Olympus Tough-3000 vs Sony W650

Here is a detailed comparison of the Olympus Tough-3000 and Sony W650, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the Tough-3000 (12MP) and W650 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Tough-3000 was introduced 24 months earlier than the W650 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the Tough-3000 scores versus the W650 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus Tough-3000 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus Tough-3000 enjoys outside dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 0.9") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the Tough-3000 versus the W650.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Tough-3000 and W650 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking specifications. The photograph here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Tough-3000 and W650.

To sum up, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can expect the Sony W650 to give extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older Tough-3000 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.