Olympus TG-860 vs Sony H20

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus TG-860 versus Sony H20, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the TG-860 (16MP) and H20 (10MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The TG-860 was announced 5 years later than the H20 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony H20 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the TG-860 scores vs the H20 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The whole galleries are available at Olympus TG-860 Gallery & Sony H20 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-860 has got outer dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.1") and a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony H20 has proportions of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the TG-860 vs the H20.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the TG-860 and H20 is 91 and 87 respectively.

Usually, it can be difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing simply by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-860 and H20.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can count on the Olympus TG-860 to give you greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more recent TG-860 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.