Tough 3000
Sony TX9
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 149g - 98 x 60 x 18mm
  • Announced July 2010
Photography Glossary

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Olympus Tough-3000 over the Sony TX9

 Tough-3000 TX9 

Reasons to pick Sony TX9 over the Olympus Tough-3000

 TX9 Tough-3000 
Manual focus More precise focus
Display size3.5"2.7"Larger display (+0.8")
Display resolution922k230kSharper display (+692k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony TX9

 Tough-3000 TX9 
AnnouncedJanuary 2010July 2010Same generation
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 Physical Comparison

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. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 size comparison

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

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 top view buttons comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 Sensor Comparison

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.

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 sensor size comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 Portrait photography factors
Sony TX9 Portrait photography factors
21
focusing manually not possible
no manual mode
no external flash support
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
27
you can focus manually
no manual control
cannot use external flash
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 Street photography features
Sony TX9 Street photography features
62
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proof
screen is fixed
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
60
has image stabilization (Optical)
features focus by touch
screen does not articulate
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
more heavy than competition (149g)
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Sports Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 Sports photography advice
Sony TX9 Sports photography advice
36
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides tracking focus
weather proof
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
34
has image stabilization (Optical)
has tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 Travel photography info
Sony TX9 Travel photography info
61
weather proof
has built in flash
quite wide (28mm)
no Timelapse recording
resolution not great (12MP)
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
60
features focus by touch
built-in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
does not have Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition (149 grams)
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Olympus Tough-3000
Landscape photography with Sony TX9
35
quite wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proof
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
no manual mode
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
no Timelapse recording
41
you can focus manually
fairly wide (25mm)
bigger than average screen (3.5 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
resolution not great (12MP)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus Tough-3000 as a Vlogging camera
Sony TX9 as a Vlogging camera
28
quite wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
no microphone support
32
fairly wide (25mm)
touchscreen functionality
has image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
does not have external microphone port
more heavy than competition (149 grams)
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Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony TX9 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony TX9
 Olympus Stylus Tough-3000Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
General Information
Make Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9
Also called as mju Tough 3000 -
Category Waterproof Ultracompact
Introduced 2010-01-07 2010-07-08
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Chip TruePic III Bionz
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 3968 x 2976 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Total focus points - 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-102mm (3.6x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.5-5.1 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focusing range 2cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7 inches 3.5 inches
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 922 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4 seconds 2 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 1.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 4.00 m 3.80 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps) 1920 x 1080 (50 fps), 1440 x 1080 (50, 25fps), 1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (25 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4 AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 159 gr (0.35 lb) 149 gr (0.33 lb)
Physical dimensions 96 x 65 x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") 98 x 60 x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID - NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 seconds) Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, portrait1/ portrait2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/ SDHC/ SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Retail pricing $0 $799