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Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60

Portability
93
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Olympus TG-610 front
 
Pentax Optio W60 front
Portability
94
Imaging
33
Features
21
Overall
28

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 Key Specs

Olympus TG-610
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 190g - 96 x 65 x 26mm
  • Introduced January 2011
Pentax W60
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 50 - 6400
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 165g - 98 x 56 x 25mm
  • Revealed July 2009
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Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 Overview

Below, we will be analyzing the Olympus TG-610 versus Pentax W60, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Olympus and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the TG-610 (14MP) and W60 (10MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The TG-610 was announced 19 months after the W60 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the TG-610 scores against the W60 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-610 over the Pentax W60

 TG-610 W60 
RevealedJanuary 2011July 2009Newer by 19 months
Screen dimension3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution920k230kClearer screen (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Pentax W60 over the Olympus TG-610

 W60 TG-610 
Manually focus Very accurate focus

Common features in the Olympus TG-610 and Pentax W60

 TG-610 W60 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch screen Lacking Touch screen

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus TG-610 comes with outer dimensions of 96mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Pentax W60 has measurements of 98mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the TG-610 vs the W60.

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the TG-610 and W60 is 93 and 94 respectively.

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by checking specifications. The pic here might give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the TG-610 and W60.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can count on the Olympus TG-610 to resolve more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher TG-610 should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Portrait photography highlights
Pentax W60 Portrait photography highlights
33
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
provides face detection focus
manual focus not available
manual exposure not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
26
you can focus manually
no manual exposure
external flash not possible
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Street photography information
Pentax W60 Street photography information
62
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment sealing
no articulating screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
54
weather sealing
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Sports photography features
Pentax W60 Sports photography features
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (14MP)
provides tracking autofocus
environment sealing
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is small (1/2.3")
bad battery life (210 shots)
lacks phase detect auto focus
23
weather sealing
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Travel photography highlights
Pentax W60 Travel photography highlights
64
environment sealing
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (28mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
bad battery life (210 CIPA)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
64
weather sealing
has built in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Landscape photography features
Pentax W60 Landscape photography features
43
rather wide (28mm)
screen size is decent (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
environment sealing
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
manual exposure not possible
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
bad battery life (210 shots)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
36
you can focus manually
reasonably wide (28mm)
weather sealing
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
small screen (2.5 inches)
no manual exposure
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-610 as a Vlogging camera
Pentax W60 as a Vlogging camera
30
rather wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detection focus
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
screen is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external mic socket
25
reasonably wide (28mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
lack of image stabilization
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external microphone support
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Olympus TG-610 vs Pentax W60 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-610 and Pentax W60
 Olympus TG-610Pentax Optio W60
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Pentax
Model Olympus TG-610 Pentax Optio W60
Type Waterproof Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2011-01-06 2009-07-01
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III+ -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4288 x 3216 3648 x 2736
Highest native ISO 1600 6400
Minimum native ISO 80 50
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points - 9
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) 28-140mm (5.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/3.5-5.5
Macro focus distance 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3" 2.5"
Screen resolution 920k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4s 4s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1500s
Continuous shooting rate 1.0 frames per second 1.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.20 m 3.90 m (Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Soft, Red-eye reduction
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 1280 x 720, 15fps, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 30/15 fps
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG -
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 190g (0.42 lbs) 165g (0.36 lbs)
Dimensions 96 x 65 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") 98 x 56 x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 210 shots -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model LI-50B D-LI78
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC card, Internal
Card slots One One
Cost at launch $223 $300