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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30

Portability
93
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Olympus TG-610 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30 front
Portability
96
Imaging
42
Features
43
Overall
42

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 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
Sony TX30
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 26-130mm (F3.5-4.8) lens
  • 141g - 96 x 59 x 15mm
  • Announced July 2013
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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 Overview

The following is a extensive analysis of the Olympus TG-610 and Sony TX30, former is a Waterproof while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the TG-610 (14MP) and TX30 (18MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The TG-610 was unveiled 3 years before the TX30 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Olympus TG-610 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX30 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the TG-610 matches up versus the TX30 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-610 over the Sony TX30

 TG-610 TX30 

Reasons to pick Sony TX30 over the Olympus TG-610

 TX30 TG-610 
AnnouncedJuly 2013January 2011Newer by 31 months
Manual focus More exact focus
Screen sizing3.3"3"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution1229k920kCrisper screen (+309k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Olympus TG-610 and Sony TX30

 TG-610 TX30 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 Physical Comparison

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus TG-610 has outer measurements of 96mm x 65mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") with a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Sony TX30 has proportions of 96mm x 59mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") having a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the TG-610 and the TX30.

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TG-610 and TX30 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by going over specifications. The picture below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the TG-610 and TX30.

Plainly, both the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can count on the Sony TX30 to offer extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged TG-610 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Portrait photography features
Sony TX30 Portrait photography features
33
MP count good (14 megapixels)
features face detect autofocus
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not available
external flash not possible
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW support
38
you can focus manually
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
lack of manual mode
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-610 as a Street photography camera
Sony TX30 as a Street photography camera
62
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
environment sealing
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW support
64
image stabilization (Optical)
weather sealing
fixed screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Sports photography details
Sony TX30 Sports photography details
40
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14MP)
features tracking focus
environment sealing
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
not so great battery pack (210 CIPA)
no phase detect autofocus
46
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
weather sealing
no shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Olympus TG-610 as a Travel photography camera
Sony TX30 as a Travel photography camera
64
environment sealing
MP count good (14MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
missing Timelapse function
not so great battery pack (210 per charge)
display is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.9)
69
weather sealing
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (26mm)
no Timelapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Landscape photography details
Sony TX30 Landscape photography details
43
quite wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
environment sealing
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.9)
manual exposure not available
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW support
not so great battery pack (210 CIPA)
missing Timelapse function
51
you can focus manually
pretty wide (26mm)
nice screen size (3.3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (18 megapixels)
weather sealing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
lack of manual mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Vlogging factors
Sony TX30 Vlogging factors
30
quite wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
features face detect autofocus
slow max aperture (f3.9)
display is not selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
missing microphone socket
34
pretty wide (26mm)
touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
no external microphone support
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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony TX30 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-610 and Sony TX30
 Olympus TG-610Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30
General Information
Brand Name Olympus Sony
Model type Olympus TG-610 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX30
Category Waterproof Ultracompact
Introduced 2011-01-06 2013-07-26
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III+ -
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.16 x 4.62mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.5mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 18 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 -
Max resolution 4288 x 3216 4896 x 3672
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-140mm (5.0x) 26-130mm (5.0x)
Max aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/3.5-4.8
Macro focusing range 3cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3.3 inches
Resolution of screen 920k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen tech TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD OLED monitor
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 4 secs 4 secs
Max shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shutter rate 1.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 4.20 m -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in -
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 180 (30fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 50 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
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 proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 190g (0.42 lb) 141g (0.31 lb)
Dimensions 96 x 65 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") 96 x 59 x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 210 pictures -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID LI-50B -
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) -
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC -
Card slots Single Single
Launch pricing $223 $230