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Olympus TG-860 vs Sony QX100

Portability
91 Imaging
40 Features
42 Overall
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Olympus Stylus Tough TG-860 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100 front
Portability
92 Imaging
51 Features
44 Overall
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Olympus TG-860 vs Sony QX100 Key Specs

Olympus TG-860
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 21-105mm (F3.5-5.7) lens
  • 224g - 110 x 64 x 28mm
  • Revealed February 2015
  • Renewed by Olympus TG-870
Sony QX100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • " Fixed Screen
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-100mm (F1.8-4.9) lens
  • 179g - 63 x 63 x 56mm
  • Introduced September 2013
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Olympus TG-860 vs Sony QX100 Overview

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus TG-860 versus Sony QX100, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Lens-style by manufacturers Olympus and Sony. The sensor resolution of the TG-860 (16MP) and the QX100 (20MP) is pretty well matched but the TG-860 (1/2.3") and QX100 (1") feature totally different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The TG-860 was manufactured 18 months after the QX100 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-860 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the TG-860 scores against the QX100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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