Olympus 6000 vs Olympus TG-870

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Olympus 6000 and Olympus TG-870, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact and both are built by Olympus. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the 6000 (10MP) and TG-870 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The 6000 was brought out 7 years earlier than the TG-870 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 6000 being a Compact camera and the Olympus TG-870 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the 6000 scores vs the TG-870 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Olympus 6000 features physical dimensions of 95mm x 63mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Olympus TG-870 has specifications of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") and a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the 6000 against the TG-870.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 6000 and TG-870 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The graphic underneath might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 6000 and TG-870.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can count on the Olympus TG-870 to produce extra detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older 6000 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.