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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V

Portability
93 Imaging
37 Features
37 Overall
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Olympus TG-610 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V front
Portability
95 Imaging
39 Features
40 Overall
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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V 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
  • Launched January 2011
Sony TX100V
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F3.5-4.6) lens
  • 147g - 97 x 59 x 18mm
  • Revealed January 2011
Photography Glossary

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V Overview

Following is a extensive assessment of the Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Sony. The image resolution of the TG-610 (14MP) and the TX100V (16MP) is pretty close and both cameras have the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The TG-610 was manufactured within a month of the TX100V so they are of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Olympus TG-610 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX100V being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the TG-610 grades against the TX100V when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-610 over the Sony TX100V

		

		

			
 TG-610 TX100V 
		

	

	
	

		

		
Reasons to pick Sony TX100V over the Olympus TG-610

		

		

			
 TX100V TG-610 
Screen dimensions3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1229k920kClearer screen (+309k dot)
Touch friendly screen  Quickly navigate
		

	

	
	

		

		
Common features in the Olympus TG-610 and Sony TX100V

		

		

			
 TG-610 TX100V 
RevealedJanuary 2011January 2011Same age
Manually focus  No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen  Neither comes with selfie screen
		

	

	

	
	
	
	

	

		

		
Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V Physical Comparison

		

		

			
For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus TG-610 comes with physical measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) whilst the Sony TX100V has dimensions of 97mm x 59mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).
Analyze the Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the TG-610 against the TX100V.
Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V size comparison
Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the TG-610 and TX100V is 93 and 95 respectively.
Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V top view buttons comparison		

	

	
	

		

		
Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V Sensor Comparison

		

		

			
Often, it is hard to imagine the gap in sensor sizes only by looking through specs. The image below may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the TG-610 and TX100V.
As you can plainly see, the two cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony TX100V to result in greater detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively.
	
			Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V sensor size comparison			
		

	

	
	

		

		
Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V Screen and ViewFinder

		

		

					

		Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V Screen and Viewfinder comparison	

	
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Photography Type Scores

		

	

	
Portrait Comparison
Olympus TG-610 Portrait photography advice
Sony TX100V Portrait photography advice
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 decent megapixels (14MP)
 offers face detection focusing
 no manual focus
 no manual mode
 cannot use external flash
 sensor  is very small (1/2.3")
 doesn't have RAW files
30
 MP count decent (16MP)
 manual focus not available
 lack of manual exposure
 external flash not possible
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 has no RAW format
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Street Comparison
Olympus TG-610 Street photography advice
Sony TX100V Street photography advice
62
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 weather sealing
 fixed screen
 sensor  is very small (1/2.3")
 doesn't have RAW files
60
 has image stabilization (Optical)
 offers touch focus
 screen does not articulate
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 has no RAW format
 heavier than average (147g)
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Sports Comparison
Olympus TG-610 Sports photography factors
Sony TX100V Sports photography factors
40
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 decent megapixels (14 megapixels)
 offers tracking autofocus
 weather sealing
 low fps (1.0 frames per second)
 no shutter priority mode
 sensor  is very small (1/2.3")
 bad battery life (210 per charge)
 doesn't have phase detect AF
39
 has image stabilization (Optical)
 MP count decent (16MP)
 no shutter priority mode
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison
Olympus TG-610 Travel photography features
Sony TX100V Travel photography features
64
 weather sealing
 decent megapixels (14MP)
 has built in flash
 really wide (28mm)
 lack of Timelapse recording
 bad battery life (210 CIPA)
 does not have a selfie friendly screen
 sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
65
 offers touch focus
 MP count decent (16 megapixels)
 built-in flash
 reasonably wide (25mm)
 doesn't have Time Lapse recording
 heavier than average (147 grams)
 screen isn't selfie friendly
 slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison
 Olympus TG-610 as a Landscape photography camera
 Sony TX100V as a Landscape photography camera
43
 really wide (28mm)
 nice screen size (3")
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 decent megapixels (14MP)
 weather sealing
 no manual focus
 fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
 sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
 no manual mode
 sensor  is very small (1/2.3")
 doesn't have RAW files
 bad battery life (210 CIPA)
 lack of Timelapse recording
43
 reasonably wide (25mm)
 big screen (3.5 inches)
 has image stabilization (Optical)
 MP count decent (16 megapixels)
 manual focus not available
 lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
 slow max aperture (f3.5)
 lack of manual exposure
 sensor size is small (1/2.3")
 has no RAW format
 doesn't have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison
Vlogging with Olympus TG-610
Vlogging with Sony TX100V
30
 really wide (28mm)
 has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
 offers face detection focusing
 sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
 does not have a selfie friendly screen
 video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
 lack of external microphone support
32
 reasonably wide (25mm)
 touchscreen
 has image stabilization (Optical)
 great video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
 slow max aperture (f3.5)
 screen isn't selfie friendly
 doesn't have external mic port
 heavier than average (147g)
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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX100V Specifications

		

		

					

		
		

			Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-610 and Sony TX100V
 Olympus TG-610Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus TG-610 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V
Category Waterproof Ultracompact
Launched 2011-01-06 2011-01-06
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III+ BIONZ
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter    
Aspect ratio 4:3 and  16:9 4:3 and  16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4288 x 3216 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Lowest native ISO 80 125
RAW photos    
Autofocusing
Manual focus    
Touch focus    
Continuous AF    
AF single    
Tracking AF    
Selective AF    
AF center weighted    
AF multi area    
AF live view    
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) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/3.5-4.6
Macro focus distance 3cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3.5 inch
Screen resolution 920 thousand dot 1,229 thousand dot
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch operation    
Screen technology TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD XtraFine OLED display with TruBlack technology
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 4s 2s
Max shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1600s
Continuous shutter speed 1.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Manually set exposure    
Set WB    
Image stabilization    
Built-in flash    
Flash range 4.20 m 4.00 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync
Hot shoe    
Auto exposure bracketing    
White balance bracketing    
Exposure
Multisegment metering    
Average metering    
Spot metering    
Partial metering    
AF area metering    
Center weighted metering    
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic jack    
Headphone jack    
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 seal    
Water proof    
Dust proof    
Shock proof    
Crush proof    
Freeze proof    
Weight 190 gr (0.42 pounds) 147 gr (0.32 pounds)
Physical dimensions 96 x 65 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") 97 x 59 x 18mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 photos -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery model LI-50B NP-BN1
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2)
Time lapse recording    
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots One One
Launch price $223 $380