Olympus TG-310 vs Sony QX10

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus TG-310 versus Sony QX10, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Olympus and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the TG-310 (14MP) and QX10 (18MP) but they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The TG-310 was released 3 years earlier than the QX10 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-310 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX10 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the TG-310 grades vs the QX10 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus TG-310 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-310 Gallery & Sony QX10 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus TG-310 provides external dimensions of 96mm x 63mm x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony QX10 has sizing of 62mm x 62mm x 33mm (2.4" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 105 grams (0.23 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the TG-310 and the QX10.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the TG-310 and QX10 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to envision the difference between sensor sizing merely by reading technical specs. The graphic below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-310 and QX10.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Sony QX10 to offer more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older TG-310 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.