Olympus TG-870 vs Pentax E85

Let's look closer at the Olympus TG-870 and Pentax E85, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the TG-870 (16MP) and E85 (12MP) but they come with the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The TG-870 was brought out 6 years later than the E85 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-870 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the TG-870 matches up versus the E85 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870 & Pentax Optio E85. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus TG-870 Gallery & Pentax E85 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-870 comes with outside measurements of 113mm x 64mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Pentax E85 has sizing of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is the front view scale comparison of the TG-870 compared to the E85.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TG-870 and E85 is 91 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-870 and E85.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Olympus TG-870 to offer you more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more recent TG-870 should have a benefit in sensor technology.