Olympus TG-310 vs Sony A55
Portability
94 Imaging
37 Features
33 Overall
35
94 Imaging
37 Features
33 Overall
35
Portability
67 Imaging
56 Features
80 Overall
65
67 Imaging
56 Features
80 Overall
65
Olympus TG-310 vs Sony A55 Key Specs
Olympus TG-310
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 1600
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 28-102mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
- 155g - 96 x 63 x 23mm
- Announced January 2011
Sony A55
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 16MP - APS-C Sensor
- 3" Fully Articulated Screen
- ISO 100 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
- Sensor based Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
- 500g - 124 x 92 x 85mm
- Revealed August 2010
- Refreshed by Sony A57
Photography Glossary Olympus TG-310 vs Sony A55 Overview
Let's examine more in depth at the Olympus TG-310 versus Sony A55, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Sony. The resolution of the TG-310 (14MP) and the A55 (16MP) is relatively comparable but the TG-310 (1/2.3") and A55 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhoneThe TG-310 was revealed 5 months after the A55 and they are of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-310 being a Compact camera and the Sony A55 being a Compact SLR camera.
Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the TG-310 matches up vs the A55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
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Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus TG-310 & Sony SLT-A55. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus TG-310 Gallery & Sony A55 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Olympus TG-310 over the Sony A55
| TG-310 | A55 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Sony A55 over the Olympus TG-310
| A55 | TG-310 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manually focus |  | More precise focus | ||
| Screen type | Fully Articulated |  | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen |
| Screen dimension | 3" |  | 2.7" | Bigger screen (+0.3") |
| Screen resolution | 921k |  | 230k | Sharper screen (+691k dot) |
| Selfie screen |  | Easy selfies |
Common features in the Olympus TG-310 and Sony A55
| TG-310 | A55 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revealed | January 2011 |  | August 2010 | Same age |
| Touch screen |  | Lack of Touch screen |
Olympus TG-310 vs Sony A55 Physical Comparison
If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-310 has 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) while the Sony A55 has measurements of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).
Take a look at the Olympus TG-310 versus Sony A55 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the TG-310 versus the A55.
Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the TG-310 and A55 is 94 and 67 respectively.
Olympus TG-310 vs Sony A55 Sensor Comparison
In many cases, it is very tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by seeing technical specs. The pic here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-310 and A55.
As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The TG-310 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A55 will provide greater detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively.
Olympus TG-310 vs Sony A55 Screen and ViewFinder
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Portrait Comparison
Olympus TG-310 Portrait photography advice
Sony A55 Portrait photography advice
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
offers face detection autofocus
no manual focus
manual mode not available
cannot use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
you can focus manually
good megapixels (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
comes with face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
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Olympus TG-310 as a Street photography camera
Sony A55 as a Street photography camera
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment proofing
lighter than competitors in class (155g)
no moving screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
fully articulated screen
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
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Olympus TG-310 Sports photography factors
Sony A55 Sports photography factors
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14MP)
offers tracking autofocus
environment proofing
low frames per second (1.0 frames/s)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
not so great battery power (150 per charge)
has no phase detect autofocus
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good megapixels (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
has phase detect AF
terrible battery life (380 CIPA)
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Olympus TG-310 Travel photography details
Sony A55 Travel photography details
lighter than competitors in class (155 grams)
environment proofing
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
rather wide (28mm)
lack of Time Lapse recording
not so great battery power (150 per charge)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
missing Timelapse mode
terrible battery life (380 CIPA)
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Landscape photography with Olympus TG-310
Landscape photography with Sony A55
rather wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count decent (14 megapixels)
environment proofing
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
small screen (2.7 inch)
manual mode not available
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
not so great battery power (150 shots)
lack of Time Lapse recording
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
good megapixels (16MP)
nice sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
terrible battery life (380 per charge)
missing Timelapse mode
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Olympus TG-310 Vlogging factors
Sony A55 Vlogging factors
rather wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection autofocus
lighter than competitors in class (155 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f3.9)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external mic jack
screen is selfie friendly
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
comes with face detect focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
has microphone socket
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Olympus TG-310 vs Sony A55 Specifications
| Olympus TG-310 | Sony SLT-A55 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Company | Olympus | Sony |
| Model type | Olympus TG-310 | Sony SLT-A55 |
| Class | Waterproof | Entry-Level DSLR |
| Announced | 2011-01-06 | 2010-08-24 |
| Physical type | Compact | Compact SLR |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | TruePic III+ | Bionz |
| Sensor type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | APS-C |
| Sensor measurements | 6.17 x 4.55mm | 23.5 x 15.6mm |
| Sensor surface area | 28.1mm² | 366.6mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 14 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | - | 3:2 and 16:9 |
| Max resolution | 4288 x 3216 | 4912 x 3264 |
| Max native ISO | 1600 | 12800 |
| Max enhanced ISO | - | 25600 |
| Min native ISO | 80 | 100 |
| RAW support | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| AF touch | ||
| AF continuous | ||
| Single AF | ||
| Tracking AF | ||
| AF selectice | ||
| AF center weighted | ||
| Multi area AF | ||
| Live view AF | ||
| Face detect AF | ||
| Contract detect AF | ||
| Phase detect AF | ||
| Total focus points | - | 15 |
| Cross type focus points | - | 3 |
| Lens | ||
| Lens support | fixed lens | Sony/Minolta Alpha |
| Lens zoom range | 28-102mm (3.6x) | - |
| Max aperture | f/3.9-5.9 | - |
| Macro focusing distance | 3cm | - |
| Available lenses | - | 143 |
| Crop factor | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| Screen | ||
| Display type | Fixed Type | Fully Articulated |
| Display diagonal | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Resolution of display | 230 thousand dots | 921 thousand dots |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch functionality | ||
| Display tech | TFT Color LCD | - |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | None | Electronic |
| Viewfinder resolution | - | 1,150 thousand dots |
| Viewfinder coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder magnification | - | 0.73x |
| Features | ||
| Minimum shutter speed | 4 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Fastest shutter speed | 1/2000 seconds | 1/4000 seconds |
| Continuous shutter rate | 1.0 frames per second | 10.0 frames per second |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manually set exposure | ||
| Exposure compensation | - | Yes |
| Change WB | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash distance | 4.20 m | 10.00 m (@ ISO 100) |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless |
| Hot shoe | ||
| Auto exposure bracketing | ||
| WB bracketing | ||
| Fastest flash synchronize | - | 1/160 seconds |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment | ||
| Average | ||
| Spot | ||
| Partial | ||
| AF area | ||
| Center weighted | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps) |
| Max video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| Video data format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 |
| Microphone port | ||
| Headphone port | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Eye-Fi Connected | Eye-Fi Connected |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | BuiltIn |
| Physical | ||
| Environment sealing | ||
| Water proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | 155 gr (0.34 lb) | 500 gr (1.10 lb) |
| Dimensions | 96 x 63 x 23mm (3.8" x 2.5" x 0.9") | 124 x 92 x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO Overall rating | not tested | 73 |
| DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | 23.0 |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | 12.4 |
| DXO Low light rating | not tested | 816 |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 150 photographs | 380 photographs |
| Battery type | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery ID | LI-42B | NP-FW50 |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 12 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
| Time lapse feature | ||
| Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo |
| Card slots | One | One |
| Pricing at release | $0 | $800 |
