Olympus TG-310 vs Sony HX80

Lets take a deeper look at the Olympus TG-310 vs Sony HX80, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the TG-310 (14MP) and HX80 (18MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The TG-310 was manufactured 6 years before the HX80 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the TG-310 matches up versus the HX80 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus TG-310 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus TG-310 Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-310 features outside dimensions of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the TG-310 compared to the HX80.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the TG-310 and HX80 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions merely by checking out specifications. The pic below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the TG-310 and HX80.

To sum up, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony HX80 to show more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged TG-310 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.