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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220

Portability
93
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Olympus TG-610 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220 front
Portability
96
Imaging
43
Features
41
Overall
42

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 Key Specs

Olympus TG-610
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-5.9) lens
  • 190g - 96 x 65 x 26mm
  • Released January 2011
Sony WX220
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 121g - 92 x 52 x 22mm
  • Revealed February 2014
Photography Glossary

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 Overview

Here is a complete review of the Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220, one being a Waterproof and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the TG-610 (14MP) and WX220 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The TG-610 was brought out 4 years before the WX220 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus TG-610 being a Compact camera and the Sony WX220 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the TG-610 matches up against the WX220 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Olympus TG-610 over the Sony WX220

 TG-610 WX220 
Screen resolution920k460kClearer screen (+460k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony WX220 over the Olympus TG-610

 WX220 TG-610 
RevealedFebruary 2014January 2011Fresher by 37 months

Common features in the Olympus TG-610 and Sony WX220

 TG-610 WX220 
Manual focus Lack of manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurement
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Absent Touch friendly screen

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera, you should 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") and a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) while the Sony WX220 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the TG-610 against the WX220.

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the TG-610 and WX220 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 top view buttons comparison

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing just by looking at specs. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the TG-610 and WX220.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You should expect the Sony WX220 to give extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older TG-610 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 sensor size comparison

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 Screen and ViewFinder

Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Portrait photography advice
Sony WX220 Portrait photography advice
33
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
provides face detect focusing
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
37
MP count good (18MP)
includes face detection autofocus
no manual focus
no manual exposure
no external flash support
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Street photography details
Sony WX220 Street photography details
62
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather sealing
no moving screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
59
image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Sports photography factors
Sony WX220 Sports photography factors
40
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (14MP)
provides tracking focus
weather sealing
max fps low (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
low battery pack (210 per charge)
has no phase detect AF
46
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (18MP)
includes tracking autofocus
lack of shutter priority mode
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Olympus TG-610
Travel photography with Sony WX220
64
weather sealing
good megapixels (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
relatively wide (28mm)
no Time Lapse recording
low battery pack (210 per charge)
does not posses selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
69
MP count good (18 megapixels)
built-in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Landscape photography features
Sony WX220 Landscape photography features
43
relatively wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (14MP)
weather sealing
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
lack of manual exposure
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
low battery pack (210 shots)
no Time Lapse recording
44
fairly wide (25mm)
good sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (18 megapixels)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
no manual exposure
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
does not have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Olympus TG-610 Vlogging information
Sony WX220 Vlogging information
30
relatively wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect focusing
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.9)
does not posses selfie friendly display
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no mic socket
34
fairly wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection autofocus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
display isn't selfie friendly
does not have external mic port
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Olympus TG-610 vs Sony WX220 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Olympus TG-610 and Sony WX220
 Olympus TG-610Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220
General Information
Brand Olympus Sony
Model Olympus TG-610 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220
Class Waterproof Ultracompact
Released 2011-01-06 2014-02-12
Body design Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Powered by TruePic III+ Bionz X
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 surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4288 x 3216 4896 x 3672
Maximum native ISO 1600 12800
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.9-5.9 f/3.3-5.9
Macro focus distance 3cm -
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3" 3"
Display resolution 920k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display technology TFT Hypercrystal III Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 4 seconds 4 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 1.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.20 m 3.70 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Fill-in Auto, on, slow synchro, off, advanced
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB 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 (60p, 60i), 1440 x 1080 (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 Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 190 gr (0.42 lb) 121 gr (0.27 lb)
Dimensions 96 x 65 x 26mm (3.8" x 2.6" x 1.0") 92 x 52 x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9")
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 pictures 210 pictures
Battery form Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LI-50B NP-BN
Self timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at release $223 $198